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Jews in 20th Century Europe: Political, Social, and Economic Perspectives

HIST 264-01 ; Prof. M. Riff
Guide for finding sources at the George T. Potter Library
 

September 12, 2006

Susan B. Kurzmann

skurzman@ramapo.edu

 I. Library Homepage: http://library.ramapo.edu

• Provides access to the catalog (OPAC), databases, interlibrary loan forms, etc.

II. Finding Books at the Potter Library

• Catalog: use this to find books, periodical titles (NOT articles ), government documents, reserve items, music,and movies owned by the Library. You may limit a search by language, year(s) of publication, type of material, etc. This may take a few seconds to load.

• Use the Basic Search to find material using Keywords
  • For example: search for "Jews Germany" or "Jews and Germany" to locate a broad range of materials the library has on these keywords
  • When you find an appropriate title, click on the Related Records tab located at the top of a catalog record to see which Library of Congress subject headings are discussed in that particular book/DVD/periodical

OR

• Search the catalog using Subject Browse feature if you know the relevant Library of Congress subject heading, for example:

• Jews--Germany--History

  • may subdivide by date:
    • Jews--Germany--History 11800-1933
    • Jews--Germany--History 1933-1945   
• Jews--Germany--Social conditions
• Germany--Ethnic relations

• Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
  • may subdivide by country:
    • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Czechoslovakia
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--France

Tips

1. Start with broad searches. It is much easier to discard too much rather than start with too little.
2. If you don't know the Subject Heading, use the Related Records tab located on the top of a catalog record to get to the headings. This will help you focus in on more relevant material.
3. Can "virtually" browse the shelves by clicking on the call number in a record.

III. Reference Material

• The reference stacks are located on the 3rd floor (this is also the library's entrance).
• Some useful materials for your projects:

Chronology of World History / Neville Williams Volume IV: 1901-1998: The Modern World	Ref D 11 .M39 1999 v.4
Encyclopaedia Judaica	Ref DS 102.8 .E496
The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life: Before and During the Holocaust / Editor in Chief, Shmuel Spector, Consulting Editor, Geoffrey Wigoder	Ref DS 135 .E8E45 2001
Encyclopedia of the Holocaust / Editor in Chief, Israel Gutman	Ref D 804.25 .E53 2000
A Historical Atlas of the Jewish People: From the Time of the Patriarchs to the Present / General Editor, Eli Barnavi, new edition revised by Denis Charbit	Ref DS 117 .J8513 2002
The History of Anti-Semitism / Leon Poliakov	Ref DS 145 .P4613 2003
The Jewish World in Modern Times: A Selected, Annotated Bibliography / Abraham J. Edelheit and Hershel Edelheit	Ref DS 125 .Z99E21
The Timetables of Jewish History: A Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in Jewish History / Judah Gribetz and Edward L. Greenstein and Regina S. Stein
Voices and Views: A History of the Holocaust	Ref D 804.3 .V639 2002
A World in Turmoil: An Integrated Chronology of the Holocaust and World War II / Abraham J. Edelheit and Hershel Edelheit	Ref D 804.3 .E34 1991
Individual countries:
Jewish Roots in Poland: Pages from the Past and Archival Inventories / Miriam Weiner in cooperation with the Polish State Archives	Ref CS 877 .J4 W45 1997
The Universal Jewish Encyclopedia: An Authoritative and Popular Presentation of Jews and Judaism since the Earliest Times /Edited by Isaac Landman, in collaboration with ... Louis Rittenberg [and others]	Ref DS 102.8 .U52

IV. Electronic Resources

• Some useful Databases for your projects:

Both of these links can be found under QUICK LINKS on the library's homepage.

Tips

1. Always switch to the Advanced Search page in a database. This will give you more control over your results.
2. Always use Boolean Operators-AND, OR, NOT and Quotation Marks when running a search. For Example: Jews and (France or Czechoslovakia) and history OR (1933 or "social conditions")
3. Always check your Spelling if the database results are zero.
4. Use the Subject Terms or Thesaurus link, if available, to find the best terms to use in a database.

Useful Websites

• RAMBI: The Index of Articles on Jewish Studies  
  • Selective bibliographry of articles in various fields of Jewish Studies
  • Indexes thousands of periodicals in Hebrew, Yiddish, English, and European languages
  • Articles are based on scientific research or contain important information for such research
  • 1965-present

• Academic Guide to Jewish History: Major Print & Internet Scholarly Resources

• Lekket (World Union of Jewish Studies)  

• See also: Treasures from the Jewish Cultural Renaissance in Germany 1898-1939

   

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• Check the following Subject Resources linked under History:

 

• EuroDocs
• Historical Research in Europe: A Guide to Archives and Libraries
• The History Cooperative

 

VI. Bibliographies and Annotated Bibliographies

• Use the Citing Websites and Print Sources for "Works Cited" citation style guidance
• Follow the examples given for the Turabian citation style
• Annotated Bibliographies:
  • How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography - Cornell University Library
  • Writing an Annotated Bibliography - Roger Williams University Library
  • Annotated Bibliographies: More Info - The Writing Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Need more help? Visit or call the Reference Desk: 201.684.7574

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