A. For background information on your topic, to begin a bibliography and to find experts in the field, consult:
Encyclopedias, Handbooks and Bibliographies
Historiography
Encyclopedia of Historicans and Historical Writing. [RR D 14 .E53 1999]
See the introduction titled, "Rethinking history?" in volume 1 and France: Since the Revolution, 1:408-415.
Global Encyclopedia of Historical Writing. [RRD13.G47 1998]
See article, "French Historiography: Twentieth Century ," pp. 333-334 in volume 1.
For a discussion of historiographical writing and sample essays, check the Claremont Graduate University Writing Center web site: http://www.cgu.edu/pages/840.asp
World War, 1939-1944
Oxford Companion to World War II. [R.R. D740.O94 1995]
France
Historical Dictionary of World War II France [R.R. DC 397 .H58 1998]
Dictionnaire historique de la France sous l'Occupation [R.R. DC397.D55 2000]
Historical Dictionary of the Third French Republic [R.R. DC337.H57]
Topical
Dictionary of Art. R.R. N 31 .D5 1996
New Grove dictionary of music and musicians . Music Lib Ref ML 100 .N48 2001in paper as well.
Companion encyclopedia of the history of medicine. R.R. R 133 .E5 1993
Women in West European History: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries [a bibliogrpahy]. R.R. HQ 1587 .F7 v.2, 1914-1945. You'll need to tease out appropriate items.
Women in World History [a biographical dictionary]. R.R. HQ 1115 .W62
International Historical Statistics, 1750-1993. R.R. HA 1107 .M5 1998
B. To identify books, videos, journals, etc. owned by St. Olaf and Carleton, consult:
Bridge
BRIDGE will offer subject access to materials on your topic (but not individual journal articles -- see below for that). Try beginning with a keyword search, finding a good item, and then using the Library of Congress Subject Headings at the bottom of the record to link to more materials on those topics. Specific headings include:
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- France |
| France -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945 |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground literature -- France |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France |
| Prisoners of war as musicians -- France |
C. For subject access to journals and newspapers, consult:
Indexes and Abstracts
Given the plethora of on-line databases and paper indexes, it is critical that you carefully target an index which is likely to cover the appropriate journals which publish material on your topic. Additionally, you need to consider whether you want broad, general indexes which will give you a sampling of materials appearing in mainstream publications, or specialized indexes which will be comprehensive and focused. Listed below are a sample of the indexes to be found in the St. Olaf Libraries. If you can't find the type of materials you need, please consult a reference librarian to help you find your way through the maze.
Indexes to Scholarly Journals in Specific Disciplines
A complete list of indexes and databases is available through the Libraries' home page . This includes online databases and indexes published in paper format. I have included a sampling here so that you can get an idea of the breadth available and because I believe they may be the most useful for your research.
Historical Abstracts The main starting point for historical research for the world except for America and Canada. Don't skip this source. Use the Subject Heading list to focus your search and keywords to refine.
Public Affairs Information Service [PAIS] . Indexes materials on contemporary public policy issues, ranging from global warming to human rights. PAIS covers 1972 to date; PAIS Archive, 1915-1976.
MLA International Bibliography The major index to literature journals. Also covers articles in books. Subjects include literature, folklore, languages, and linguistics.
Art Index Indexes English-language art periodicals, plus museum bulletins, bibliographies, film reviews, and conference reports. Covers 1984 to the present.
International Index to Music Periodicals (IIMP) , 1874 - present. Indexes a wide variety of international music periodicals, some back to the late 1800s.
Music Index The major index to periodical literature in the field of music. Does not include abstracts. Online database covers 1979 - present.
Film and Television Literature Index new to St. Olaf!
Multidisciplinary Index to Scholarly Publications
Academic Search Premier Indexes articles in both popular magazines and academic journals, although you can limit to one or the other. Covers 1500 core titles, many back to the mid to late 1980s. Full text of articles often an option.
Book Reviews
Combined Retrospective Index to Book Reviews in Scholarly Journals, 1886-1974 [RR Z1035.A1C6]
Book Review Index , 1965- [RR Z1035.A2B6]
Historical Abstracts
Academic Search Premier Search a few title key words plus (book* or review*)
D. For other sources of information, search:
Websites for Primary Materials
There are many ways now to access the web. You have all done Google searches by now but the results are often overwhelming or unsatisfying. There's a better way to start -- by following time honored routes applied to new technologies:
Librarians' catalogs of websites:
Scout Report Reviews of web sites; searchable by keyword and Library of Congress Subject Headings
Infomine Websites "collected" by academic librarians -- full descriptions and subject headings
Librarians' Index to the Internet Aimed more at public library patrons but still useful for many topics
Gateways to Digital Collections
OAIster is an catalog of digital collections. You can choose text or image and search by keyword. It will tell you about the responsible party (authority).
Best of the History Websites
Google -- Search google with your keywords AND add "digital collections" (with quotation marks) to your search. This phrase is used by authoritative sites so it will bring up useful items. This is a better strategy than using google images.
As always, you must take care to evaluate your material . Who wrote/posted it? What are their credentials? Is the material from an academic source (scholarly publisher or .edu site on the web) or proprietary source (commercial publisher or .com site)? Is the material current for the topic? If a website, when was it last updated? Is that important? Etc. For more suggestions for evaluating websites, consult the list on the libraries' page: Evaluating Web Sites
Useful sites for this course:
World War II Documents: Avalon Project at Yale Law School
BBC's World War II Materials
gallica: la biblioteque numerique http://gallica.bnf.fr/
Collection of documents from the Biblioteque nationale de France
Internet Modern History Sourcebook http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook.html
Worth a look for the outline of modern history -- must have involved a great deal of discussion and compromise to create!
E. Primary sources are in print as well .
A creative imagination is your best resource for finding them -- think about what you 'd like to find and then decide how to go about getting it. Remember to watch prefaces, footnotes, and bibliographies of secondary works and watch for references to primary sources in journal indexes. But you can also find primary sources in collections or published separately. Listed below are several categories of documents, with examples to whet your appetite, and suggested strategies for finding them. Remember to discuss your needs/ desires with a reference librarian.
PRIMARY SOURCES IN PRINT
Sourcebooks/Collected Editions
France during the German occupation, 1940 - 1944; a collection of 292 statements on the government of Maréchal Pétain and Pierre Laval
Collaboration and resistance: Images of life in Vichy France, 1940-1944
More of these collections may be found by searching Bridge:
By subject: "Subject Heading" SOURCES
By subject: "Subject Heading" PICTORAL WORKS
By title keyword: DOCUMENT* or READINGS or SOURCE*
Published Memoirs/Journals/Letters/Personal Accounts/Autobiographies/Collected Papers
Outwitting the Gestapo (Lucie Aubrac)
Le temps des illusions; souvenirs (juillet 1940-avril 1942) 1946.
For other sources of this type, search Bridge:
By subject: Subject Heading CORRESPONDENCE
PERSONAL NARRATIVES
REMINISCENCES
INTERVIEWS
By title keyword: MEMOIR*
AUTOBIOGRAPHY*
DIARY or DIARIES
LETTERS or CORRESPONDENCE
SPEECHES
By author (if the name is known)
"Gems of the Times"
France between the republics [by] Dorothy M. Pickles
"A brief guide to political groups and political abbreviations in liberated France :" 1946
Candle in the wind, a play in three acts, by Maxwell Anderson. 1941
For other sources of this type, search Bridge using:
Appropriate subject headings and then limit your search to the appropriate years of publication
CONTEMPORARY POPULAR SOURCES
The Times (London). At Carleton on microfilm. The index reaches back to 1790.
