Research Librarian
Alana Kumbier
Contact:
Frost Library
413-542-5454
Start With These
This core History database is a good place to start!
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Historical Abstracts with Full Text (1955 to present)Core database for scholarly literature about world history since 1450 (excluding the United States and Canada).
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Bibliography of Asian Studies (1973 to present)Index to articles and books in Asian Studies, including humanities and social sciences.
More Library Databases
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Academic Search Premier (date coverage varies)Full-text articles from over 3,600 journals in the social sciences, arts and humanities, and sciences.
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America, History & Life (1964 to present)Core database for the world's scholarly literature on the history and culture of the United States and Canada.
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JSTORFull-text backfiles of over two thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Alumni access
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Project MuseOnline database of more than 200 journals from nonprofit publishers. Alumni access
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Index Islamicus (1906 to present)Covers literature on Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world, including Muslim areas of Asia and Africa.
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PAIS Index (1972 to present)Coverage of articles, selected books, government documents, research reports, and more from a wide range of social sciences.
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China Academic Journals (1994 to present)Full-text articles from 7,200 journals in mainland China, including core journals and specialty journals. Amherst has a full-text subscription to the Humanities portion. Chinese interface
Tip: Peer-reviewed articles
Peer-reviewed articles are:
- written by experts in the field
- assessed for validity and scholarly rigor by other experts in the field (peer review)
- published in scholarly journals