Research Hub: HIST 298: Historical Methods: Home

Getting Started: Use the Library Databases

Here are databases that point to scholarly articles in History that are considered secondary literature.

America: History and Life
Strong in U.S. history, the social sciences, and the humanities. Covers U.S. and Canadian history. Access to over 1,700 journals published worldwide, including state historical society journals. Also citations to books, media, and dissertations. Coverage is from 1954.
Historical Abstracts
Covers the history of the world from 1450 (excluding the United States and Canada, which are covered in America: History and Life). Abstracts and citations only.
JSTOR
Access to thousands of academic journals, books, and primary sources covering the Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts. Some journal issues extend back to the 19th Century. Full Text.
Academic Search Premier
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Broad database with both academic and general articles. Many fulltext, though some citation only.
WorldCat FirstSearch
A combined catalog from over 72,000 libraries, including the Library of Congress. WSU access.