Librarian
History Databases
Finding Articles
Journal and magazine articles may be found by searching the library's collection of databases. All databases are accessible from off campus by logging-in with your EIU netID and password.
- History DatabasesLists all databases relevant to doing research in History available at Booth Library
Two leading History databases
- America: History and Life This link opens in a new windowTopics: United States History | Pre-Colonial Era to Present | Canadian History
- Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new windowSearch for articles covering the history of the world, excluding the United States and Canada, from 1450 to present | World history, military history, women's history, history of education, and more | Indexes 2,300 academic historical journals in over 40 languages, back to 1955
Other databases useful for History research
- Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new windowFull-text article database with broad subject coverage | Area Studies | Ethnic & Multicultural Studies | General Sciences | Social Sciences | Law | Politics & Government | Women`s Studies | Popular Culture | Search Multiple Databases
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowScholarly Journal Articles and Book Chapters | Broad Range of Disciplines in the Humanities, Social Sciences & Field Sciences
- Project MUSE This link opens in a new windowOnline scholarly journals and articles | Multi-disciplinary coverage | Includes literature and criticism, history, visual and performing arts, theater, cultural studies, education, philosophy, religion, political science, gender studies, social sciences, and more
