Find Books & Articles - HIST 299 - Historical Methodologies

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History Databases

America: History and Life This link opens in a new window
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Index of peer-reviewed articles on the history and culture of the United States and Canada
Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new window
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Journal literature covering world history, excluding the United States and Canada (publications starting in 1955).
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Scholarly books and journals in all disciplines.
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
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Full text of current content from scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences.
Social Science Citation Index This link opens in a new window
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Web of Science social science collection.

Subject Guide for History Resources
A comprehensive listing of resources provided by Penrose Library for the study of history.

Arts & Humanities Full Text This link opens in a new window
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Academic and popular titles covering Art, Architecture, Design, History, Philosophy, Music, Literature, Theatre and Cultural Studies.

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HIST 299 - Historical Methodologies: Find Books & Articles

Finding Books

Inter-Library Loan (ILLiad)

Find Books and Articles

History Databases

Subject Guide