For academic research, it is often important to use peer-reviewed (or refereed) journals rather than popular magazines. Peer-review is the process by which a journal article is evaluated by experts in the field.
All of the following databases are listed on the website alphabetically by title under the tab Databases. Databases are categorized under Subject.
History
Bibliography of British and Irish History
Covers the scholarly literature on British & Irish history.
Indexes international scholarly literature on world history between 1450 and the present, excluding the U.S. and Canada.
Selected full text of publications that cover women's and gender issues.
Covering Many Subjects, Including History
Indexes popular magazines and scholarly journals across the disciplines from 1980 to the present.
Complements coverage of Academic OneFile.
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
Provides full text of scholarly journals across the disciplines.
Provides access to the full text of journals in many subject areas but excludes coverage for the last 3-5 years.
Provides full text of journal articles in the social sciences and humanities.