History: Western Civilization, Ancient World to Middle Ages Research Guide

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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 librarys 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)
JSTOR (db)
MasterFILE Premier (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 117 -: Barbarian Europe.

D 121 -: Visigoths.
D 141 -: Huns. Attila.
DL 61 - 65 -: Vikings

DF 10 - 289 -: Ancient Greece.

DF 225 - 226 -: Persian Wars.
DF 227 - 229 -: Pericles.
DF 229 - 230 -: Peloponnesian War.
DF 234 - 234.9 -: Alexander the Great.
DF 261 -:Sparta.
DF 275 -: Athens.

DF 521 - 601 - : Byzantium.
DG 11 - 365 -: Ancient Italy. Rome to 476.

DG 242 -: Punic Wars. (Carthage).
DG 249 -: Hannibal.
DG 78 - 319 -: Roman Empire.
DG 254.5 - : Gracchi.
DG 261 - : Julius Caesar.
DG 279 - : Augustus.
DG 260 - : Cicero.
DG 285 - : Nero.

DG 223 - : Etruscans.
DS 71 - : Babylon.
DS 254.5 -: Persia.
Dt 92.7 - : Cleopatra.

Encyclopedia and Dictionaries

Civilization of the Ancient Mediterranean
Ref DE 59 .C55 [ Catalog Record ]
Civilizations of the Ancient Near East
Ref DS 57 .C55 [ Catalog Record ]
Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire
Ref DG 270 .B86 [ Catalog Record ]
Oxford Reference - History (db)
Visual History of the World
Ref DS 21.1 .N38 [ Catalog Record ]

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