History Resources

Databases
Research & Citation Guides

Databases

Major Indexes & Article Databases


America: History & Life	History of the U.S. and Canada	varies
Historical Abstracts	World history since 1450, not U.S. or Canada	varies
Historical Statistics of the United States	Demographic and economic statistics	1700-present
U.S. Congressional Serial Set	House & Senate Documents and Reports, also includes the pre-1817 American State Papers. In addition, many executive branch materials, historical maps, illustrations etc.	1789-1969

Related Indexes & Article Databases


ABSEES	Scholarly literature relating to East-Central Europe and the former Soviet Union	1939-present
Academic Search Complete	A multi-disciplinary full text database containing full text for more than 5,500 journals, including more than 4,600 peer-reviewed titles.	1887-present
African American Newspapers	Newspapers from more than 35 US States	1827-1998
Aluka	Online digital library of scholarly resources from and about Africa. There are currently three collections; African Cultural Heritage Sites and Landscapes, African Plants, and Struggles for Freedom in Southern Africa.	varies
American History in Video	Documentaries, newsreels, public affairs videos and archival footage	varies
American Slavery: A Composite Autobiography	Nearly 4,000 narratives told by ex-slaves, collected under the auspices of the Works Projects Administration between 1936 and 1938	varies
Bibliography of Asian Studies	Asian studies literature	1971-present
Early American Imprints. Series I, Evans	Books, pamphlets and broadsides printed in America from 1639-1800. Based on the American Bibliography by Charles Evans	1639-1800
Eighteenth Century Collections Online	24,000 books published in Britain and colonies	1700-1800
HLAS Online	Latin American Studies literature	1935-present
HST	History of science and technology journals	1975-present
JSTOR	Archives of science, social science & humanities journals. Generally does NOT include the most recent 3-5 years	1687-2009
LexisNexis Academic	News sources include U.S. regional newspapers, international newspapers, wire services, and magazines.	varies
Northern NY Historical Newspapers	Archives of 30+ newspapers from Northern New York	1811-present
Oxford Art Online	Complete Grove Dictionary of Art & other art reference sources from OUP	1996-present
Periodicals Archive Online	Humanities and social sciences journals	1805-1995
Political Science Complete	Political science literature, US, foreign & international	1987-present
Project Muse	Journals in the humanities and social sciences	1996-present
ProQuest Central	Multi-disciplinary database containing full text for more than 10,900 titles. Scholarly journals, newspapers, magazines, business information.	1905-Present
ProQuest Congressional	U.S. Congressional publications and information	1789-present
Proquest Historical Newspapers	Full text of nine major American papers	1849-2003
Sage Journals	Science & Social Science Journals	1999-present
WorldCat	Books and other materials in libraries worldwide	1000BC-present

Research & Citation Guides

19th and 20th Century Science - Selected Resources

A guide to selected resources in the study of 19th and 20th Century Science.

19th Century Europe - Introduction to Research

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19th Century Europe - Selected Sources

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19th Century Europe - Selected Websites

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19th Century Middle East - Introduction to Research

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20th Century Europe - Introduction to Research

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African American History - Finding Journals, Newspapers and Government Documents

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African American History - Selected Resources

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African American History to 1865 - Finding Primary Sources

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African American History to 1865 - Introduction to Library Research

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African American History to 1865 - Introduction to Research

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African American History to 1865 - Introduction to Research

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African American History to 1865 - Selected Resources

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African American History to 1865 - Selected Websites

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African American Memory and History

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Atlantic Migrations - Introduction to Research

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Canada's Great War - Finding Primary Sources

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Children Past and Present - Introduction to Research

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Civil Rights - Finding Primary Sources

Includes a definition and methods to locate primary sources on the US Civil Rights Movement.

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Civil Rights - Introduction to Research

Includes using Encore and journal databases to locate sources on the U.S. Civil Rights Movement

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Civil Rights - Selected Websites

"Trustworthy" websites covering the US Civil Rights Movement.

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Civil War - Finding Primary Sources

An introduction to finding primary source BOOKS, JOURNAL ARTICLES and IMAGES pertaining to the United States Civil War.

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Civil War - Finding Scholarly Sources

Includes: finding books, journals and journal articles; RefWorks; ConnectNY and Interlibrary Loan.

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Civil War - Historiography

Includes a definition of historiography as well as ways to find sources and examples.

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Civil War - Journal Indexes

The journal indexes listed below are excellent sources for primary documents pertaining to the Civil War.

Civil War - Selected Journals

A list of journals subscribed to by St. Lawrence University that cover Civil War topics.

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Civil War - Selected Websites

Includes trustworthy websites that deal with all aspects of the U.S. Civil War.

Comparative Asian Colonialism - Introduction to Library Research

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Debating Muslim - Introduction to Library Research

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European Identities - "Designing Britain / Punch Project

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European Imperialism - Finding Primary Sources

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European Imperialism - Introduction to Research

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Finding and Using Historical Statistics

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Finding books in an academic library can be challenging. This guide offers an introduction to finding books in the ODY Library and the Launders Science Library. Remember that you are always welcome to ask a librarian should you need assistance.

History - Selected Resources

Looking for resources to use for your research? The following is a list of selected resources for research in History. It includes links to websites, books in our reference collection and more.

History Databases

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Identifying Scholarly Literature

Can't decide whether an article is scholarly or not? This guide will give you some tips and criteria to help in your decision making process.

International Agencies - Selected Websites

Includes websites on International Agencies, International Grant Makers, and Grant Proposal Writing.

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Islamic World - Introduction to Research

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Living with the Bomb - Finding Primary Sources

What is a primary source? Includes how to find primary source books, magazine and newspaper articles, and government documents.

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Living With the Bomb - Finding Scholarly Sources

Includes finding books and journal articles on your topic.

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Living with the Bomb - Selected Websites

A selected list of websites covering all topics nuclear...

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Modern Iran - Introduction to Research

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Movements of the 60's and 70's - Finding Primary Documents

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New South - Finding Primary Sources

Includes a definition of and ways to locate primary sources.

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New South - Introduction to Research

Includes finding books and journal articles on the "New South".

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North American Stories - Historiography

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North American Stories - Introduction to Research

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Nuclear World - Introduction to Research

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Ottoman Empire - Introduction to Research

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Primary Sources - A Guide to Finding Primary Sources

The primary literature is the raw material upon which critical, analytic, and historical studies are based. It also includes reports of the results of scientific experiments and observations of the natural world. The following is a guide to finding primary sources at the SLU Libraries.

ProQuest Black Newspapers

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Revolutionary Europe - Introduction to Library Research

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Sexualities and Gender in European History - Finding Scholarly Sources

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Slavery and Freedom in the Americas

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The South in History - Introduction to Research

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The South in History - Selected Resources

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The South in History - Selected Websites

African American History
Selected Websites

African American World
This site, sponsored by PBS, covers history, arts and culture, race and society, biographical profiles, and more. Features include a timeline of African American history from the 1400s on, links to public television readings and programs, and pro and con opinions on social issues.