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HIS2005 Introduction to Historical Studies


About this Page

This page will assist you in locating secondary sources for your topic.


Common secondary sources for historical research include books and scholarly articles.

Finding Secondary Sources

Finding books on historical topics in the online catalog

Search Library Search to find scholarly books and monographs on historical topics. Use the advanced search feature. For example, use the "Subject" field to find books about a particular person, e.g. "Voltaire, 1894-1778."

Finding articles on historical topics in the databases

Search JSTOR to find full-text, full-image, scholarly articles on history topics. JSTOR is an archival database for selected titles in the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Search one or more of the History databases in the box below to find scholarly articles on history topics.

History Databases

Journal Title Search

Search for periodicals available full text.