Welcome!
This subject guide is intended to be
a starting point for your research on historical topics. Recommended databases,
journals, reference tools, and websites are listed (and linked when it is an
electronic resource) from the menu above.
Books
Books in
Blackwell Library:
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Search the online
Library Catalog
for books in Blackwell Library. You can search by Title, Author, Subject or
Keyword, or you can do a browse search. The books you can check out say "Stacks"
before the call number and are located on the second floor of the
library. Click on the title of the book and then the "availability" button
to find your books location.
Ordering
books from the USMAI catalog:
Using Interlibrary Loan (ILIAD)
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Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
is a service offered to
patrons who are unable to find certain books or articles
through Blackwell Library or other USMAI Libraries. Library staff may be
able to request these items if they are
owned by
libraries across the United States. You will have to create your own ILIAD
account.
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To create your account click here:
Iliad
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To search
for books outside of USMAI Libraries use
WorldCat:
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For off-campus access of WorldCat,
please use
Research Port.
Databases
These are
databases in which you will find articles relating to history. These links will
only work from on campus. For off-campus access, please use
Research Port.
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Academic Search Premier -
a multidisciplinary database from
EBSCO with a mix of scholarly and popular resources, a lot of full-text and
Find It links when there is no full-text available.
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American History and Life
- Information on articles, books,
book reviews, and dissertations on U.S. and Canadian history from prehistory
to the present. Covers more than 2000 international worldwide. Includes
links to full text of selected journal articles.
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Early American Newspapers
- Included in Archive of Americana (Readex), Early American
Newspapers indexes & provides full text of hundreds of historic newspapers
listed in Clarence Brigham's authoritative bibliography.
Excellent source for primary documents.
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Historical Documents
Series - This series of publications is issued
annually with approximately 100 full-text primary source documents in
each volume, covering the most significant events that happen each year.
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Historical
New York Times - This database provides full-text
and full-image articles from the New York Times. The collection includes
digital reproductions of every page from every issue--cover to cover--in
downloadable PDF files. Excellent source for primary documents.
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Historical Statistics of the United
States - Complete text of the 5 volume Millennial edition,
2006. Provides data in electronic format useful for statistical analysis.
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Historical
Washington Post - This database provides full-text and
full-image articles from the Washington Post. The collection includes
digital reproductions of every page from every issue--cover to cover--in
downloadable PDF files. Excellent source for primary
documents.
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Humanities International Complete -
A comprehensive
database of humanities content, providing full text of hundreds of journals,
books & other published sources from arount the world. This database
includes data from American Humanities Index & Humanities International
Index.
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JSTOR -Electronic
archive of core journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
Includes complete runs of journals with full-text of all articles published
prior to the most current five years.
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Maryland State Archives
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Maryland State
Archives is the historical agency for Maryland and serves
as the central depository for government records of permanent value. Records
date from the founding of the colony in 1634 to the present.
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U.S Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1980
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Provides indexing & full text of
historical reports, documents, & journals of the U. S. Senate & House of
Representatives.
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Women and Social Movements in the
United Sates 1600-2000 - A resource for students and
scholars of U.S. history and U.S. women's history. Organized around the
history of women in social movements in the U.S. between 1600 and 2000.
Websites
CIA World
Factbook: The CIA World Factbook has up to date country information.
