Absolutism

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Searching Tips for Absolutism Project:

Do not use the numeral “1” when searching for rulers.Use “i.”
Use short phrases or single words, i.e. “elizabeth i”
Use quotation marks around phrases with two or more words, i.e. “glorious revolution” or “louis xiv”
Avoid phrases or terms that are too general, i.e. religion or war
Use the Advanced Search tool when it will help you.
To find the MLA source citation in the databases, look for words like “cite,” or “citation.”In Gale’s Discovering Collection, see “Source Citation” at the bottom of the screen.
When writing citations, if your teacher approves, you only have to write down the citation THROUGH .COM.You don’t need all the numbers and letters at the end.

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The following are links to purchased databases (provide citations for you):

EBSCO’s Academic Search Premier. Be sure to check box “Full Text” under “Limit your results:”

http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=aph

EBSCO’s MegaFILE. Be sure to check box “Full Text” under “Limit your results:”

http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=keh%20

Encyclopedia of World Biography (Gale Virtual Reference Library database):

http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/sain46794

Gale’s Discovering Collection - Once you have an article, look on left side of screen for narrower topics. Citation is near bottom of screen: “Source Citation.”

http://find.galegroup.com/srcx/start.do?prodId=DC&userGroupName=mnkspps

Gale’s Expanded Academic ASAP. Be sure to select “to documents with full text.” Citation is near bottom of screen: “Source Citation.”

http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/mnkspps?db=EAIM

Gale's InfoTrac Custom Journals for scholarly searches. Be sure to select “to documents with full text.” Citation is near bottom of screen: “Source Citation.”

http://find.galegroup.com/itx/start.do?prodId=SP00&userGroupName=mnkspps&finalAuth=true

Salem Press’ History Database: Ancient World through Twentieth Century, Notorious Lives, Milestone Documents and Decades 1950s – 1980s. http://history.salempress.com

The following websites are reliable but are not purchased databases (you need to figure out the citation yourself):

AP European History Web Links - Age of Absolutism:

http://historyteacher.net/APEuroCourse/WebLinks/WebLinks-AgeOfAbsolutism.htm

AP European History Web Links - Wars of Religion:

http://historyteacher.net/APEuroCourse/WebLinks/WebLinks-WarsOfReligion.htm

Boston College. - Prof. Jeffery Howe's webpage on 17th Century

architecture: http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/arch/17arch_europe.html

Britannia History – “Reformation & Restoration Period”:

http://www.britannia.com/history/h70.html

Fordham University’s Modern History Sourcebook. Topics are in left column:

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook.html

Gordon University – “The French Wars of Religion”:

http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/rmds/portfolio/gordon/religion

Hanover University History Department's Historical Texts Project - Includes several primary source documents from the 17th Century:

http://history.hanover.edu/project.html

Infomine - Scholarly Internet Research Collections *Note: If you want only "free" hits, on the "Advanced Search" webpage select "Free" under "Resource Access.")

http://infomine.ucr.edu

New York Public Library Digital Gallery:

http://www.nypl.org/digital

Union County College - Dr. Harold Damerow’s site:

http://faculty.ucc.edu/egh-damerow/17th_century.htm

University of Idaho - Dr. Carl Mickelsen's "Timeline: 17th Century Europe/North America”:

http://www.class.uidaho.edu/mickelsen/Timelines/timeline17txt.htm

University of Wisconsin - J.P. Sommerville’s site on the 17^th Century:

http://history.wisc.edu/sommerville/351/351OUTLINE.htm

MLA Citation Guideline Sheets:

http://spps.schoolwires.net/Page/4105