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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 18, 2007
Susan B. Kurzmann
I. Library Homepage: http://library.ramapo.edu
Provides access to the catalog (OPAC), databases, interlibrary loan forms, etc.
- 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
- Search the catalog using Subject Browse feature if you know the relevant Library of Congress subject heading, for example:
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Jews--Germany--History
- may subdivide by date:
- Jews--Germany--History 11800-1933
- Jews--Germany--History 1933-1945
- may subdivide by date:
- 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
- may subdivide by country:
Tips
- Start with broad searches. It is much easier to discard too much rather than start with too little.
- 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.
- Can "virtually" browse the shelves by clicking on the call number in a record.
- 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 |
Print copy: Ref DS 102.8 .E496 OR Online access |
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| 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 | Ref DS 114 .G68 1993 |
| 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 |
Some useful Databases for your projects:
| JSTOR | Comprised of the full-text of more than 500 academic journals |
| History of the world from 1450 to the present (excludes the United States and Canada) . Links to JSTOR full-text. Click on "Primary Catalog" link to see if we have access to the full text of the article in print or through another database. | |
| Academic Search Premier | A multi-disciplinary database containing both full-text articles and citations. When only a citation is included, click on the "Check availability at Ramapo" link to see if the full text of the article is available in our collection. |
| See also: | |
| Ethnic NewsWatch | A comprehensive full text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. Coverage begins in 1991. |
| Historical New York Times | Offers full-text and full-image articles for The New York Times dating back to the 1851. Includes digital reproductions of every page from every issue--cover to cover--in downloadable PDF files. |
| Worldwide Political Science Abstracts | Provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of the international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration / policy. |
Scholarly/Peer Reviewed/Refereed articles have been reviewed by a selected panel of experts in the discipline covered by that journal. Many of the databases allow you to limit your search to these articles.
Tips
- Switch to the Advanced Search page in a database. This will give you more control over your results.
- 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")
- Always check your Spelling if the database results are zero.
- Use the Subject Terms or Thesaurus link, if available, to find the best terms to use in a database.
V. Journal Finder and Interlibrary Loan
- Journal Finder: this provides information regarding if a journal is available full-text online, in print in the library, or available on microfilm. There are links to the Journal Finder feature from individual citations in the databases.
- Interlibrary Loan: allows studens to borrow a book or article that the George T. Potter library does not own. There is a link from the Journal Finder page.
Both of these links can be found under QUICK LINKS on the library's homepage.
VI. Websites
Use Evaluating Websites to determine if the site is authoritative enough to use in your paper.
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
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- Check the following Subject Resources linked under History:
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
Use QandANJ.org: a 24/7 virtual chat with a reference librarian.
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