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 and social sciences and humanities. Over 1,700 journals published worldwide, including state historical society journals. Also citations to books, media, dissertations.
Historical Abstracts
Scope: The history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada, which are covered in America: History and Life).
JSTOR
Expanded access to JSTOR has been provisioned in response to COVID-19. This access is active through December 31, 2020.
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.