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HISE 3214: Europe from Napoleon to WWI (Unangst) Spring 2025 3214-01

Librarian: Dr. Mary Lynn Bensen

Finding Articles in Scholarly Journals Using Library Databases

For academic research, it is often important to use peer-reviewed (or referred) journals rather than popular magazines. Peer review is the process by which a journal article is evaluated by experts in the field. An example of a peer-reviewed journal is Caribbean Quarterly. An example of a popular magazine is People. In database results, limit to peer-reviewed or refereed journals.

Selected Databases

The following databases are listed alphabetically by title on the library website under Databases.

Academic Search Complete

Gale Literature Criticism

Gale Literature Resource Center

Gale Literature: Dictionary of Literary Biography

GenderWatch

Historical Abstracts

JSTOR

Literary Reference Source

MLA International Bibliography

Project Muse