Core Databases
Use these databases to find articles from journals and other publications. These databases focus on secondary sources. Depending on your research topic, other library databases may be helpful. Please contact a librarian at library@mst.edu for more information.
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America: History & LifeCovers the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present; provides limited full text content
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Historical AbstractsCovers world history from 1450 to the present, excluding material on the United States and Canada; provides limited full text content
Other Recommended Databases
These databases are collections of journals covering many subjects, including history and poltical science.
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Academic Search CompleteA multi-disciplinary database providing information about articles in a variety of publications, many of which are available in full text
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JSTORA scholarly journal archive containing full text article content back to the early twentieth century for some publications; does not include the most recent years for many of the journals
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Project MUSEProvides full-text articles from a variety of scholarly journals; includes access to the more recent issues of some titles archived in JSTOR
Finding Citing Sources
Both these databases allow users to see how often an article or other item has been cited in the literature and where it has been cited.
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ScopusAllows users to see how often and where materials have been cited, helping the researcher to find additional items
Search Summon
Summon allows you to search many sources (online journals, databases, and the library catalog) to find articles, books, and more with a single search. Because it does not cover all of the library's resources, searching individual databases may be necessary for a more complete search.
Films on Demand
Films on Demand is a searchable database of documentary films on many different topics.
Dictionary of National Biography
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Dictionary of National Biography - limited to 3 simultaneous usersThe DNB includes over 60,000 biographies of people who shaped British history and culture who died in or before 2012.
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