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Best Bet Databases for Secondary Source Articles
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America: History and Life This link opens in a new window U.S. and Canadian history, from prehistory to the present. Local, state, and international journals (mostly English-language). Links out to many full-text articles from other databases.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new window Journals in many areas, such as History, African American Studies, Anthropology, etc.
(Also historical pamphlets, 17th-19th centuries, most produced by Britain but pertaining to many countries and peoples. To search these, use Advanced Search and check "Pamphlets.")
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Project MUSE This link opens in a new window Journals in many subjects, ranging from the humanities to sciences.
Additional Databases for Secondary Source Articles
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Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window Provides full text for thousands of academic, social sciences, humanities, general science, education, and multi-cultural journals, along with indexing and abstracts for thousands more.
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Arts and Humanities Citation Index (part of Web of Science) This link opens in a new window World's leading arts and humanities journals, as well as key science and social science journals.
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OmniFile Full Text, Mega Edition This link opens in a new window Provides indexing, abstracts, and full text for journals in almost all subject areas.