LibGuides: History: Magazine and Journal Databases

Best databases for searching history topics

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window Academic Search Complete is the world's most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 12,500 journals and a total of more than 13,200 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1887, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format. Searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,400 journals.
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GreenFILE This link opens in a new window GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records.
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Military & Government Collection This link opens in a new window Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database offers a thorough collection of periodicals, academic journals, and other content pertinent to the increasing needs of those sites. The Military & Government Collection provides cover-to-cover full text for nearly 300 journals and periodicals and indexing and abstracts for more than 400 titles.
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OmniFile Full Text Select (H.W. Wilson) This link opens in a new window OmniFile Full Text Select includes the full-text records of the following 11 Wilson databases: Applied Science & Technology Full Text, Art Full Text, Biological & Agricultural Index Plus, Education Full Text, General Science Full Text, Humanities Full Text, Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals Full Text, Library Literature & Information Science Full Text, Reader's Guide Full Text, Social Sciences Full Text, and Wilson Business Full Text.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new window JSTOR includes core journals in economics, history, political science, and sociology, as well as in other key fields in the humanities and social sciences. This collection also contains titles in ecology, mathematics, and statistics.
Global Newsstream This link opens in a new window Global Newsstream enables users to search the most recent global news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring content from newspapers, newswires, and news sites in active full-text format. This product provides one of the largest collections of news from the US, Canada, Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Australia. All titles are cross-searchable on the ProQuest platform allowing researchers easy access to multiple perspectives, resources, and languages on the topic they are researching.
National Geographic Magazine This link opens in a new window The National Geographic Society has been inspiring people to care about the planet since 1888. It is one of the largest nonprofit scientific and educational institutions in the world. Its interests include geography, archaeology and natural science, and the promotion of environmental and historical conservation.
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Gale OneFile: U.S. History This link opens in a new window Library resource that provides periodical content covering events in U.S. history as well as scholarly work established in the field.
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Gale In Context: U.S. History This link opens in a new window Gale In Context: U.S. History is an engaging experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in U.S. history.
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Gale OneFile: World History This link opens in a new window Provides balanced coverage of events in world history with relevant articles updated daily - both current thinking and established scholarly work
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Gale In Context: World History This link opens in a new window Provides an overview of world history, covering the most-studied events, cultures, civilizations, religions, people, and more.
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Gale In Context: Biography This link opens in a new window Provides contextual information on the world's most influential people. Over 600,000 biographical entries cover a range of historically significant figures and present-day newsmakers.
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Gale OneFile: Military and Intelligence This link opens in a new window Library resource offering authoritative periodical content covering past and present military affairs.
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Gale OneFile: Diversity Studies This link opens in a new window Collection of journals that explores cultural differences, contributions, and influences in the global community.
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Gale OneFile: Pop Culture Studies This link opens in a new window Gale OneFile: Popular Culture Studies provides access to scholarly journals and magazines that both analyze and contribute to popular culture. The database offers useful information for researchers in social science, history, art or liberal arts courses.
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Tutorials

Ebscohost tutorials This page contains several tutorials on searching Ebscohost databases. Academic Search Complete, GreenFile, Military & Government Collection, and Omnifile are all Ebscohost databases.
JSTOR Tutorial
Global Newstream Help Page
National Geographic Help Log in required. Use your Harper portal login information.
History Study Center -- Local Video This is a video used in a history class explaining istory Study Center.
JSTOR -- Local Video This video was used in a Harper history class explaining JSTOR
Ebsco Databases -- Local Databses This video was part of a Harper History class presentation.
Gale OneFile U.S. History Tutorials
Gale In Context: U.S. History Tutorials
Gale OneFile: World History Tutorials
Gale In Context: World History Tutorials
Gale In Context: Biography Tutorials
Gale OneFile: Military and Intelligence Tutorials
Gale OneFile: Diversity Studies Tutorials
Gale OneFile: Pop Culture Studies Tutorials
Gale Academic OneFile Tutorials

History: Magazine and Journal Databases

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Best databases for searching history topics

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