Resources by Topic

History

Key Databases

Academic Search Complete

A comprehensive multi-disciplinary database that includes thousands of journal titles.

America: History and Life with Full Text  Canadian Resource Image 

Provides concrete literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present.

Frontier Life  Canadian Resource Image 

A digital collection of primary sources from 1650-1920 including material from the Hudson Bay Archives and the Glenbow Archives. The free access is provided through a collaboration between Consortia Canada and Adam Matthew.

Historical Abstracts with Full Text

Access journal articles and book content covering world history, military history, women's history, history of education and many other related topics.

JSTOR

Our collection includes JSTOR's Arts & Sciences I and Language and Literature archive collections.

MLA International Bibliography

Subjects covered in this resource include: literature, language and linguistics, folklore, film, literary theory & criticism, dramatic arts, as well as the historical aspects of printing and publishing. 

Project MUSE

The basic research collection has more than 200 scholarly journal titles in the humanities and social sciences.

Sage Premier

Includes leading international peer-reviewed journals, including high-impact research titles published on behalf of over 245 scholarly and professional societies. Covers subject areas including business, humanities, social sciences, science & technology and medicine.

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