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| African History - see African Studies |
| American History - see North American History |
| Ancient History |
| Asian History - see Asian Studies |
| European History |
| Latin American History - see Latin American Studies |
| Medieval History |
| Middle Eastern History - see Middle Eastern Studies |
| North American History |
| United Kingdom |
| United States History - see North American History |
NOTE: If you are just beginning your research
or aren't sure where to go, you may search a number of
history-related databases at the same time using the History
articles option for OhioLINK's
Quick
Search.
Ancient History
Depending on your specific topic, you may find
resources listed on the subject pages for Anthropology and
Archaeology, Art, Classical Studies, Philosophy, and
Religious
Studies to be useful in addition to the resources listed below.
The following databases/indexes are designed to provide links to
online resources. To find books, you will need to consult the
Hiram College Library
Catalog and, perhaps, the
OhioLINK catalog.
1. Databases/indexes to find
periodical articles - These databases are designed to
help you identify relevant periodical articles through keyword or
subject searches. In most cases there will be links to either
the online version of the article or a listing of the library's
holdings. If you are not sure, you may check the library's
periodical
holdings list and/or its
list of
online journals. These databases are listed in the order
in which the library recommends them.
| Database Name | Link to access from on-campus | Link to access from off-campus if available | Info about the database |
| TOCS-IN |
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| Humanities International Complete |
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| Academic Search Complete |
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2.
Databases/indexes of e-journals - These databases store
runs of complete periodical titles. In most cases the
databases listed above will link to the full-text in these databases
and you do not need to search them, too. If, however, you need
only a couple of good, scholarly articles on a topic, you should
consider searching these databases.
| Database Name | Link to access from on-campus | Link to access from off-campus if available | Info about the database |
| JSTOR |
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| Electronic Journal Center (EJC) |
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3. Databases
of e-books - These databases provide the full-text of
selected online books. These books are also available in
print. Since many more books are in print than online, you may
also wish to search the
Hiram College Library Catalog and/or the
OhioLINK catalog.
| Database Name | Link to access from on-campus | Link to access from off-campus if available | Info about the database |
| Humanities E-Book |
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| Project Gutenberg |
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4. Databases
of reference e-books - These specialized reference
materials (encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, guides, etc) are
designed to give you background information, an overview of a topic,
or quick facts.
| Database Name | Link to access from on-campus | Link to access from off-campus if available | Info about the database |
| Military History: e-reference books |
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| Oxford Reference, Classics |
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| Oxford Reference, History |
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| Oxford Reference, Military History |
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| World History: e-reference books |
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5. Primary
Sources - The first title listed will help you identify
archival collections on your topic. You may need to travel to
that archives in order to see a copy of the item. For more
information on that, please consult a Reference Librarian. The
remaining databases contain the text of primary source documents or
serve as an index to documents from an earlier time period. Be
sure to click the blue Info dot to learn more about the database if
you are unsure if it might be useful for your topic.
You may also find primary sources that have been
published through the Hiram College Library catalog and/or the
OhioLINK catalog. You can look for works (diaries,
correspondence, memoirs, etc.) by key players in your topic (just
search them as authors) or by doing keyword searches on your topic
and the word sources, e.g., Hiram and sources.
| Database Name | Link to access from on-campus | Link to access from off-campus if available | Info about the database |
| NUCMC (National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections) |
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| Greek and Latin Inscriptions |
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European History (all of Europe for all time periods)
Depending on your specific topic, you may find
resources listed on the subject pages for Art,
Biography,
Philosophy,
Political Science, and
Religious Studies to be useful in
addition to the resources listed below.
The following databases/indexes are designed to provide links to
online resources. To find books, you will need to consult the
Hiram College Library
Catalog and, perhaps, the
OhioLINK catalog.
1. Databases/indexes to find
periodical articles - These databases are designed to
help you identify relevant periodical articles through keyword or
subject searches. In most cases there will be links to either
the online version of the article or a listing of the library's
holdings. If you are not sure, you may check the library's
periodical
holdings list and/or its
list of
online journals. These databases are listed in the order
in which the library recommends them.
| Database Name | Link to access from on-campus | Link to access from off-campus if available | Info about the database |
| Historical Abstracts |
|
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| Humanities International Complete |
|
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|
| Francis |
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| Academic Search Complete |
|
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|
2.
Databases/indexes of e-journals - These databases store
runs of complete periodical titles. In most cases the
databases listed above will link to the full-text in these databases
and you do not need to search them, too. If, however, you need
only a couple of good, scholarly articles on a topic, you should
consider searching these databases.
| Database Name | Link to access from on-campus | Link to access from off-campus if available | Info about the database |
| JSTOR |
|
|
|
| Electronic Journal Center (EJC) |
|
|
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| History Cooperative |
|
|
|
3. Databases
of e-books - These databases provide the full-text of
selected online books. These books are also available in
print. Since many more books are in print than online, you may
also wish to search the
Hiram College Library Catalog and/or the
OhioLINK catalog.
| Database Name | Link to access from on-campus | Link to access from off-campus if available | Info about the database |
| Humanities E-Book |
|
|
|
| Project Gutenberg |
|
|
|
4. Databases
of reference e-books - These specialized reference
materials (encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, guides, etc) are
designed to give you background information, an overview of a topic,
or quick facts.
| Database Name | Link to access from on-campus | Link to access from off-campus if available | Info about the database |
| Military History: e-reference books |
|
|
|
| Oxford Reference, History |
|
|
|
| World History: e-reference books |
|
|
|
5. Primary
Sources - The first title listed will help you identify
archival collections on your topic. You may need to travel to
that archives in order to see a copy of the item. For more
information on that, please consult a Reference Librarian. The
remaining databases contain the text of primary source documents or
serve as an index to documents from an earlier time period. Be
sure to click the blue Info dot to learn more about the database if
you are unsure if it might be useful for your topic.
You may also find primary sources that have been
published through the Hiram College Library catalog and/or the
OhioLINK catalog. You can look for works (diaries,
correspondence, memoirs, etc.) by key players in your topic (just
search them as authors) or by doing keyword searches on your topic
and the word sources, e.g., Hiram and sources.
| Database Name | Link to access from on-campus | Link to access from off-campus if available | Info about the database |
| NUCMC (National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections) |
|
|
|
Medieval History
Depending on your specific topic, you may find
resources listed on the subject pages for Art,
Philosophy, and
Religious Studies to be useful in addition to the resources listed
below.
The following databases/indexes are designed to provide links to
online resources. To find books, you will need to consult the
Hiram College Library
Catalog and, perhaps, the
OhioLINK catalog.
1. Databases/indexes to find
periodical articles - These databases are designed to
help you identify relevant periodical articles through keyword or
subject searches. In most cases there will be links to either
the online version of the article or a listing of the library's
holdings. If you are not sure, you may check the library's
periodical
holdings list and/or its
list of
online journals. These databases are listed in the order
in which the library recommends them.
| Database Name | Link to access from on-campus | Link to access from off-campus if available | Info about the database |
| ITER |
|
No |
|
| Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index |
|
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| Humanities International Complete |
|
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| Academic Search Complete |
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|
2.
Databases/indexes of e-journals - These databases store
runs of complete periodical titles. In most cases the
databases listed above will link to the full-text in these databases
and you do not need to search them, too. If, however, you need
only a couple of good, scholarly articles on a topic, you should
consider searching these databases.
| Database Name | Link to access from on-campus | Link to access from off-campus if available | Info about the database |
| JSTOR |
|
|
|
| Electronic Journal Center (EJC) |
|
|
|
3. Databases
of e-books - These databases provide the full-text of
selected online books. These books are also available in
print. Since many more books are in print than online, you may
also wish to search the
Hiram College Library Catalog and/or the
OhioLINK catalog.
| Database Name | Link to access from on-campus | Link to access from off-campus if available | Info about the database |
| Humanities E-Book |
|
|
|
| Project Gutenberg |
|
|
|
4. Databases
of reference e-books - These specialized reference
materials (encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, guides, etc) are
designed to give you background information, an overview of a topic,
or quick facts.
| Database Name | Link to access from on-campus | Link to access from off-campus if available | Info about the database |
| Oxford Reference, History |
|
|
|
| World History: e-reference books |
|
|
|
5. Primary
Sources - The first title listed will help you identify
archival collections on your topic. You may need to travel to
that archives in order to see a copy of the item. For more
information on that, please consult a Reference Librarian. The
remaining databases contain the text of primary source documents or
serve as an index to documents from an earlier time period. Be
sure to click the blue Info dot to learn more about the database if
you are unsure if it might be useful for your topic.
You may also find primary sources that have been
published through the Hiram College Library catalog and/or the
OhioLINK catalog. You can look for works (diaries,
correspondence, memoirs, etc.) by key players in your topic (just
search them as authors) or by doing keyword searches on your topic
and the word sources, e.g., Hiram and sources.
| Database Name | Link to access from on-campus | Link to access from off-campus if available | Info about the database |
| NUCMC (National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections) |
|
|
|
North American History (United States and Canada)
Depending on your specific topic, you may find
resources listed on the subject pages for Art,
Biography, English
and Literature, Political Science, and
Religious Studies to be
useful in addition to the resources listed below.
The following databases/indexes are designed to provide links to
online resources. To find books, you will need to consult the
Hiram College Library
Catalog and, perhaps, the
OhioLINK catalog.
1. Databases/indexes to find
periodical articles - These databases are designed to
help you identify relevant periodical articles through keyword or
subject searches. In most cases there will be links to either
the online version of the article or a listing of the library's
holdings. If you are not sure, you may check the library's
periodical
holdings list and/or its
list of
online journals. These databases are listed in the order
in which the library recommends them.
| Database Name | Link to access from on-campus | Link to access from off-campus if available | Info about the database |
| America: History and Life |
|
|
|
| Humanities International Complete |
|
|
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| Academic Search Complete |
|
|
|
2.
Databases/indexes of e-journals - These databases store
runs of complete periodical titles. In most cases the
databases listed above will link to the full-text in these databases
and you do not need to search them, too. If, however, you need
only a couple of good, scholarly articles on a topic, you should
consider searching these databases.
| Database Name | Link to access from on-campus | Link to access from off-campus if available | Info about the database |
| JSTOR |
|
|
|
| Electronic Journal Center (EJC) |
|
|
|
| History Cooperative |
|
|
|
3. Databases
of e-books - These databases provide the full-text of
selected online books. These books are also available in
print. Since many more books are in print than online, you may
also wish to search the
Hiram College Library Catalog and/or the
OhioLINK catalog.
| Database Name | Link to access from on-campus | Link to access from off-campus if available | Info about the database |
| Humanities E-Book |
|
|
|
| Project Gutenberg |
|
|
|
| University of Pennsylvania Digital Library |
|
|
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| University of Virginia Electronic Text Center |
|
|
|
4. Databases
of reference e-books - These specialized reference
materials (encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, guides, etc) are
designed to give you background information, an overview of a topic,
or quick facts.
| Database Name | Link to access from on-campus | Link to access from off-campus if available | Info about the database |
| American History: e-reference books |
|
|
|
| Military History: e-reference books |
|
|
|
| Oxford Reference, History |
|
|
|
| Oxford Reference, Military History |
|
|
|
5. Primary
Sources - The first title listed will help you identify
archival collections on your topic. You may need to travel to
that archives in order to see a copy of the item. For more
information on that, please consult a Reference Librarian. The
remaining databases contain the text of primary source documents or
serve as an index to documents from an earlier time period. Be
sure to click the blue Info dot to learn more about the database if
you are unsure if it might be useful for your topic.
You may also find primary sources that have been
published through the Hiram College Library catalog and/or the
OhioLINK catalog. You can look for works (diaries,
correspondence, memoirs, etc.) by key players in your topic (just
search them as authors) or by doing keyword searches on your topic
and the word sources, e.g., Hiram and sources.
| Database Name | Link to access from on-campus | Link to access from off-campus if available | Info about the database |
| NUCMC (National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections) |
|
|
|
| American Memory Project |
|
|
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| American Periodicals Series |
|
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| Early Americas Digital Archive |
|
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| HarpWeek |
|
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| Kent State Shootings Oral Histories |
|
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| Lake Erie's Yesterdays (digital photos) |
|
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| National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Digital Images |
|
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| National Underground Railroad Freedom Center E-Books |
|
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| Ohio Memory Project |
|
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| (E. W.) Scripps Papers, 1868-1926 |
|
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| Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000 |
|
No |
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| Wright Brothers Digital Photographs |
|
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|
United Kingdom History
Depending on your specific topic, you may find
resources listed on the subject pages for Art,
Biography, English
and Literature, Philosophy,
Political Science, and
Religious Studies
to be useful in addition to the resources listed below.
The following databases/indexes are designed to provide links to
online resources. To find books, you will need to consult the
Hiram College Library
Catalog and, perhaps, the
OhioLINK catalog.
1. Databases/indexes to find
periodical articles - These databases are designed to
help you identify relevant periodical articles through keyword or
subject searches. In most cases there will be links to either
the online version of the article or a listing of the library's
holdings. If you are not sure, you may check the library's
periodical
holdings list and/or its
list of
online journals. These databases are listed in the order
in which the library recommends them.
| Database Name | Link to access from on-campus | Link to access from off-campus if available | Info about the database |
| Royal Historical Society Bibliography |
|
|
|
| Historical Abstracts |
|
|
|
| Humanities International Complete |
|
|
|
| Academic Search Complete |
|
|
|
2.
Databases/indexes of e-journals - These databases store
runs of complete periodical titles. In most cases the
databases listed above will link to the full-text in these databases
and you do not need to search them, too. If, however, you need
only a couple of good, scholarly articles on a topic, you should
consider searching these databases.
| Database Name | Link to access from on-campus | Link to access from off-campus if available | Info about the database |
| JSTOR |
|
|
|
| Electronic Journal Center (EJC) |
|
|
|
3. Databases
of e-books - These databases provide the full-text of
selected online books. These books are also available in
print. Since many more books are in print than online, you may
also wish to search the
Hiram College Library Catalog and/or the
OhioLINK catalog.
| Database Name | Link to access from on-campus | Link to access from off-campus if available | Info about the database |
| Humanities E-Book |
|
|
|
4. Databases
of reference e-books - These specialized reference
materials (encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, guides, etc) are
designed to give you background information, an overview of a topic,
or quick facts.
| Database Name | Link to access from on-campus | Link to access from off-campus if available | Info about the database |
| Military History: e-reference books |
|
|
|
| Oxford Reference, History |
|
|
|
| World History: e-reference books |
|
|
|
5. Primary
Sources - The first title listed will help you identify
archival collections on your topic. You may need to travel to
that archives in order to see a copy of the item. For more
information on that, please consult a Reference Librarian. The
remaining databases contain the text of primary source documents or
serve as an index to documents from an earlier time period. Be
sure to click the blue Info dot to learn more about the database if
you are unsure if it might be useful for your topic.
You may also find primary sources that have been
published through the Hiram College Library catalog and/or the
OhioLINK catalog. You can look for works (diaries,
correspondence, memoirs, etc.) by key players in your topic (just
search them as authors) or by doing keyword searches on your topic
and the word sources, e.g., Hiram and sources.
| Database Name | Link to access from on-campus | Link to access from off-campus if available | Info about the database |
| NUCMC (National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections) |
|
|
|