The Library
St Andrew’s College
HISTORY RESOURCES
Finding Resources
Books
Books and journals are important sources of information for history students as they are peer reviewed. That is, their contents are reviewed by experts for accuracy, lack of bias etc. before publication. Something, that may not happen with web based resources.
Carry out a key word or subject search on Heritage (the Library Catalogue) to find the resources you need.
To access Heritage simply log on to your computer account. Select the school website and click on the Heritage link. Enter your reader number to access heritage eg R1234
History Books are organised on the shelves by Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) using the number range 900 - 999.
900 General History
920 Biography
930 Ancient History
937- Ancient Rome
938 – Ancient Greece
940 European History
941.5 – Irish History
943 – German History
944 – French History
950 Asia & the Far East
951 – China
952 – Japan
960 Africa
970 North America
980 South America
990 New Zealand, Australia and other parts of the world
Also,
330.9 – Economic History
Journals
The following journals are available for consultation in the library, some issues may be borrowed. You may find it easier to research the topic you are interested in by using the search function on the online version of the magazine. Please note that we do not subscribe to the online version of all the journals listed here.
BBC History – www.bbc.co.uk/history
History Ireland* – www.
History Today* – www.historytoday.com
Twentieth Century History Review
* Ask Miss Ryan for the user names and passwords to access these sites.
The following may also be of use when studying current events
The Economist – www.economist.com
Fortune Magazine – www.cnn.com/fortune
New Internationalist – www.newint.org
Newsweek – www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032542/site/newsweek/
Time – www.time.com
Understanding Global Issues
Back issues are filed beside the current journals.
Newspapers
The Irish Times – www.ireland.com
Keesings World News Archive (a web-based database comprising Keesings full archive - more than 95,000 articles, first from 1931-87 as Keesing’s Contemporary Archives, and then as Keesing’s Record of World Events from 1987 to the present. Articles are added to the archive at the rate of about 150 per month. This is a fee-based service). - http://www.keesings.com/
Metro Eireann – Ireland’s multicultural newspaper – www.metroeireann.com
Please note that we do not subscribe to the online version of these news resources.
Web Resources
Web based resources mean information is available to you 24/7 and you don’t have to be physically present in the library to use them. The following is a selection of what is available on the internet.
Please note that some of the websites listed below are fee based and will provide limited results to non-fee payers.
Sometimes the website address will change or the link will be broken. To re-find the site:
1) Go to www.google.com
2) Click on the ‘Advanced Search’ link
3) In the ‘exact phrase’ box type in the website you are looking for eg History Today
4) Click on ‘Google Search’ and the new website address should be displayed
American History
The 1900s (a timeline of the past 100 years organised by decades. It includes audio clips of music, famous speeches, and other noteworthy sounds of American culture) - http://members.tripod.com/archer2000
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (information about the 16th President of the United States) - http://www.alincoln-library.com/
Africans in America (a major collection of images, documents, stories, biographies and commentaries) – http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/
Africans in America (a major collection of images, documents, stories, biographies and commentaries) – http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/
American Civil War (information on many aspects of the American Civil War) - www.americancivilwar.com/civil.html
American Civil War Home Page (one page site that has a very comprehensive set of links to Civil War Resources on the internet) - http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/
Archiving Early America (Using digitized primary documents, newspapers, magazines, maps, and writings, students can view a historical account of the 18th century) – http://earlyamerica.com/
Battlefield Vietnam - www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/
Benjamin Franklin: Glimpses of the Man - http://sln.fi.edu/franklin/rotten.html
Benjamin Franklin: An Extraordinary Life. An Electric Mind (accompanies the 2002 PBS programme) - www.pbs.org/benfranklin/
CivilWar@Smithsonian (produced by the National Portrait Gallery, uses the vast resources of the Smithsonian to explore the Civil War) - www.civilwar.si.edu
Eyewitness: American Originals from the National Archive (extraordinary photographs and primary documents). The site requires Adobe Flash Player 9 - www.archives.gov/exhibits/eyewitness/
Historic Maps in K-12 Classrooms (high quality images of historic map documents that illustrate the geographical dimensions of American history) - www3.newberry.org/k12maps/
History Buff’s (a searchable library of newspapers and real audio sound clips) – http://www.historybuff.com/
HistoryWired (a virtual tour of a large collection of objects from the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History) Real Player is required for the multimedia pats of the site - http://historywired.si.edu/index.html
Lest We Forget: The Triumph Over Slavery (chronicles the rise and fall of slavery in the America’s) –
http://digital.nypl.org/lwf/flash.html
The LOC.gov Wise Guide (a portal that provides access to the vast resources of the Library of Congress) - www.loc.gov/wiseguide/index-flash.html
Martin Luther King – http://www.martinlutherking.org/
The Mayflower (provides information on the Mayflower and its famous passengers, the pilgrims) – http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/
National Women’s History Project (an educational nonprofit organization founded to recognize and celebrate the diverse and historic accomplishments of women) - www.nwhp.org/
New Deal Network (a wealth of resources for learning about Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his administration) – http://newdeal.feri.org/
The Real Thirteen Days (an excellent resource for students studying the Cuban Missile Crisis) –
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/nsa/cuba_mis_cri/
Reconstruction: The Second Civil War (PBS site on late 1800s America) - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/reconstruction/
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow (Emancipation ended slavery, but not its legacy) – www.pbs.org/wnet/jimcrow/
This Nation (a guide to American history and politics) – http://www.thisnation.com/
Ulysses S Grant (the PBS site explores the life and times of Ulysses S. Grant as well as other U.S. history topics such as frontier life, westward expansion, military strategy, slavery, reconstruction and more) – www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/grant/
Vietnam War - www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/vietnam/
The Wars for Vietnam (a detailed account of the events of the war, plus a wealth of war documents to support it) - http://students.vassar.edu/~vietnam/
Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1830 – 1930 (a collection of online primary documents and supporting materials that will enable "students to connect women's history with themes they are encountering in their American history courses.") - http://womhist.binghamton.edu/index.html
Woodrow Wilson and the Birth of the American Century (PBS Site on the 28th President) - www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/wilson/
Biographies
The Academy of Achievement (profiles of some of the world’s greatest thinkers and achievers who have shaped our world today. It includes photos, video and audio files) - http://www.achievement.org/
Anne Frank Online – http://www.annefrank.com/
Biography (This is the A&E cable channel's web site for its "Biography" series. It contains biographies of more than 20,000 people) – http://www.biography.com/
Time 100 Poll (biographies and background information on the "most important people of the 20th century." The site comes from Time magazine) - http://www.pathfinder.com/time/time100/
Classical Studies
Ancient Egypt (presented by the British Museum) - http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/
Ancient Greece (presented by the British Museum) - www.ancientgreece.co.uk/
Egypt Antiquities (website created by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism) - http://touregypt.net/egyptantiquities/
Egypt: Secrets of an Ancient World (interactive site from the National Geographic Society features an exploration of the pyramids) - www.nationalgeographic.com/pyramids/
Pompeii: Stories from an Eruption (online exhibit from the Field Museum that focuses on the 79 AD eruption of Mt. Vesuvius) - http://www.fieldmuseum.org/pompeii/
Pyramid History (browse like an Egyptian! This BBC site offers a great collection of in-depth articles, interactive activities, multimedia galleries, timelines and more about the Egyptian Pyramids) - http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/programmes/pyramid/
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World - http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/
Unravelling the Mysteries of King Tutankhamen ( a National Geographic site on the ‘boy king’) - http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/tut/mysteries/index.html
European History
Imperial War Museum (covers conflicts, from the First World War to the present day. It seeks to provide for, and to encourage, the study and understanding of the history of modern war and ‘war-time experience’). http://www.iwm.org.uk/
The Napoleonic Guide (for those with an interest in French history from 1796 through 1815) – http://www.napoleonguide.com/
The Napoleon Series (information on the life and times of Napoleon Bonaparte) http://www.napoleonseries.org/
National Archives Learning Curve (UK history resource) http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/
SchoolHistory.co.uk (British as well as world history and includes downloadable worksheets, online quizzes, and games) http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/
The U. S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Education Page (a rich resource for teaching and learning about the Holocaust) Real Player is required to view the videos. - www.ushmm.org/education/
World War One – http://www.worldwar1.com/
World War One – www.pbs.org/greatwar/maps/
General History
Active History – http://www.activehistory.co.uk/. Ask Miss Carter for the user name and password for this site.
Best History Sites – http://www.besthistorysites.net/ . Click on the drop down list on the search box for the subject area you are interested in.
Conversations With History (unedited interviews with important individuals in modern history conducted at the University of California). RealPlayer 5.0 is required to view streaming video clips. - http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/conversations/
Encyclopaedia Britannica – available to all students and teachers when you log on to your computer account.
History and Politics Out Loud ( Students can listen to Franklin D. Roosevelt as he asks Congress to declare war on Japan, John F. Kennedy's inaugural address, Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech, Winston Churchill on the "sinews of peace," and more). Real Player or QuickTime Player is required for the streaming audio. – http://www.hpol.org/
History Channel – http://www.history.com/
Hyper History Online (spans 3,000 years of world history organised by date, personality, by event and geographic location) - http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/a.html
School History – http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/
Women in World History (information and resources for learning about the role of women in a global society) – http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/
The World War 1 Document Archive (online archive of primary documents from World War I. It includes photographs, diaries, conventions and much more). - http://net.lib.byu.edu/~rdh7/wwi/
Irish History
CELT: The Online Resource for Irish History, Literature and Politics (UCC’s searchable online textbase consisting of over 900 contemporary and historical documents from many areas, including literature and the other arts) - www.ucc.ie/celt/
History of Ireland - www.irelandseye.com/aarticles/history/index.shtm
History Ireland – http://www.historyireland.com/
Teacher Resources
Ancient Egypt: Lesson Plans for Teachers - http://www.dia.org/education/egypt-teachers/index.html
Crossroads: A K-16 American History Curriculum - http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/
Eyewitness (free, online eyewitness accounts that "humanize" history with stories, such as "The Murder of Thomas Becket". Some---"The Battle of Gettysburg" for example, which is told by a young girl, and "The Nazi Occupation of Poland", which is told by a physician---are described by average people, not generals, leaders or history scholars; that will appeal to students. This is a great resource and an exciting and unique lesson idea for history teachers) - http://www.ibiscom.com/index.html
History Detectives (the companion site to the PBS television series). It provides interactive features, lesson plans, and learning activities that promote an interest in history) - www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/
History Matters (U.S. history, primarily from 1876 – 1946) - http://historymatters.gmu.edu/
History Place (featured exhibits change frequently and highlight specific eras, events, or people in history) – http://www.historyplace.com/
Journey of Democracy (the "official education curriculum website of "America's 400th Anniversary" marking the founding of the first permanent English settlement in America at Jamestown in Virginia in 1607") – http://www.jamestownjourney.org/
Mr Donn’s Ancient History Page (a resource stop for history and ancient civilization information and lesson plans) - http://members.aol.com/donnandlee/index.html
Smithsonian Source: Resources for Teaching American History - http://www.smithsonianresource.org/
Teachers Guide to the Holocaust (an overview of the people and events of the Holocaust) – http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/holocaust/
World History Matters (guides to primary sources, multimedia case studies on how to analyze documents, teaching sources, etc) Flash Player is required – http://www.worldhistorymatters.org/
Extended Essays
Don’t forget to refer to the Reference section if what you require cannot be found through these websites.
Still can’t find what you’re looking for? Then speak to Miss Ryan!