History Databases

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Academic Search Elite Full Text EBSCO
Indexes over 3,400 journals including full text for over 2,000. Some publications back to 1985. Multi-disciplinary including the social sciences, humanities, sciences, education, and more.
JSTOR Full Text JSTOR
For older articles. Contains back runs of core scholarly journals, some as far back as 1890. Does not include more recent issues.
Expanded Academic ASAP Full Text Thomson Gale
Indexes over 3,880 publications on a wide range of topics including full text for over 3,500, some from 1980.
InfoTrac OneFile Full Text Thomson Gale
Indexes over 9,200 titles including full text for over 5,156. Some titles back to 1980. Multidisciplinary and updated daily.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Full Text Thomson Gale
Articles, reports, statistics, and primary documents on social issues.
Military and Government Collection Full Text EBSCO
Indexes over 500 periodicals and other content on all branches of the military and government including full text of more than 300 titles.
MasterFILE Premier Full Text EBSCO
Indexes over 2,660 titles including full text for over 1,830. Multidisciplinary.
CountryWatch Full Text CountryWatch
Up-to-date news and information on each of the recognized countries of the world.
Oxford Reference Online: History Full Text Oxford University Press
Homepage to Oxford dictionaries and companions on history
InfoTrac War & Terrorism Collection Full Text Thomson Gale
A collection of periodicals providing insight into conflicts and their multiple causes.
Military and Intelligence Database Full Text Thomson Gale
Over 500 titles and more than 7 million articles with links to related sources outside of the current article: reference books, magazine and newswire articles.
Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World Full Text Oxford University Press
Covers key aspects of ancient Greek and Roman life and literature.

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MAS Ultra Full Text EBSCO
Full text for over 550 general interest publications, some back to 1975.
Dissertation abstracts Index only OCLC - FirstSearch
Indexes over two million doctoral dissertations and master's theses as far back 1861.
Encyclopedia Britannica Full Text Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia, world atlas, timelines, world data and statistics, year in review, recent headlines, and notable quotes.
Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization Full Text Oxford University Press
Survey of the Greek and Roman worlds in all their aspects
Oxford Reference Online: Timelines Full Text Oxford University Press
20th Century timelines in the fields of Art, Literature, Performing Arts, Politics, Science, Society, and War.
Oxford Companion to Irish History Full Text Oxford University Press
Offers a comprehensive and authoritative guide to all aspects of Ireland.
Oxford Companion to Scottish History Full Text Oxford University Press
Multi-authored entries analyse key themes such as national identity, women and society, living standards, and religious belief across the centuries.
Oxford Dictionary of American Quotations Full Text Oxford University Press
Covers more than five hundred topics, giving readers a nutshell history of what Americans had to say about each one.
Dictionary of Contemporary World History Full Text Oxford University Press
Informative and analytical entries on the most important people, organizations and events that have shaped our history from 1900 to the present day.
ARTstor Image ARTstor

Digital library of approximately 700,000 images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences with a set of tools to view, present, and manage images. Interdisciplinary guides



Dissertations and Theses - Full text Full Text ProQuest
Includes 2.4 million dissertation and theses citations from around the world from 1861 to the present day together with 1 million full text dissertations that are available for download in PDF format.