Below are just a few article databases that are useful for researching topics related to history. (off campus access info)
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America: History and Life
Coverage varies. Citations to articles on American and Canadian history. |
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Historical Abstracts
Covers 1450-present. Citations to articles on the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada, which are covered in America: History and Life). |
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JSTOR
Covers 1845-present. Full text content of core journals in the social sciences and humanities. A basic keyword search might pull up many irrelevant articles (it searches for words anywhere in the article), so using the advanced search screen will help.
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Project Muse
Covers 1990-present. Full text of about 250 scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. You can use Library of Congress Subject Headings to search. (This means that a subject search that works in the Library Catalog will probably also work well in Project Muse). Links to JSTOR for older articles. more info |
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Periodicals Contents Index (PCI)
Covers 1665-1995. Citations and some full text for journal articles in the humanities and social sciences. Includes book reviews.
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Expanded Academic ASAP 1980 - present
From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images. |
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