Remember that in addition to these subject specific databases, there are several good multidisciplinary databases linked under the "Multidisciplinary" subject heading.
Provides citations to over 1,700 journals published worldwide including selected historical journals from major countries, state and local history journals, as well as a selection of journals in the social sciences and humanities relating to the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present.
Provides citations to over 1,700 journals published worldwide including selected historical journals from major countries, state and local history journals, as well as a selection of journals in the social sciences and humanities relating to the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. All abstracts are written in English and are carefully edited for clarity and precision. The database provides full-text links to many journal articles in Project Muse, JSTOR, Ebsco, and other full-text databases in our collection. In addition to articles, America: History and Life includes citations of book and media reviews from a selection of over one hundred key journals in US and Canadian history as well as related fields. The database also includes citations to abstracts of dissertations. Search Guide| Video Tutorial
Provides historical coverage of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada) by providing citations to over 1,700 journals, books, and dissertations published worldwide in over forty languages.
Provides historical coverage of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada) by providing citations to over 1,700 journals, books, and dissertations published worldwide in over forty languages. The database provides full-text links to many journal articles when they are available in linked databases. Historical Abstracts is committed to covering every significant historical journal published anywhere in the world, as well as journals with historical content published in closely related social science fields. Abstracts are carefully edited for clarity and precision. Search Guide| Video Tutorial
A full-text collection in PDF format of retrospective issues from 162 scholarly journals of prime importance in their fields. Subject coverage includes African-American Studies, Anthropology, Asian Studies,Ecology and Botany, Economics, Education, Finance, General Science, History, Literature, Mathematics, Philosophy, Political Science, Population/ Demography, Sociology, and Statistics. Dates of coverage: Varies depending on journal title; most have a moving wall that excludes the most recent 2-5 years of coverage. Includes Early Journal Content published prior to 1923 in the United States and prior to 1870 elsewhere - nearly 500,000 articles from 218 journals.
This database features hundreds of titles covering Art, Architecture, Design, History, Philosophy, Music, Literature, Theatre and Cultural Studies. It is designed to complement the following indexes: ABM, Avery, BHA, BHI, DAAI, Index Islamicus, MLA, Philosopher's Index and RILM
Provides full-text and full-image articles for newspapers dating back to 1851. The historical collection includes digital reproductions of every page from every issue--cover to cover--in downloadable PDF files. The database is an ongoing project with digitization being done by decade.
Provides full-text and full-image articles for newspapers dating back to 1851. The historical collection includes digital reproductions of every page from every issue--cover to cover--in downloadable PDF files. The database is an ongoing project with digitization being done by decade.
Provides a complete overview of U.S. history with comprehensive coverage of the most-studied events, issues and current information. Coverage includes content that is 50% or more from primary source documents.
Provides a complete overview of U.S. history with comprehensive coverage of the most-studied events, issues and current information. Coverage includes content that is 50% or more from primary source documents, including monographs, pamphlets, first-person accounts, etc. Additional content includes documents from Primary Source Microfilm's digital archives; encyclopedic articles from Macmillan Reference USA and Charles Scribner's Sons references; Gale Group proprietary content such as country and era overview information; 119 full-text periodicals and journals; a historical bibliography; and links to digitized special collections. Search Guide | Video Tutorial
HeritageQuest is a comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources—rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, convenient research guides, interactive census maps, and more. With more than 4.4 billion records, it delivers an essential collection of genealogical and historical sources—with coverage dating back to the 1700s—that can help people find their ancestors and discover a place’s past.
This HeinOnline collection brings together a multitude of essential legal materials on slavery in the United States and the English-speaking world. This includes every statute passed by every colony and state on slavery, every federal statute dealing with slavery, and all reported state and federal cases on slavery.
This new HeinOnline collection brings together more than 500 titles dealing with this difficult and important topic. Included are periodicals, key compiled federal legislative histories, relevant congressional hearings, CRS Reports, Supreme Court briefs, and more. Links to nearly 500 scholarly articles,* an extensive bibliography, and a balanced selection of external resources to further research this subject are also provided. Research the National Firearms Act, the Miller and Heller decisions, and other key aspects of this subject.
The Black Freedom Struggle website features expertly selected primary source documents. Visitors will find historical newspaper articles, pamphlets, diaries, correspondence and more from specific time periods in history marked by the opposition African Americans have faced on the road to freedom.
World History Encyclopedia is one of the world’s most-read history publications with over 25 million annual readers. The encyclopedia follows academic standards but is written with the general public in mind. Unlike Wikipedia every submission is reviewed before publication, and unlike Encyclopaedia Britannica everything is accessible for free (there are no hidden fees).
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A comprehensive collection of award-winning reference titles, full-text articles from leading scholarly publications, an array of primary sources, and images, maps and charts covering ancient Europe to Latin America and from the Far East to the Renaissance.
A comprehensive collection of award-winning reference titles, full-text articles from leading scholarly publications, an array of primary sources, and images, maps and charts which provide expansive geographic and chronologic research materials for the study of world history. From ancient Europe to Latin America and from the Far East to the Renaissance, world history curricula is supported with over 1,800 primary sources, 40 reference titles and more than 150 periodicals. Search Guide | Video Tutorial
This English language database contains 55,000+ articles indexed from 462 English language and multi-lingual journals and periodicals that specialize in African Studies or consistently cover the African continent. The titles were originally chosen from the library at California State University-Chico and that number were later expanded by using materials from NorthwesternUniversity and other major university libraries as well as the Library of Congress.
This service covers 1642 free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals covering all subjects and languages. Currently 413 journals are searchable at article level. More than 75,000 articles are included in the DOAJ service. Subject areas covered include: Agriculture and Food Sciences, Arts and Architecture, Biology and Life Sciences, Business and Economics, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Sciences, General Works, Health Sciences, History and Archaeology, Languages and Literatures, Law and Political Science, Mathematics and Statistics, Philosophy and Religion, Physics and Astronomy, Science General, Social Sciences, and Technology and Engineering.
This searchable and browseable database provides online access to World War II publications published by the U.S. government in support of the war effort. Noteworthy items include "Pocket Guides" to foreign nations prepared for U.S. servicemen.
A full-text collection in PDF format of retrospective issues from 162 scholarly journals of prime importance in their fields. Subject coverage includes African-American Studies, Anthropology, Asian Studies,Ecology and Botany, Economics, Education, Finance, General Science, History, Literature, Mathematics, Philosophy, Political Science, Population/ Demography, Sociology, and Statistics. Dates of coverage: Varies depending on journal title; most have a moving wall that excludes the most recent 2-5 years of coverage. Includes Early Journal Content published prior to 1923 in the United States and prior to 1870 elsewhere - nearly 500,000 articles from 218 journals.
Making of America is a collaborative effort between the University of Michigan and Cornell University to provide a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. The searchable and browsable collection of 267 monograph volumes and over 100,000 journal articles with 19th century imprint is particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology. Advanced searching supports Boolean, proximity, frequency, index and author/ title searching. University of Michigan Site
Cornell University 1700s - 1800s ; A searchable and browseable Collection of more than 10,000 pamphlets and leaflets collected by May, which document the anti-slavery struggle at local, regional, national and international levels.
Provides the full text of books, images, documents, scholarly essays, commentaries, and bibliographies, documenting the multiplicity of women's reform activities. The Scholar's Edition includes 74 document projects with 2,200 documents, 29,000 pages of additional full-text documents, and 1,600 primary authors. It includes as well book, film and website reviews, notes from the archives, and teaching tools. Covers 1600-2000. The Scholar's Edition adds an important new resource: The Women's Commission Reports collection is an archive of the publications and documents of local, state, and federal Commissions on the Status of Women from 1963 to the present. The full text of 590 reports and publications issued by commissions in more than thirty states are available currently. When complete this collection will contain 75,000 pages of publications from commissions in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. The publications include reports, pamphlets, posters, and ephemeral materials.