LibGuides: History Subject Guide: Articles & Databases

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Find a Specific Journal

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Important Journals

Current Print Titles
Current History
European History Quarterly
Forum Journal: the Journal of the National Trust for Historic Preservation
Forum News
Journal of Asian Studies
Journal of Modern History
Journal of Southern History
Preservation
Slavic Review
Smithsonian

Full Text Titles in the Electronic Journal Center
History title list
Humanities title list

Articles & Databases

Library databases index articles which are published in scholarly journals, newspapers, and magazines. You can use these databases to find out what articles exist and where they were published.

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Databases

America: History and Life This link opens in a new window
Index to articles on the history and culture of the United States and Canada.
Need help using this database? Try a tutorial! (Note: although the tutorial has sound, it is also closed-captioned and can be used without audio).
Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Index and abstracts to articles covering world history from 1450 to present (excluding U.S. and Canada).
Iter Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Index to books and articles pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700).
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Digital archive of scholarly publications in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (ISI Web of Science) This link opens in a new window
Index and cited references for articles in the arts and humanities.
Bibliography of Native North Americans This link opens in a new window
Citations for books, essays, journal articles, and government documents covering native North American culture, history, and life.

General Databases

Although your best bet is usually a specialized database, you may want to try one of these general databases when looking for articles.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
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Index, abstracts, and full text articles from over 5,000 periodicals, including 4,000 scholarly journals covering all academic areas.
Need help using this database? Try a tutorial! (Note: although the tutorial has sound, it is also closed-captioned and can be used without audio).
Electronic Journal Center This link opens in a new window
Full text of 5000+ research journals.