History Databases
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- 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.
- Academic Search Complete Full Text EBSCO
- Multi-disciplinary full text database that contains more than 7,000 full-text periodicals, including nearly 6,000 peer-reviewed journals.
- History Reference Center Full Text EBSCO
- Offers full text from more than 2,500 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, cover to cover full text for nearly 170 leading history periodicals, more than 112,000 historical documents, 113,000 biographies of historical figures, more than 112,000 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video.
- ARTstor Image ARTstor
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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
- 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.
- General 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
- Films on Demand Audio / Video Infobase Learning
- Thousands of high-quality educational videos in dozens of subject areas, all viewable online.
- Oxford Bibliographies Online Index only Oxford University Press
- Literary guides to important and significant sources in a variety of subjects.
- Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World Full Text Oxford University Press
- Covers key aspects of ancient Greek and Roman life and literature.
- Political Science Complete Full Text EBSCO
- Provides full text for more than 385 publications, and cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for more than 800 journals.
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- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Encyclopedia Britannica Full Text Encyclopedia Britannica
- Encyclopedia, world atlas, timelines, world data and statistics, year in review, recent headlines, and notable quotes.
- MAS Ultra - School Edition Full Text EBSCO
- Full text for over 550 general interest publications, some back to 1975.
- Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization Full Text Oxford University Press
- Survey of the Greek and Roman worlds in all their aspects
- 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.