History: Western Civilization, 1789

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Articles (Magazines, Journals, Newspapers)

Use the “Articles & Databases” link on the library home page to retrieve articles from magazines, journals, and newspapers using the library’s databases. . To search for specific journal titles in paper and electronic formats, use Find Journal Titles link here or on the home page. GCC ‘s general and subject-specific databases may have articles on your subject. Below are some typical databases:

Academic Search Premier (db)
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) (db)
History Reference Center (db)
InfoTrac Power Search (Gateway) (db)
MasterFILE Premier (db)
Wilson OmniFile Full Text Mega (db)

Books and Media Materials

Use the Books and Video link on the LMC homepage to locate books and media items in our collection and other libraries in the MCCCD system. You can search by author, title, subject, or keyword.
Generally, history books and media are located in the classification ranges associated with the respective country. However, some historical subjects may also be treated in other subject areas (e.g., medical history in the R classification area, transportation in the T area, and so forth). Biographies will usually be found in the respective subject or country area.
You may browse these areas, but for more precise, topical searching use the library catalog or ask for assistance at the Information-Reference Desk.

D: General History

D 511 - 619: World War I.
D 734 - 821: World War II.
D 804.18 - 804.66: Holocaust.
D 832 - 843: Cold War.

DA 760: Scotland.
DA: Great Britain. (general)

DA 533 - :Victorian Age.
DA 554: Queen Victoria.
DA 564 .B3: Benjamin Disraeli.
DA 563.4: William Gladstone
DA 566.9 .C6 -: Winston Churchill.

DA 910 - 990: Ireland.
DAW: Central Europe.
DB: Austria. Leichtenstein. Hungary. Czechoslovakia.
DC: France. Andorra. Monaco.

DC 137.1 - : Marie Antoinette.
DC 142 - 163: French Revolution.
DC 200 - 216: Napoleon.
DC 227.5 - 242: Napoleonic Wars.
DC 293 - : Franco-Prussian War.
DC 317 -: Paris Commune.
DC 373 -: Charles DeGaulle.

DD: Germany.
DD 218 -: Otto von Bismarck - German Unification.
DE: Graeco-Roman world.
DF: Greece.
DG: Italy.
DG 552.8 -: Garibaldi.
DG 571 - 575 -: Mussolini.
DH: Low Countries - Benelux countries.
DJ: Netherlands.
DJK: Eastern Europe.
DK: Russia. Soviet Union.
DK 265 -: Russian Revolution.
DL: Northern Europe. Scandanavia.
DP: Spain. Portugal.
DP 269: Spanish Civil War.
DQ: Switzerland.
DR: Balkan Peninsula. Yugoslav War, 1991-1995. Kosovo.

Great Events from History: Human Rights series
Ref K 3240.6 .G74 [Catalog Record]
Great Events from History: Twentieth Century series
Ref D 421 .M26 [Catalog Record]
Library Catalog
Streamed videos

Encyclopedia and Dictionaries

Blackwell Encyclopedia of the Russian Revolution
Ref DK 265 .B54 [Catalog Record]
Encyclopedia of Russian History
Ref DK 36 .P39 [Catalog Record]
Encyclopedia of World War I
Ref D 510 .E53 [Catalog Record]
Encyclopedia of World War II: a Political, Social, and Military History
Ref D 740 .E516 [Catalog Record]
Holocaust Encyclopedia
Ref D 804.25 .H66 [Catalog Record]
Oxford Reference - History (db)
Oxford Reference - Military History (db)

Web Sites

Guide Created By
Russ Sears


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