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  History   -- Where to start Database(s)

  America: History and Life
Subjects: American History
Info type: scholarly articles, magazine articles, book & video info, dissertation info

titles included

  Historical Abstracts
Subjects: World History (excludes U.S. and Canada)
Info type: scholarly articles, book info

titles included

  Arts & Humanities Citation Index (AHSearch)
Subjects: Covers most Arts and Humanities topics
Info type: scholarly articles, professional articles

titles included

  Humanities Abstracts
Subjects: archaeology, art, classics, film, folklore, history, journalism, linguistics, literature, music, performing arts, philosophy, religion, literature
Info type: scholarly articles, magazine articles, book reviews

titles included

  JSTOR
Archive of back issues for many journals
Subjects: Covers most subjects
Info type: scholarly journals, professional periodicals
Access Tips: Usually the most recent 3-5 years are not available in JSTOR. However, EMU may have a current subscription to the journal. Check Journals by Title.

titles included

  Google Scholar
Search for scholarly materials
Subjects: Covers most subjects
Info type: scholarly articles, books, research reports, theses, working papers, cited sources
Access Tips: Use link above to get Findtext+ links. Also free at http://scholar.google.com/
Search Instruction: Google Scholar Video



  History   -- Related Database(s)

  HeritageQuest Online
Subjects: Genealogy, Local History
Info type: census records, county histories, published genealogies, government records, old directories, historical society newsletters


  Gale PowerSearch
Find articles on a wide range of subjects
Subjects: Covers most subjects
Info type: scholarly articles, professional articles, magazine articles, news articles, encyclopedia and reference book entries
Search Instruction: Gale PowerSearch Video - takes a minute to load


  Historic Documents
Documents on significant events of each year 1972 – current
Subjects: History, Politics, International Affairs
Info type: primary sources, speeches, government reports, treaties, court decisions, presidential statements, studies


  Historical Statistics of the United States
Search for and download historical statistics on the U.S.
Subjects: History, Population, Economy, Government
Info type: statistics, data series


  History and Humanities E-Book
Subjects: History, African American Studies, Art, Architecture, Literature
Info type: full text e-books

titles included

  History Cooperative
Journals from the American Historical Association and others
Subjects: History
Info type: scholarly articles, book reviews


  History Resource Center: US
Subjects: United States History
Info type: primary sources, encyclopedia articles, scholarly articles, magazine articles, chronologies


  Nineteenth Century Masterfile
Use this tool to identify articles published approximately 1800 to 1900.
Subjects: Most Subjects
Info type: magazine articles, scholarly articles, law review articles (1786 – 1922)
Access Tips: Use Journals by Title to find full text articles in EMU Library. Often these will only be available in paper or microform.


 





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