Getting Full Text
If you do not see a PDF version of the article you need, click on the "Get at KU" button. This provides a list of full text sources. If there is no full text click on the link to do a search in the KU catalog to determine if KU has the print. If KU doesn't have the print order the article on Interlibrary Loan through the provided link.
Scholarly Articles
These databases index scholarly articles in history or related disciplines. If the full-text is not available use the GetatKU button to track down the actual article. Databases covering other subjects also contain historical materials. If researching a historical aspect of education, for example, be sure to search ERIC the discipline's essential index.
- America: history and life This link opens in a new windowAmerica: History and Life indexes articles, book reviews, and other secondary literature dealing with the United States and Canada.
- Bibliography of British and Irish history This link opens in a new windowThe Royal Historical Society's online bibliography provides bibliographic data on historical writing dealing with the British Isles, and with the British empire and commonwealth, during all periods for which written documentation is available - from 55BC to the present.
- Google Scholar (includes Get at KU) This link opens in a new windowGoogle Scholar is an excellent place to find materials when databases fail. Also, use the "Cited By" link under each citation to find other relevant materials.
- Historical abstracts This link opens in a new windowHistorical Abstracts indexes articles and other material covering world history, excluding the United States and Canada from 1450 to the present.
- Iter : gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance This link opens in a new windowAn online bibliography for articles, essays, books, and reviews for the study of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance (400-1700).
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowJSTOR provides access to older scholarly journals, among them almost 130 important history titles. Publication dates include most of the twentieth century.
- Project MUSE This link opens in a new windowThere are over 60 history titles published by The Johns Hopkins University Press accessible in ProjectMUSE. Coverage begins in 1995.
Subject Guide
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