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History
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Guides for conducting historical research
JOURNAL ARTICLES (DATABASES)
Suggested databases to search for scholarly articles on your topic
- America : History and Life (1964- )
Citations, with abstracts, to social science humanities literature on all aspects of US and Canadian history, culture and current affairs from prehistoric times to present.
- ABSEES Online (1990 - Present)
Citations to articles, books, reviews and selected government publications on Eastern Europe, Russia and the former Soviet Union.
- Arts and Humanities Citation Index(1975- )
Indexes more than 1,300 arts and humanities journals and selected articles from more than 5,800 social science and science journals. Indexes articles, chapters in books, and book reviews.
- Bibliography of Asian Studies (1971- )
Interdisciplinary index to journal articles pertaining to all parts of Asia.
- Historical Abstracts (1954- )
Indexes and provides abstracts for articles on the history of the world (other than the US and Canada) from 1450 to the present.
- International Medieval Bibliography (1967 - present)
Indexes approximately 860 journals and 150 Festschriften, Conference Proceedings and Collected Essays on all topics pertaining to the Middle Ages (450 - 1500 A.D.).
- ITER (1859-)
An electronic bibliography of interdisciplinary journal literature pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700 A.D.).
- L'Annee Philogique (1924-)
A comprenehsive, bibliographic index to scholarly work published in any language anywhere in the world concerning the areas of ancient Greek and Latin language and linguistics, Greek and Roman history, literature, philosophy, numismatics, papyrology and epigraphy, and concerning the time period from the second millennium B.C. to roughly 500-800 A.D.
Examples of databases to locate primary materials on your topic
- Historical Newspapers
Full-text collection of major newspapers dating back to the nineteenth century. Newspapers include: The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times.
- Periodical Contents Index
A table of contents database including English and foreign language journals published from 1700 - 1991.
- Poole'sPlus/Nineteenth Century Masterfile
A collection of periodical indexes created in the nineteenth century. Includes: Index to the New York Times (1863-1905); Index to Harper's Magazine (1880-1905); Poole's Index to Periodical Literature (1802-1906); Stead's Index to Periodical Literature (the "British Poole's") (1890-1902); Index to the New York Daily Tribune 1875-1906; Descriptive catalog of the government publications of the U. S. (1774-1881).
- Readers' Guide Retrospective (1892 - 1982)
Provides indexing to older popular magazines published in the United States and Canada.
- Social Sciences and Humanities Index (1907-1973)
Shelved in the Reference Room: AI3 R49 REF
- U.S. Congressional Serial Set
The Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. A rich source of primary source material on all aspects of American history. Full text.
- Parliamentary Papers
Full text of the complete set of the nineteenth century British Parliamentary Papers collection. A major source of primary source materials on all aspects of British society and the British Empire.
BOOKS
Areas in the stacks you might browse, or major subject headings you could search under in the library catalog
- The best way to find a book on your topic is to start with a search in the Library Catalog. Once you've found something of interest, you might also browse the stacks in that particular area.
WEBSITES
- History Subject Guide (University of Virginia)
A selective, annotated list of websites, grouped by subject area.
SPECIAL RESOURCES
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