History Research Guide

ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
You can use a library electronic resources from any computer on or off campus. See a complete listing of electronic resources by name, provider, or subject. Databases covering history are listed below.

HISTORY SPECIFIC DATABASES

• European Views of the Americas: 1493-1750 (EBSCO) - guide to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750
• Oxford Reference Online: History - Find definitions, facts, figures, and more from Oxford reference titles.
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• Massachusetts History Online (Gale/Infotrac) - articles on Massachusetts people, places and historical events
• U.S. History in Context (Gale/Infotrac) - authoritative information on people, events, and topics in U.S. History from reference books, journals, news articles, and primary source documents. You will also find images, multimedia, and links to vetted websites.
• World History In Context (Gale/Infotrac) - reliable information on people, events, and topics in World History from reference books, journals, news articles, and primary source documents. You will also find images, multimedia, and links to vetted websites.

OTHER DATABASES COVERING HISTORY

• Academic OneFile (Gale/Infotrac) - scholarly database containing journals, podcasts, and transcripts
• Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) - scholarly database containing peer-reviewed journals
• Expanded Academic (Gale/Infotrac) - scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images
  
• Guide to Social Science and Religion - index to periodicals covering religion and social science
  
• Lexis-Nexis Academic - news, business, legal, medical, and reference information
  
• Masterfile Premier (EBSCO) - general reference publications, biographies, primary source documents, and an image collection
• MLA International Bibliography (EBSCO) - bibliography of journal articles, books and dissertations with links to many full text articles
• Sage Journals Online - a searchable collection of scholarly online journals published by Sage, covering many subject areas including history
   

More electronic resources are available through the Boston Public Library. However, you must first take a minute to sign up for a BPL eCard.

• Boston Public Library History Resources

JOURNALS

• Gordon's Periodical List is a complete list of all journals available through Jenks Library (full text in databases, online, and print).
• • You can search for a journal title in Periodical List.
  • You can also see subjects under the categories of  History (General) and History of Europe, History: America or History of Civilization in Periodical List. Click on a subject to view the journals available.
• Print journals are located in the periodicals area on the 4th floor of Jenks. Please note that journals are arranged alphabetically by title, not by subject area.
   

BOOKS

• Search the online catalog to find materials on topics in history.
• If you want to browse the shelves, some related call numbers are:

D	History (General)
DA	Great Britain
DB-DR	Europe
DS	Asia
DT	Africa
DU	Oceania, Australia
E	United States
F	US Local history. Canada. Central and South America

                                                               

• Location Guide

WEB SITES

• The American Civil War Homepage - a directory of Web sites about the Civil War period. Intended for general audiences, this site will lead you to narrative overviews, bibliographies, photographs, and primary source documents.
• Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
• African-American History and Culture - Resources from the Smithsonian Institute
• American Association of Museums - Directory of 3,000 museums, ethical guidelines for museums, and more
• American Memory - Treasures from the Library of Congress Collection
• Foreign Relations of the United States - The official historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and diplomatic activity provided by the State Department's Office of the Historian.
• History Matters - Designed for high school and college teachers and students, this site serves as a gateway to web resources and offers other useful materials for teaching U.S. history. 
• National Archives and Records Administration - Research guides, online exhibits, databases, lesson plans
• • Access to Archival Databases (AAD) - Online access to a selection of nearly 50 million historic electronic records created by more than 20 federal agencies on a wide range of topic
  • Archival Research Catalog (ARC) - Primary source material for the study of American history
• National Jukebox - historical sound recordings from the collections of the Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation and other contributing libraries and archives. Includes "spoken word" recordings such as speeches, recitations and comedies.
• Naval Historical Center
• New Deal Network - Lesson plans, student project ideas, and links to other sites about the New Deal
• Presidential Libraries - Overview of Presidential Library System and links to individual libraries
• World Digital Library - Online collection of primary materials from countries around the world, a collaborative effort between Library of Congress, UNESCO, and many countries.

Recommend a Website - Do you know of a good history Web site to add to our list?

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