GH 3515: The Human Future: China
Dr. T. Marvin Williamsen
Dr. Holly E. Martin
Fall 2006
Background Information (General and Subject Encyclopedias)
American Decades
ASU REF E169.12.A419 1994
A 10-volume set covering the decades of 20th century America.Encyclopedia of Modern Asia
ASU REF DS4 .l48 2002
A 6-volume set including Maps, bibliography, and index.Encyclopedia of China: The Essential Reference to China, Its History and Culture
ASU REF DS705 .P47 1998Modern China: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Nationalism
ASU REF JC311 .M54 1998 (also online; click on the link above)
Databases and Article Indexes
International Affairs
Literature
History
Library Catalogs (To Locate Books, Journal Titles and Other Materials)
Library Catalog
To locate books, journal titles (after you have used an index to identify specific articles), and other materials in
the ASU Libraries and the Western North Carolina Library Network (WNCLN).WorldCat , 11th Century - to date (updated daily)
Available on & off campus
WorldCat is a catalog of over 35 million books, serials, audiovisual media, maps, archives/manuscripts, scores,
and computer files from 17,000 libraries around the world. Electronic interlibrary loan requesting is available
for qualified patrons. WorldCat is not an index to journal articles.
Web Sites
How to Cite Sources
Library page giving examples of all kinds of citation styles.Research Guide for International Affairs
http://www.library.appstate.edu/reference/subjectguides/internationalaffairs.html
Links to Internet resources for information on issues related to education, health, the environment, human rights, and statistics.Earthtrends: The Environmental Information Portal
http://earthtrends.wri.org/
From World Resources Institute, focusing on issues of sustainable development and the environment. Includes private organizations and national and international agencies. In some cases statistics go back forty to fifty years.History and Politics Out Loud
http://www.hpol.org/
"A searchable archive of politically significant audio materials for scholars, teachers, and students."
Content by Elizabeth M. Williams willamsem@appstate.edu
Updated September 2006.