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Databases for History

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Academic Search Complete (ASC) A broad database covering many disciplines, but with good coverage of economic and social history. Historical Abstracts Covers history of all regions of the world, excluding North America, from 1450 to the present day. Humanities International Complete (HIC) HIC provides full text of hundreds of journals, books and other published sources from around the world, focusing on the Arts and Humanities. International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) One of the largest and most comprehensive social science databases in the world, with very good coverage of history. JSTOR Contains back issues of many important history journals. For most, however, access stops three years ago. Sage Journals Online Contains full-text articles of the most popular peer-reviewed journals in Communication Studies, Management & Organization Studies, Materials Science, Politics, Psychology, Sociology, and Urban Studies & Planning. Access is to subscribed journals only, get a list by clicking on “SAGE journals available to me”. Can also read summaries to journal articles we don’t subscribe to or which might be available via other databases. Zetoc The British Library's Electronic Table of Contents, covering journals and conference proceedings.

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