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HIST 4600: Historiography and American Identity (de Silva) Fall 2025 4600-01

Course guide for research sources for HIST 4600

Finding Articles in Scholarly Journals

Link to the following databases by clicking on the Databases tab at the top of the library website and locate the database name in the alphabetical list of titles.

Databases Covering History

America:  History and Life

            Covers history of the U.S. and Canada from 1450 to the present.

Historical Abstracts

             Indexes bibliographic literature covering world history, excluding the U.S. and Canada.

Databases Covering Many Subjects, Including History

Academic Onefile 

             Indexes scholarly journals and popular magazines covering most academic subject areas with some full

             text available.

Academic Search Complete

             Provides selected full text for scholarly journals and popular magazines across the disciplines.

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

             Provides free access to text of selected scholarly journals across the disciplines.

Humanities Source

             Provides selected full text for journals in the humanities, including history.

 JSTOR

             Provides access to the full text of journals in many subject areas. There is no coverage for the last 3-5

             years. Includes primary sources.

Periodicals Archive Online

             Includes full text of journals that span 200 years in the humanities and social sciences.

Project Muse

            Provides full text of journal articles in the social sciences and humanities.

Database Covering Gender Studies

GenderWatch

          Provides selected full text of journals, newsletters and research reports on studies of women and gender.

LGBT Life with Full Text

         Includes full text of most important and historically significant LGBT journals, magazines, and regional                                      newspapers plus selected monograph books.

Databases for Book Reviews

Many library databases include book reviews.  Several databases include a filter for book reviews.  If there

is no filter, you can include the word “review” in your search for reviews of specific book titles or for reviews of books

on a particular topic.

Book Review Digest Plus

            Includes reviews for current books.

Book Review Retro 1903-1982

            Includes book reviews for titles published from 1903 to 1982.

Choice Reviews

             A standard book review source for academic libraries.