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Hist 103 class visit Google form
Work in a pair or team of 3 to find some scholarship about the Enlightenment in the library.
Class slides 10/2/25

Credo General Reference
Good for: Background information to start your research.
Contains: Dictionaries, encyclopedias, quotations, thesauri, and bilingual dictionaries.
World History: The Modern Era
Good for: Studying world history from 1500 to the present at an introductory level.
Contains: Encyclopedia entries and primary sources, including maps, speeches, newsreel footage, photographs, book excerpts, and recorded interviews.

Available to eligible Nevada public, school, and academic libraries thanks to the Institute for Museum & Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act.
History Reference Source
Good for: Learning about historical events from encyclopedia entries and annotated primary sources.
Contains: Reprinted primary sources, essays and ebooks.

Available to eligible Nevada public, school, and academic libraries thanks to the Institute for Museum & Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act.

Ideas of the Enlightenment
High level overview of some key thinkers and concepts

JSTOR
JSTOR digitally archives more than 700 scholarly journals. Subjects include African-American studies, anthropology, Asian studies, business, ecology, economics, education, finance, history, literature, mathematics, music, philosophy, political science, and more. Also includes ARTSTOR collections from museums and collections of historical primary sources from libraries and cultural heritage organizations.
Historical Abstracts with Full Text

Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment
Good for: Studying the eighteenth century and the Enlightenment.
Contains: E-books in English or French.