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World History Overview

Guide created to support research in World History at TCC

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World History

Welcome to the library subject guide for World History.


This guide is your starting point for beginning research in world history at the TCC Libraries. 

This guide is designed to help you:

  • Start Here
    • Identify resources the library has that can help you with selecting a topic
    • Choose keywords that will allow you to begin searching for information
    • Learn strategies that you can use to conduct a basic search for information
  • Articles
    • Recognize subject-specific databases and journals the library has access to
    • Select an appropriate database for researching your topic
  • Books & More
    • Find and access books, eBooks, and other materials relevant to your topic by searching the library catalog
    • Learn guidelines you can use to help you evaluate your sources

This guide also provides access to: 

  • CitationsResources available to help with citations
  • Course Guides: Our list of course guides (check to see if one has been created for your course!)

  • If you still have questions after reading this guide, find out how to get more help.
  • If you are brand new to the TCC Libraries, you may want to start with our Library 101 guide.

Featured Books

The Encyclopedia of World History

eBook

Science and Technology in World History

eBook

World history: from the ancient world to the information age

Print Book

Women in world history: 1450 to the present

Print Book

Putin and the Return of History

Print Book / eBook

World history in minutes

Print Book

Berkshire encyclopedia of world history

Print Book

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

Print Book

Chambers dictionary of world history

eBook

History of the world in 1,000 objects

Print Book

Strange Ways to Die in History: The Heroic, Tragic and Funny

eBook

The human journey: a concise introduction to world history

Print book