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University of Michigan Press Ebook CollectionNote: Freely available to read (not download)
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Discovery Search / Library CatalogFind articles, books, and more.
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Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad)Note: Electronic articles only until the library resumes normal operations. Physical requests cannot be fulfilled presently.
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Interlibrary Loan (EZBorrow)E-ZBorrow service cannot fulfill requests until further notice.
Citation Assistance
As a History student, you will need to use Chicago/Turabian citation style in your assignments. You can find help with this by going to our Turabian Citation guide. You can also find the manual for Chicago style in the reference section on the first floor of the library.
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The Chicago Manual of Style by Call Number: BF76.7 .P83 2010ISBN: 9780226287058Publication Date: 2017Technologies may change, but the need for clear and accurate communication never goes out of style.
Welcome!
Welcome to the History research guide! This guide is meant for anyone taking a History course, whether you are a History major, minor, or just taking a class for fun. If you cannot find what you are looking for in the guide, please contact the librarian for assistance.
Using the Guide
This Home page contains citation information, info about your subject librarian, and other library links and contact information. To navigate the guide for more information, use the tabs at the top of the page. The Newspaper Sources tab contains lists of databases and other websites where you can find full-text of newspaper articles. The Library Basics tab contains several pages with in-depth information on how to use library resources for your research. If you cannot find what you are looking for and/or you would like to get personalized help, please contact your subject librarian.
Resources
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America: History and Life with Full TextCovers history and culture of the United States and Canada and selected articles from scholarly journals in the social sciences and humanities.
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American National Biography OnlineProvides biographical resource on people from all eras who have influenced and shaped American history and culture. It also includes information on the landmark events in U.S. history.
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American PeriodicalsContains digitized images from American magazines and journals between 1741 and 1940. Spanning nearly 200 years-from colonial times to the advent of American involvement in World War II.
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Arts & Humanities Citation IndexThis Index provides quick and powerful access to bibliographies and citations in the arts & humanities.
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ARTstorThis collection documents artistic traditions across many times and cultures, and includes architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, design, and other forms of visual culture.
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AVON (Academic Video Online)It provides streaming videos from a variety of content such as documentaries, films, demonstrations, from around the world and across all subject areas.
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Biography In ContextFull-text biographical information of people throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas.
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Columbia International Affairs Online JournalsCIAO is designed to be the most complete source for theory and research in international affairs.
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Dissertations and ThesesProvides citations from doctoral dissertations and masters theses from North American graduate schools and European universities.
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Films on DemandFilms on Demand provides high-quality video and multimedia for academic, vocational and life-skills content.
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Historical Abstracts with Full TextCovers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present,. Unmatched in its scope and breadth of historical and related literature.
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Humanities SourceIt is designed to meet the needs of students, researchers, and educators interested in all aspects of the humanities. Full-text articles and book reviews.
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JSTORFull-text scholarly articles and a selection of books in a wide range of subject areas, primarily social sciences and humanities.
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KanopyKanopy is a video streaming solution offering access to more than 30,000 documentaries, movies, and educational videos from thousands of producers such as Criterion Collection, PBS, Great Courses, Kino Lorber and more.
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Newspapers.comOffers full page newspaper images with searchable full-text for millions of newspapers. The collection includes digital reproductions.
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Oxford Dictionary of National BiographyThe online dictionary contains biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the year 2000.
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Oxford English DictionaryMost authoritative & comprehensive English language dictionary in the world. Includes information on the English language, its history, & the social, cultural, and political influences that have shaped the language through the centuries.
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Readers' Guide Retrospective: 1890-1982It provides access to citations to popular periodicals and magazines on history-making events like the Vietnam War, the Irish potato famine, Nixon's impeachment, and more.
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Social Sciences Citation IndexProvides researchers, administrators, faculty, and students with quick, powerful access to the bibliographic and citation information they need to find research data, analyze trends, journals and researchers, and share their findings.
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