History Research Guide - Subject Databases
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History Article Databases at Concordia
- America: History and Life
references to articles, book reviews and dissertations about Canadian and U.S. history - Historical Abstracts
references to articles, books and dissertations about history everywhere except Canada and the U.S., covering 1450 to the present - International Medieval Bibliography (IMB) Online
- ITER: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Databases that include History References
- Academic Search Complete
- Année Philologique
References to publications about classical history - Alternative Press Index
- Annotated Bibliography on Antisemitism
- Arts & Humanities Citation Index
- Bibliography of Asian Studies
- Book Review Index Plus (Fulltext)
- CBCA Reference
- CPI.Q (Canadian Periodical Index Fulltext)
- Canadian Research Index (index to government documents)
- Canadian Newsstand (Fulltext)
- Eureka.cc (French language newspapers)
- Factiva
Fulltext newspaper articles from around the world - First Nations Periodical Index
- FRANCIS
- Gender Studies Database
- Geobase
- Handbook of Latin American Studies
- HAPI (Hispanic American Periodical Index) Online
- Humanities Abstracts
- Index Islamicus
- Ingenta
- International Political Science Abstracts
- Jewish Question in German-Speaking Countries (1848-1914)
- JSTOR
- LEXIS-NEXIS (available only within the Library)
- PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service)
International
References to journal articles, books, international and U.S. government documents, from 1915 to the present - Periodicals Archive Online
Fulltext articles from over 500 periodicals from 1802 to 2000 - ProQuest
Dissertations and Theses
Includes fulltext of North American theses produced from 1997 to the present - Repère
- Social Sciences Abstracts
- Theses Canada
- Web
of Science
Includes Arts and Humanities Citation Index and Social Sciences Citation Index - Worldcat
History Primary Source Databases at Concordia
- British and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries (Alexander Street Press Collection)
- British House of Commons Parliamentary Papers
- China: Trade, Politics and Culture, 1793-1980 (Adam Matthew Digital Collection)
- Defining Gender, 1450-1910 (Adam Matthew Digital Collection)
- Digital National Security Archive
- Early Canadiana Online
- Early Encounters in North America (Alexander Street Press Collection)
- Early English Books Online (EEBO)
- Empire Online (Adam Matthew Digital Collection)
- Globe & Mail: Canada's Heritage from 1844
- Mass Observation Online (Adam Matthew Digital Collection)
- Medieval Travel Writing (Adam Matthew Digital Collection)
- New York Times on ProQuest Historical Newspapers
- North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries and Oral Histories (Alexander Street Press Collection)
- North American Indian Thought and Culture (Alexander Street Press Collection)
- North American Women's Letters and Diaries (Alexander Street Press Collection)
- Oral History Online (Alexander Street Press Collection)
- Periodicals Archive Online
- Slavery, Abolition and Social Justice, 1490-2007 (Adam Matthew Digital Collection)
- Times Digital Archive 1785-1985
- Vanderbilt Television News Archive
U.S. network news broadcasts back to 1968 - Women and Social Movements in the United States (Alexander Street Press Collection)
Free History Databases on the Web
- AfricaBib
Includes Bibliography of Africana Periodical Literature Database, as well as a bibliography on women travelers and explorers to Africa
- Electronic
Journal of Africana Bibliography
A refereed online journal of bibliographies covering all aspects of Africa.
- Quarterly
Index of African Periodical Literature
An index of over 300 selected periodicals acquired by the Library of Congress from 29 African countries
- BOPCRIS:
British Official Publications Collaborative Reader Information Service
Searchable index of British official publications from 1688-1995.
- English
Short Title Catalogue (ESTC)
British Library database of English printed material published between 1473 and 1800, mainly in Britain and North America. Concordia Library has microfilm of most of the items published between 1475 and 1640, and many from 1641 to 1700.
- Royal
Historical Society Bibliography
This online bibliography provides citations to books and articles dealing with the history of the British Isles. It includes all titles listed in the R.H.S Annual Bibliographies of British and Irish History, formerly a print bibliography, now replaced by this online bibliography. Also included are all titles from Writings on British History, covering publications from 1901-1974, and pre-1901 publications from the bibliographies published by the Oxford University Press. The database includes the contents of the London's Past Online project, and the Irish History Online project.
- Early
Modern Women Database
"The Early Modern Women Database provides links to Web resources useful for the study of women in early modern Europe and the Americas. It focuses on the period from ca. 1500 to ca. 1800 and includes links to Web sites about the Medieval period and 19th Century as well."
- Feminae:
Medieval Women and Gender Index
Covers journal articles, book reviews and essays in books about women, sexuality and gender during the Middle Ages.
- ViVa:
A Bibliography of Women's History in Historical and Women's Studies
Journals
A database of articles published since 1975.
page last updated on: Friday 2 March 2012
