Selected Databases
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America: History and Life (with Full Text)Full text coverage of the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Includes nearly 200 journals and 100 books, selective indexing for over 1,700 journals, and abstracts in English of foreign language articles.
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Historical Abstracts with Full TextFull text for more than 540 journals and 140 books, indexing of historical articles from more than 2,300 journals in over 40 languages, and searchable cited references for more than 500 journals. Coverage dates back to 1953, with some coverage for titles back to the early 20th century. Subjects include world history, military history, women’s history, history of education and more.
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Diversity Studies CollectionMore than 2.7 million articles from 150 journals, updated daily, exploring cultural differences, contributions, and influences in the global community.
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JSTORMaxwell Library has access to more than 3,500 journal titles across the following five collections: Arts & Sciences I, II, III, IV, and Ecology and Botany I. Subject coverage includes mathematics, philosophy, anthropology, economics, history, literature, population studies, sociology, music, art, law, education, business, botany, and ecology.
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Salem HistoryOnline access to the following series published by Salem Press: Decades (8 volumes 1920s-1990s), Encyclopedia of American Immigration, Great Athletes, Great Events from History (3 volumes), Great Lives from History (6 volumes), Historical Encyclopedia of American Business, and Milestone Documents (2 volumes).
Primary Sources
- Historical New York Times (ProQuest News & Newspapers) This link opens in a new windowProvides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time, covering 1851-2013.
Search Webster (Library Catalog)
Other Resources
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