Databases by Subject -- History

Find Articles in Databases

Use the following databases to find articles in scholarly journals, magazines, conferences, etc.

Academic OneFile (Partial Full-Text)
1980 - present
Comprehensive database with millions of articles from journals and other reference sources. Includes articles on a variety of subjects such as: business and small business, communications and mass media, computers, criminal justice, diversity, education, environmental studies, health and medicine, landscaping and horticulture, military and terrorism, pop culture, psychology, religion and philosophy, and science. Includes the full-text coverage of The New York Times from 1995 to present.

General OneFile (Partial Full-Text)
1980 - present
A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images.

OmniFile Mega (Partial Full-Text)
1982 - present
A one-stop multidisciplinary database covering many subjects such as: education, sciences, humanities, social sciences, etc. Contains everything (all the indexing, abstracting, and full-text) in the six other Wilson databases: Education Index, Science Index, Humanities Index, Readers' Guide Index, Social Sciences Index, Business Index.

SIRS (Full-Text)
Current
Provides access to full-text articles and internet resources on a variety of subjects such as economics, health, history, business, science, literature, the arts, philosophy, film, etc. An excellent source for government information and U.S. Supreme Court decisions.

Southern Life (Partial Full-Text)
1980 - present
Includes almost 6 million full-text articles from academic journals, newspapers and reference materials. Topics are directly related to past and present Southern living and include people, places, historical, cultural and social events, literature, music, food, and more.

HeritageQuest Online

A searchable collection of U.S. Federal Census records from 1790 to 1930, over 20,000 genealogy and local history book titles (includes more than 250 primary source documents, 8,000 family histories, and over 12,000 local histories), the Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files (with over 80,000 Americans who served in the war), the Freedman’s Bank Records (registers of African-American depositors), and select House and Senate documents (such as Private Relief Actions, Memorials, and Petitions) from 1789 to 1969.

Military & Intelligence Database (Partial Full-Text)
1980 - present
More than 600 military-related and general interest magazines, journals, news sources and reference materials with over 6 million articles covering a variety of topics including military history, aerospace, engineering, ethics, intelligence, law, policy, strategy, terrorism and more. The content in this database is also part of Academic OneFile and General OneFile.

Points of View Reference Center (Full-Text)
1900 to present
A database of over 200 topics with an overview, point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument), a Guide to Critical Analysis, periodical and newspaper articles, book sections, biographies, primary source documents, images, and video. Topics include: affirmative action, alternative medicine, cloning, gun control, immigration, Iraq, stem cell research, and many more. Also included are guides on debating, developing arguments, evaluating sources, writing papers, and more.

Find an e-Journal

If you are looking for a list of journal or magazine titles about History, go to the Full-Text online versions of these titles.

Useful Books Located in the Library

Dictionary of American History. (8 Vols.)
New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 2003
Reference Room (3rd Floor) - [Ref] E174 .D52 2003

American Eras. (8 Vols.)
Detroit : Gale Research, 1997-
Reference Room (3rd Floor) - [Ref] E169.1 .A471979 1997

American Decades. (10 Vols.)
Tompkins, Vincent.
Detroit : Gale Research, 1996.
Reference Room (3rd Floor) - [Ref] E169.12 .A419 1996

Record of America : a Reference History of the United States. (10 Vols.)
McCarthy, Joseph F. X.
New York : Scribner, 1974.
Reference Room (3rd Floor) - [Ref] E174 .M2

Almanacs of American Life. (6 Vols.)
Balkin, Richard.
New York : Facts on File, 1995-
Reference Room (3rd Floor) - [Ref] E178 .A45

Women in World History : a Biographical Encyclopedia. (17 Vols.)
Commire, Anne.
Waterford, CT : Yorkin Publications, 1999-
Reference Room (3rd Floor) - [Ref] HQ1115 .W6 1999

Call Numbers for Browsing

CB	History of Civilization
CT	Biography
D	History: General and Old World
E	History: America
F	History: America

Selected Web Sites

Best of History Web Sites

Provides categorized links to hundreds of "history-related" web sites that have been reviewed for quality, accuracy and usefulness. Sites with engaging content and useful multimedia technologies are most likely to be included. General resources and research-oriented sites included." There are also links to information about teaching with technology.