CGGS Library: History: League of Nations

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Important information

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Effective Citing and Referencing
For IB students

Footnoting
Note Taking
Academic Referencing Tool
Provided by La Trobe University, this is an interactive tool that steps you through to information and examples for specific resource types.

Books and articles from our collection

Here are some of the books, articles and eBooks in the Library collection on relevant topics. Find more by searching the catalogue (link below).

Library catalogue (Oliver)
Use the Library catalogue to search for books and other resources. Find out more on the Read page.

Print books

The Oxford Handbook of European History, 1914-1945 by Nicholas Doumanis (Editor)
Call Number: 940.5 OXF
ISBN: 9780199695669
Publication Date: 2016

eBooks

Encyclopedia of Historical Treaties and Alliances
ISBN: 9781438129204
Publication Date: 2005-
Go to page 502, for the chapter relating to the League of Nations.
History in dispute. Vol. 8 : World War I : first series by edited by Dennis Showalter
ISBN: 9781558627123
Publication Date: 2002
A fantastic e-book. Type your keywords into the search bar, e.g. "league of nations" and ensure the search type (on the right side of the search bar is set to "Within Publication".

A League of its own
Article from "History Today".

Databases

These links take you to databases we subscribe to. Some may need a login and password. These can be found on our Canvas page.

Modern World History This link opens in a new window
Explore world history from the mid-15th century to the present. Thousands of subject entries including biographies, images, videos and slideshows, maps and graphs, primary sources, and timelines. These resources provide information on people, places, events, and ideas that have defined modern world history.
Gale in Context: World History This link opens in a new window
From the Ancient World to today's headlines, World History provides primary sources, reliable reference, and multi-media content. This database is useful when looking for a historical understanding of a topic and in History subjects.
Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
A broad collection of non-fiction titles, supporting all subject areas. These non-fiction titles have varied reading levels and are useful for students from Years 7 to 12.
Gale in Context: High School This link opens in a new window
Information resources for assignments, projects, and presentations across all subject areas. An excellent resource to start your search for information for Years 7-12.
Infobase eBooks This link opens in a new window
A collection of non-fiction e-books that cover all topic areas. These resources range from encyclopaedias to subject and topic specific information. Access these books directly on your devise by exploring via topic area or using the search bar with key words.
Gale Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window
Search over 17,000 publications from scholarly journals and other authoritative sources covering biology, chemistry, criminal justice, economics, environmental sciences, history, marketing, political sciences, and psychology. Access articles from Nature, the Economist, the New York Times, and thousands of podcasts and transcripts from NPR and CNN as well as videos from BBC.
Directory of Open Access Journals This link opens in a new window
DOAJ is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals.

JSTOR
JSTOR is available for free through the National Library. Use your membership details to log in, or speak to CGGS Library staff.
Research guide from the National Library on the League of Nations
This is a great resource that provides links to images, reports and primary sources.
Libraries ACT Research sources
The ACT Library Service provides a wide range of online databases. Use your ACT Library membership to search via their website.
ANU Library
CGGS Teacher Librarians can help you access articles you find on this site.
Search using terms eg. "league of nations" and success and failure. Limit to Journal Article (left hand side). First result of this search is the article "Why did the League of Nations Fail?" by Jari Eloantra.

Websites

Link to collection of resources from Gale World History in Context database
Article on League of Nations from Gale Virtual Reference Library
Article on League of Nations from Encyclopedia of the Early 20th Century
The League's success and failures - BBC Bitesize
Placating Billy Hughes in the Treaty of Versailles - ABC Splash
A 3 minute clip about Australian Prime Minister William Hughes and the post-war talks at the Palace of Versailles.

Audiovisual material

Log on to ClickView Online to access this video and see below for a link to the History folder. Remember that you can search for videos using your own keywords.

ClickView Folder: History
Click here to browse the History folder of our ClickView Library, where you will find many useful videos. You will need to log in using your school ID and password.

How to use ClickView

History Today and Christian History - back issues

We subscribe to the hard copy of these wonderful journals. Check the Oliver catalogue to find the issue you want.

Search History Today's own website for references to articles. When you log into History Today using the login details on our Canvas page you can access the full article straight away.