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Historical Abstracts (EBSCO)

An index with abstracts to more than 1,800 journals in 40 languages on world history from 1450 to the present. [more info]

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Bibliography of British & Irish History (Brepolis)

The Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) provides historical data on the British Isles from 55BC to present. Secondary sources only. [more info]

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JSTOR

Full online text and images for back issues of selected scholarly journals in history, economics, political science, anthropology, sociology, literature, etc. [more info]

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OmniFile Full Text Mega (EBSCO)

An index with abstracts and some full text covering all subjects, including humanities and social sciences. [more info]

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Books / Book Chapters

Historical Abstracts (EBSCO)

An index with abstracts to more than 1,800 journals in 40 languages on world history from 1450 to the present. [more info]

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ARTFL: American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language

Provides the complete text of nearly 2,000 French works including classic works of French literature, non-fiction prose, and technical writing. [more info]

Bibliography of British & Irish History (Brepolis)

The Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) provides historical data on the British Isles from 55BC to present. Secondary sources only. [more info]

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ECCO: Eighteenth Century Collections Online (Gale)

Provides digital editions of nearly all books published in Great Britain in the 18th century... [more info]

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WorldCat (OCLC / Firstsearch)

Catalog of over 62 million titles cataloged by libraries worldwide ... [more info]

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Images

ARTstor

Image database containing over 1 million images in subject areas such as art, architecture, music, religion, anthropology, world history, literature and more. [more info]

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ECCO: Eighteenth Century Collections Online (Gale)

Provides digital editions of nearly all books published in Great Britain in the 18th century... [more info]

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LIFE Photo Archive

Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. [more info]

Internet

Letters & Diaries

British and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries (Alexander Street Press)

Primary source database offering women's diaries and letters... [more info]

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Maps and Atlases

ECCO: Eighteenth Century Collections Online (Gale)

Provides digital editions of nearly all books published in Great Britain in the 18th century... [more info]

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News Articles

17th and 18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers (Gale)

A collection of English news media in the form of newspapers, pamphlets, and broadsides from the United Kingdom collected by Reverend Charles Burney. [more info]

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19th Century British Library Newspapers (Gale)

Search the contents of 49 local and national newspapers from nineteenth century Britain. Includes titles such as the Freeman's Journal, Lloyd's Illustrated Newspaper, and the Pall Mall Gazette. [more info]

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British Newspaper Archive

The British Newspaper Archive contains millions of digitized newspapers owned by the British Library. While searching is free, there is a fee to download full text articles. JMU Libraries are not responsible for paying these fees. [more info]

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Primary Sources

17th and 18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers (Gale)

A collection of English news media in the form of newspapers, pamphlets, and broadsides from the United Kingdom collected by Reverend Charles Burney. [more info]

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19th Century British Library Newspapers (Gale)

Internet

ARTFL: American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language

Provides the complete text of nearly 2,000 French works including classic works of French literature, non-fiction prose, and technical writing. [more info]

British and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries (Alexander Street Press)

Primary source database offering women's diaries and letters... [more info]

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ECCO: Eighteenth Century Collections Online (Gale)

Provides digital editions of nearly all books published in Great Britain in the 18th century... [more info]

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Reference Information

Bibliographic Index

Online access to Bibliographic Index is no longer available. Print volumes for 1937-2008 (v.1-48) are available in Carrier Library. Please stop by the public service desk for assistance with retrieval. [more info]

Carrier Library - Reference

Blackwell Reference Online - History (Blackwell)

A collection of full-text reference books in history. [more info]

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Cambridge Histories Online (Cambridge University Press)

Cambridge Histories Online provides political, economic and social history, philosophy and literature... [more info]

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Credo Reference (Credo Reference)

Search over 500 reference titles using Credo. [more info]

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Guide to Reference (ALA)

A selective guide of reference sources, organized by academic discipline... [more info]

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Oxford Bibliographies Online (Oxford University Press)

Find subject specific lists of scholarly articles in Oxford Bibliographies Online (OBO). Each research guide in OBO provides an introduction to the topic and annotated bibliographic lists of books and articles recommended by scholars in the field. [more info]

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Oxford Reference Online (Oxford University Press)

Database of full-text scholarly reference books on all subjects. [more info]

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Reference Universe (Paratext)

Search most of JMU's reference collection for background articles from encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, etc. [more info]

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Videos

Films on Demand

A streaming video resource containing thousands of educational videos in 8 subject areas. Includes access to archival films and newsreels. [more info]

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