ENGL2210 - Friedman

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[edit] Finding Biographies

Literature Resource Center

• Type in the author's name in the search box.
• Click on the radio button next to "Person- By or about".
• At the bottom of the search screen, make sure "Biographies" is the only box checked.
• Click "Search".

Literature Resource Center

Click here for a video tutorial.

Print Resources

• Literature criticism from 1400-1800, PN 86 .L53 1984 (3rd floor)
• The Bibliophile dictionary, PN 41 .B5 1966 (3rd floor)
• Biographical companion to literature in English, PR 106 .K35 1997 (3rd floor)
• Great foreign language writers, PN524 .G74 1984 (3rd floor)
• Cassell’s encyclopaedia of world literature, PN 41 .C3 1973 (2nd floor, Reference)

Not finding information on your author? Please contact me! The Library has many other biographical resources.

[edit] Historical Geography

[edit] Historical Maps

• Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection An excellent collection of historical maps in .jpg format. Maps included in this collection cover all parts of the world during various time periods.
• David Rumsey Map Collection A thorough collection of historical maps with navigation features on the left side of the page that allow you to narrow the maps you are viewing by categories such as continent, country, and time period. The maps are interactive and you can zoom in and navigate.

[edit] World Geography

Mapping History

• Mapping History is a cooperative effort among universities in Oregon and Germany.
• This resource will help you get a geographical and historical perspective for America, Europe (does cover some of Russia), Latin America, and Africa.
• Each region has a time line feature on the left side of the page so you can review information for just the time period you are researching.
• Interesting features:Interactive maps; maps that reflect how boundaries, territories, etc. change over time; brief introductions to topics within each geographical location.

Intute World Guide

• Intute World Guide is a cooperative effort among 7 universities in the United Kingdom.
• You can browse by country/region, or search for a specific geographic location if you are unsure of where it is located.
• Interesting features: Brief historical overviews; modern-day maps; descriptions of the topography; ability to search by geographic feature (e.g. Caucasus Mountains).

Print Resources

• Cities of the world : a history in maps, G 1030 .W5 2005 (2nd floor)
• Oxford atlas of world history, G 1030 .O85 2002 (2nd floor)
• Times atlas of world history, G 1030 .T54 1993 (2nd floor)
• Atlas of world history, G 1030 .O85 1999 (2nd floor)

The Library has many more world historical atlases! Browse around call number G1030 on the 2nd floor to find more.

[edit] European Geography

Print Resources

• Times atlas of European history, G 1797.21 .S1 T5 1998 (2nd floor)
• European history atlas: ancient, medieval, and modern European and world history, G 1796 .S1 B7 1961 (2nd floor)
• The history atlas of Europe, G 1797.21 .S1 B3 1998(2nd floor)

[edit] American Geography

• Historical atlas of the United States : with original maps, G 1201 .S1 H4 2007, (2nd floor)
• National Geographic historical atlas of the United States, G 1201 .S1 F5 2004 (2nd floor)
• Atlas of American history, G 1201 .S1 J3 1978 (2nd floor)
• Atlas of the United States,

[edit] Russian Geography

Print Resources

• The Penguin historical atlas of Russia, DK 40 .C43 1995 (2nd floor)
• Atlas of Russian history, G 2111 .S1 G52 1993 (2nd floor)

[edit] Islamic World Geography

Print Resources

• Atlas of the Islamic World since 1500, G1786.S1 R5 1982 (2nd floor)

Looking for an atlas on a specific country or region? Do a keyword search in the Library catalog http://aubiecat.auburn.edu/. Try typing in:

historical geography + (your area of interest)

[edit] Gazetteers

The Columbia gazetteer of the world, Ref. G 103.5 .C65 1998 (2nd floor, Reference)

[edit] Help With MLA Citations

Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)