Online Reference from the Library
PCC has a number of online reference databases that are great starting points for your research. Here are a few suggested resources:
- Biography Reference Bank This link opens in a new windowBiographies. Current & historical. Worldwide.
- Daily Life through History This link opens in a new windowReference information about daily life of different cultures through history.
- Encyclopedia Britannica Online This link opens in a new windowA general knowledge English-language encyclopedia.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library (formerly Gale ebooks) This link opens in a new window
- Salem Press: History This link opens in a new windowOverviews of key events and people across history.
Print Reference at the Library
The titles below are a sample of the subject encyclopedias, dictionaries and other reference books available at the Northwest Campus Library.
Great Events from History, the Ancient World by Call Number: D65 .G74 2004ISBN: 9781587651557Publication Date: 2004-04-01
Great Events from History, the Middle Ages by Call Number: D119 .G74 2005ISBN: 9781587651670Publication Date: 2004-11-01
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Global Medieval Life and Culture by Call Number: CB351 .G743 2009ISBN: 9780313338014Publication Date: 2008-12-30
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History by Call Number: HQ1121 .O93 2008ISBN: 9780195148909Publication Date: 2008-01-23
The Penguin Atlas of British and Irish History by Call Number: D65 .G74 2004ISBN: 0140295186Publication Date: 2002-05-01
