Guides to Historical Literature

Balay, Robert, ed.  Guide to Reference Books.  11th ed.  Chicag  American Library Association, 1996. 
MSEL GEN REF Z1035.1 .G89 1996 Quarto
This guide lists and describes the most important reference sources for all disciplines.  A 12th edition is being prepared.

Fritze, Ronald H.  Reference Sources in History:  An Introductory Guide.  Santa Barbara, CA:  ABC-CLIO, 1990.
MSEL GEN REF D20 .Z9 F72 1990

Norton, Mary Beth ed.  The American Historical Association's Guide to Historical Literature.  3rd ed.  New York:  Oxford University Press, 1995.
MSEL GEN REF D4 .G94 1995
Published in 1931, 1961, and 1995, this bibliography lists influential writing on history using a tiered regional, national, and chronological format and an extensive subject index.  Each work listed includes a very brief annotation, usually indicating the work's thesis or historiographical relevance.  Each section begins with a historiographical essay.  Most citations refer to works published in English between 1961 and 1992.

Reagan, Patrick D.  History and the Internet:  A Guide.  New York:  McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2002. 
MSEL STACKS D16.117 .R43 2000

Trinkle, Dennis A.  and Scott A. Merriman, eds.  The History Highway 3.0:  A Guide to Internet Resources.  3rd ed.  Armonk, NY:  M. E. Sharpe, 2002.
MSEL GEN REF D16.117 .H57 2002
EISENHOWER AV CENTER COMP File 3111 (accompanying CD-ROM)

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