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Library Databases: Scholarly Articles
Library databases provide access to scholarly journals and peer-reviewed articles. Here are a few databases that specialize in history, law, politics, and related subjects.
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Academic Search Premier
A very large general academic database covering a broad range of topics. It includes a mix of magazine and journal articles. Many items are full text.
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JSTOR
Scholarly journals and ebook chapters covering a variety of humanities topics. -
HeinOnline
HeinOnline offers original PDF copies in full text of legal collections, including full runs of law journals and case documents from the U.S. and internationally.
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SocINDEX
An excellent source of information on sociology and the social sciences, including full text for journals and information on books, dissertations, etc.
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Google Scholar
Although Google Scholar is not a library database, this free online resource allows you to quickly search hundreds of thousands of academic citations to articles, books, and more. Find full-text articles that you can access through library services, or request articles using Interlibrary Loan.
Library Databases: Overview & Background Information
Find articles and overviews that offer historical context, biographical information about historical figures, and primary source materials.
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U.S. History (Gale OneFile)
Topic-based overviews of historical issues, events, and people. Each topic includes reference information, relevant news and journal articles, and some primary sources.
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Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Search or browse through many current topics of interest here. Includes news, opinions and academic articles.
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World History (Gale OneFile)
Topic overviews in world history, covering major figures, countries and cultures, historical eras, and other historical topics. Pulls from a huge collection of reference books, periodicals, and images.
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