History Librarian
Jason Schultz
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Contact:
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Getting Started
As a Vanderbilt student you can:
- get help with your research assignments by using Ask A Librarian.
- borrow books and other items from any of the campus libraries (except Special Collections).
- return most items you check out to any library.
- find book drops outside the libraries and at the Commons Center.
- Oxford Bibliographies This link opens in a new windowLiterary guide to significant sources on a variety of subjects. Works as an annotated bibliography and a high-level encyclopedia.
- Oxford Research Encyclopedias This link opens in a new windowLong-form overview articles written, peer-reviewed, and edited by leading scholars. Both foundational and cutting-edge topics are covered in order to develop, over time, an anchoring knowledge base for major areas of research.
Access to selected content only. Some articles may not be available. - Oxford Reference This link opens in a new window
Reference sources published by Oxford University Press. Dictionaries, subject reference works, language reference sources and key titles in the Oxford Companion series. Some examples are: the Oxford-Duden German dictionaries, A Dictionary of Psychology, A Dictionary of Zoology, The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms, A Dictionary of Writers and Their Works, Oxford Companion to Western Art, Oxford Companion to U.S.History, Oxford Companion to Music, Oxford Companion to Philosophy, and The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, etc.
- Very Short Introductions (Oxford)Concise overviews of hundreds of diverse topics from the abstract (Knowledge) to the concrete (Coral Reefs), written by experts in the field who combine facts, analysis, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make challenging topics highly readable.
- Cambridge Histories Online This link opens in a new windowCambridge Histories covering American, British, economic, regional, and general history, language and linguistics, philosophy, religious studies, theatre studies and performing arts, etc.
SHAFR Guide Online"The SHAFR Guide Online: An Annotated Bibliography of U.S. Foreign Relations since 1600 is a near-comprehensive, 2.1 million-word online annotated bibliography of historical work covering the entire span of U.S. foreign relations.
Historical Dictionary of U. S. Diplomacy During the Cold WarCall Number: Central Library Stacks E744 .F74 2015
Routledge Handbook of the Cold WarCall Number: Central Library Stacks D843 .R675 2014
The Hidden Hand: A Brief History of the CIAMultiple User Ebook Available
Cold War: A Very Short IntroductionThree User Ebook Available
Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIACall Number: Central Library Stacks; JK468.I6 M85 2023Print and Three User Ebook Available
The Quiet AmericanCall Number: Central Library Stacks; PZ3.G8319 Qui2Unlimited User Ebook Available and Print
Spy Who Came in From the ColdCall Number: Central Library Stacks; PR6062.E33 S69Three User Ebook and Print Available
Secret History: the CIA's classified account of its operations in Guatemala, 1952-1954Call Number: Central Library Stacks; F1466.5 .A688 C85 1999Unlimited User Ebook (DeGruyter) and Print Available
Why Intelligence Fails: Lessons from the Iranian Revolution and Iraq WarCall Number: Central Library Stacks; JK468 .I6 J48 2010Unlimited User Ebook (DeGruyter) and Print Available
My Father the Spy: An Investigative MemoirCall Number: Central Library Stacks; JK468 .I6 R524 2005Print Only
RECOMMENDED TEXTS
- For the President's Eyes Only: secret intelligence and the American presidency from Washington to BushCall Number: Central Library Stacks; JK468 .I6 A844 1995Two Print copies held
Rise and Fall of Intelligence: An International Security HistoryCall Number: Central Library Stacks; JF1525 .I6 W397 2014Ebook and Print Available
Need to Know: World War II and the rise of American intelligenceCall Number: Central Library Stacks; D810.S7 R4853 2022Print Available Only- OSS: the secret history of America's first central intelligence agencyCall Number: Central Library Stacks; D810.S7 S555Unlimted Ebook (On Order) and Print Available
Spies, Lies, and AlgorithmsUnlimted Ebook Available
Safe for Democracy: the secret wars of the CIACall Number: Central Library Stacks; JK468 .I6 P715 2006Unlimited User Ebooks and Print Available
Spies: the epic intelligence war between East and WestCall Number: Central Library Stacks; JF1525.I6 W388 2023Single User Ebook and Print Available
- America: History and Life This link opens in a new window
Index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada. Journal articles, book titles, book reviews, and dissertations.
- Gale Literature: Book Review Index This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive guide to book reviews: cites or links to full-text reviews.
- Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Index of academic historical journals on the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women's history, history of education, etc.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowLarge and important archive for academic journals, books, and primary sources in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Many journals do not have current issues.
- ProQuest This link opens in a new window
Search all ProQuest databases simultaneously. Includes arts, humanities, social sciences, news, and science and technology.
- Readers' Guide Retrospective, 1890-1982 This link opens in a new windowIndex of articles from magazines, including full coverage of the original print volumes of Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature™. Atlantic Monthly, Century Magazine, Christian Century, Commonweal, Foreign Affairs, Fortnightly Review (London), Good Housekeeping, Harper's, Ladies Home Journal, Literary Digest, The Nation, New Republic, Reader's Digest, Saturday Evening Post, Saturday Review, Scribner's, and Women's Home Companion.
Library Perks
- Library PerksVanderbilt Libraries offers a variety of resources and services for research and scholarship. Make sure you don't miss out on any of these library perks for Vanderbilt affiliates.
