You will need to use at least two sources (books) for this assignment. Books are on the purple cart in the library.
One source is the Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment. It's a four volume set, arranged in alphabetical order (by last name of person). All students should use this encyclopedia for their assignment.
Another recommended book is a multivolume encyclopedia set called the Encyclopedia of World Biography. The volumes are arranged in alphabetical order by last name, and the volumes can be found on the cart.
If you are researching a woman, we recommend the Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. The volumes that have the women in the list have been placed on the cart.
Additionally, articles for some people can be found in the New Catholic Encyclopedia and the Encyclopedia of Philosophy (volumes of each are on the yellow cart).
Below is a list of other books on the Enlightenment from our collection. Most of the books are on the shelf Look at the Call Number after the title for where to look for the book. You can also speak with a librarian if you need help finding a book. Remember to look at the table of contents and index to find information about your assigned person in the book.
On the yellow cart:
Historic World Leaders, edited by Anne Commire and Deborah Klezmer. Call number: REF 920.02 HIS
On the shelf:
An Age of Science and Revolutions: 1600-1800, by Toby E. Huff. Call number: 909.6 HUF
Being Human: Core Readings in the Humanities. Call number: 128 BEI
Capital Punishment: A Reference Handbook, by Michael Kronenwetter. Call number: 364.6 KRO (contains info on Beccaria)
Democracy Reader: Classic and Modern Speeches, Essays, Poems, Declarations, and Documents on Freedom and Human Rights Worldwide, edited by Diane Ravitch and Abigail Thernstrom. Call number: REF 323.44 DEM
Encyclopedia of Philosophy, edited by Donald M. Borchert. Call number: REF 103 ENC
The Enlightenment, by John M. Dunn. Call number: 940.2 DUN
The Enlightenment, by Roy Porter. Call number: 940.2 POR
The Enlightenment: A Sourcebook and Reader, edited by Paul Hyland, Olga Gomez and Francesca Greensides. Call number: 940.2 ENL
The Enlightenment: A Very Short Introduction, by John Robertson. Call number: 940.2 ROB
New Catholic Encyclopedia (multiple volumes). No call number, in the Reference section (in the REF 200s)
The 100 Most Influential Women of All Time: A Ranking Past and Present, by Deborah G. Felder. Call number: REF 920.72 FEL
Science and Religion, 1450-1900: From Copernicus to Darwin, by Richard G. Olson. Call number: 261.5 OLS
The Swerve: How the World Became Modern, by Stephen Greenblatt. Call number: 940.2 GRE
Women Rulers Throughout the Ages: An Illustrated Guide, by Guida M. Jackson. Call number: REF 920.72 JAC
You always need to cite what sources you used in your research, to give credit for any idea that is not yours. You will be creating a works cited list with the citations for the sources you used for this project.
What information do you include in a citation?
When citing information from books, you usually provide the following information, IN THIS ORDER:
At the bottom of this page is a handout with an example of an article from a encyclopedia. The handout has the title page, the back of the title page (verso), the first page of the article and the last page of the article. On those pages, the librarians have identified the author of the source, the title of the source, the title of the container, the other contributors (editors), the edition, volume, publisher publication date, and page numbers, so you can see where you typically would look for this information in a reference source.
If you found an article in an online database, you also need to include information about the database. Look at page two of the handout What Do You Need to Include in a Citation (handout is also found at the bottom of this section) for an example of how to cite an article in a library database. You can also look at page 25 of the Rules for Written Assignments for how to cite an encyclopedia article in a library database.
When using an online database, you add the following at the end of your citation:
Below are two handouts to help with citing. The first one lists the information you need to include in a citation, with some color-coded examples.
The second handout is an example of an article from an encyclopedia (title page, back of title page, first page of article, last page of article) with all of the pieces you need to cite identified.