Databases provide access to articles and other information; sometimes the full text is available but sometimes only the abstract and citation information are available (in which case you can request the item through interlibrary loan). Databases can include access to peer-reviewed articles, magazine articles, newspaper articles, etc. Some are specialized by topic, and some are interdisciplinary. Milne Library subscribes to hundreds of databases. Those listed below can be a good place to start for your work in this class:
Search information about hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in U.S. history from a variety of sources.
Search over 200 years of The Times (London), an invaluable historical source widely considered to be the world's ‘newspaper of record.’