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Finding Articles

The following library databases can be used to find journal articles about topics in History. Some of these databases will include biographical information, essays, critical and analytical articles, and some reference resources. Please read the description to determine the best database for your needs, or ask for help at the reference desk.

  • Humanities Full-Text
    Indexes articles under the subjects of archaeology, area studies, art, classical studies, communications, dance, film, folklore, gender studies, history, journalism, linguistics, literary & social criticism literature, music, performing arts, philosophy, religion and theology.
  • Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective Collection
    Offers the ability to search a wide range of important journals in the humanities and social sciences as far back as 1907. This collection is a retrospective of the Humanities Full-Text and Social Sciences Full-Text databases.
  • JSTOR
    Provides online access to back issues of selected scholarly journals in a variety of academic disciplines including the arts, business, demographic studies, humanities, social sciences, and science.
  • Social Sciences Full-Text
    Indexes and abstracts articles from periodicals published in the United States and elsewhere plus the full-text of selected periodicals. Coverage includes a wide range of interdisciplinary fields covered in a broad array of social sciences journals. Abstracting coverage begins with periodicals published in January 1994 and full-text coverage starts in January 1995.
To browse full-text journals click on the Journals and Newspapers link on the library's homepage and choose “History & Archaeology” under the “Browse e-journals by Subject” drop-down menu.
Finding Books

To start, browse through the reference collection on the first floor of the library. Most reference books in the field of History can be found in the C's (Auxiliary Sciences of History), D's (World History), E's (The Americas), and F's (The Americas). Reference books will include such volumes as dictionaries, encyclopedias, biographies, bibliographies, survey's of history or periods, and more. The following reference books will get you started - two are available online.

American Immigrant Cultures: Builders of a Nation --   REF E184 .A1 A634 1997
American National Biography Online --   available as a database
The Cambridge History of Latin America --   REF F1410 .C1834
Chronology of World History Prehistory - AD1491: The Ancient and Medieval World --   REF D11 .C476 2001
Dictionary of American History --   REF E174 .D533 2003
Dictionary of Indian Tribes of the Americas --   REF E54.5 .D5 1980
Dictionary of the Middle Ages --   REF D114 .D5
Encyclopedia of Modern Asia --   REF DS4 .E536 2002
Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East & North Africa --   REF DS43 .E536 2004
Encyclopedia of the Renaissance --   REF CB361 .E52 1999
Encyclopedia of Russian History --   REF DK14 .E53 2004
The Encyclopedia of Southern History --   REF F207.7 .E52 1979,   F207.7 .E52 1979 (2nd floor)
Footnotes on American History --   REF E179 .S48 1977
Footnotes to World History: A Bibliographic Source Book --   REF D20 .S52 1979
Great Events from History: American Series --   REF E178 .M22 1975
Great Events from History: Ancient and Medieval Series --   REF D59 .M26 1972
Great Events from History: Modern European Series --   REF D209 .M29 1973
Great Events from History: Worldwide Twentieth Century Series --   REF D421 .G63
A Guide to the History of Florida --   REF F311 .G85 1989,   F311 .G85 1989 (2nd floor)
New Dictionary of the History of Ideas --   REF CB9 .N49 2005
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography --   REF CT773 .D55 1973, and available as a database
The Presidents: A Reference History --   REF E176.1 .P737 2002,   E176.1 .P737 2002 (2nd floor)
Reference Library of Black America --   REF E185 .R44 1998

Search the library catalog by subject, author, or title. The following are examples of good subject terms to help you begin your research. The books listed under these subject headings will probably be located in the circulating collection on the second floor. Again most books related to the field of History will be located in the C's, D's, E's, and F's.

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Finding Websites

Subject Directories

Academic Info -- http://www.academicinfo.net/
Internet Public Library -– http://www.ipl.org/
Librarians’ Internet Index -– http://www.lii.org/

Reference Websites

American Memory -- http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
British History Online -- http://www.british-history.ac.uk/
Florida Memory -- http://www.floridamemory.com/
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History -- http://www.gilderlehrman.org/
Historical Maps of the United States -- http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/histus.html
The History Place -- http://www.gilderlehrman.org/
Internet History Sourcebooks Project -- http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/
The Library of Congress -- http://www.loc.gov/index.html
Locating Pre-1800 Imprints, British & American -- http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/lit/imprintstxt.html
The Royal Historical Society Bibliography -- http://www.rhs.ac.uk/bibl/
State Archives of Florida -- http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/index_researchers.cfm
St. Augustine Historical Society Research Library -- http://www.staugustinehistoricalsociety.org/library.html

For more history related websites please visit my Furl (social website bookmarking resource) site. This site also includes English, Theatre Arts, and General (Reference) websites found since October 2007. Send me an email if you find a website you find interesting that might also help your fellow students.

Need more help finding resources? Email me at kowens@flagler.edu or visit the Library's Reference Desk.
Last Updated: August 19, 2008