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General History Subject Guide
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Research Databases
(Consult this list for interdisciplinary databases)
America: History & Life
Covers over 1,700 journal titles published worldwide and includes article citations and book/media reviews of special interest to historians of United States and Canadian history and related fields.
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H-NET Reviews
H-Net Reviews is an online
scholarly review source for books in the Humanities and Social Sciences. H-Net Reviews are published online via discussion networks and the H-Net web
site. This format permits reviews to reach scholars with a speed unmatched in
any other medium and makes possible discussion between reviewers, authors and readers.
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Historical Abstracts
Published since 1954, Historical Abstracts is the leading electronic bibliography for historical study with indexing for more than 2,000 journals. In addition to key historical journals from
virtually every major country Historical Abstracts includes a selection of hundreds of journals in the social sciences and humanities
that are of special interest to researchers and students of history.
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History E-Book Project
Now comprising the full text of over 1500 titles, HEB has expanded to
include most humanities disciplines and area studies. Included are
works of major importance to historical studies. These books will
remain vital to both scholars and advanced students, and are frequently
cited in the literature. HEB is growing by over 300 titles a year.
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History of Science, Technology, and medicine
HSTM is the definitive international database for the history of science, technology, and medicine. It reflects the influences of these fields on society and culture from prehistory to the present and offers outstanding value for interdisciplinary research. It contains citations from nearly 10,000 sources.
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Humanities Abstracts
Humanities Abstracts contains abstracts (summaries) of feature articles, book reviews, interviews, obituaries, bibliographies, original works of fiction (including dramas and poems), and reviews of plays and television and radio programs. It indexes nearly 600 journals covering a variety of subjects in the humanities, including philosophy, film, folklore, religion, music, and the performing arts.
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JSTOR
JSTOR is a database consisting of only full-text articles from interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journals. Journals are included on the basis of number of subscribers the journal has, citation analysis, recommendations from
experts in the field, and the length of time that the journal has been
published. Coverage for each title begins with the first publication, with most titles ending coverage between three and five years ago.
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RAMBI - Index of Articles on Jewish Studies
A selective bibliography
of articles in the various fields of Jewish studies and in the study of
Eretz Israel. Material listed in Rambi is compiled from thousands of periodicals
and from collections of articles - in Hebrew, Yiddish, and European languages-
mainly from the holdings of the Jewish National and University Library,
a world center for research on the Jewish people and Eretz Israel. The
main criterion for inclusion in the bibliography is that the article be
based on scientific research, or contain important information for such
research.
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WorldCat (FirstSearch)
Worldcat is a catalog of materials found in hundreds of libraries throughout the world. There are currently over 62 million records in 400 languages extending back to as early as 1,000 B.C. WorldCat is updated daily.
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Reference Materials
American Historical Association's Guide to Historical Literature, 3rd ed. - Z6201 .A55 1995
Somewhat dated (1995), but still useful, this work provides a bibliography of almost 27,000 annotated citations, selected from the best scholarship in all fields of history. The two volumes are invaluable to scholars beginning research on unfamiliar topics or researchers needing comparative evidence from other areas or periods.
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Chronology of World History - D11 .M39 1999
A chronology of 70,000 events compiled in four volumes, with entries ranging from art to technology.
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Companion to Historiography - D13 .C626 1997
Forty essays covering the history and trends of historical writing.
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Craft of Research, 2d ed. - Q180.55 .M4 B66 2003
Written by literary scholars, but useful for those engaged in historical research. Takes the reader through various stages of the creation of a research paper.
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New Dictionary of the History of Ideas - CB9 .N49 2005
An encyclopedic work with articles on the main ideas and movements of global cultural history from antiquity to the present day. The NDHI focuses not only on the ideas themselves, but also on the cultural environments in which they arose, and their transformations and influence.[To access freely online, scroll down past the entries for "Science Encyclopedia" in the link provided.] One can profitably also consult the entries in the earlier (1973-74) Dictionary of the History of Ideas ( online and Ref CB5 .D52), which approaches much of the same subject matter but more from the perspective of examining the history of influential texts.
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Reference Sources in History: An Introductory Guide, 2d ed. - Z6201 .F72 2004
An introduction to major historical reference works for all time periods of history and all geographical areas (primary focus on English-language materials).
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Web Sources
Doing History: A Guide to Historical Research
A guide to doing historical research, with links to a variety of web sites covering various historical events and eras. Maintained by Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin.
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Repositories of Primary Sources
An international list for locating links to archival Web sites. Lists over 5000 archival sites with information on holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, and historical photographs. Organized geographically.
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Periodicals
Directory of History Journals
Provides links to English-language journals that publish in the field of history. Maintained by the American Historical Association. Searchable by subject, keyword, or browsable by title.
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ejournal locator (SFX)
The Hekman Library ejournal locator provides title and subject access to all the electronic journals subscribed to by the Hekman Library.
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History Cooperative
A convenient way to see the full-text of more recent issues of important historical journals. These are made available through Hekman Library's institutional subscriptions, so most of them are not accessible to non-Calvin users.
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History Journals Guide
The History Journals Guide is an international directory for journals and discussion lists in the fields of history and archaeology.
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