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Articles (from journals)
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Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
This is a great source for background information on any number of topics including history of science [more info]
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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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History of Science, Technology and Medicine (EBSCO)
Describes journal articles, conference proceedings, books, book reviews, and dissertations in the history of science, technology, and medicine. [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
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AccessScience: McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology Online (McGraw-Hill)
Encylopedia articles, illustrations, definitions, biographies, bibliographies, and learning resources ... [more info]
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JMU Library Catalog (LEO) (JMU Libraries)
Search the JMU library catalog for books, videos, or microfilm. [more info]
Internet
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WorldCat (OCLC / Firstsearch)
Catalog of over 62 million titles cataloged by libraries worldwide ... [more info]
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Help / Research Guides
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RefWorks
RefWorks is a Web-based bibliography and database manager that allows you to create your own personal database of bibliographic records.  For more info, view RefWorks in 5 Minutes, a short online video tutorial. [more info]
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Using Primary Sources
Curious on how to find and evaluated internet sources of primary materials? Check out this helpful guide. [more info]
 
 
Images
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American Memory (Library of Congress)
Digitized collections of primary source materials at the Library of Congress on American history and culture... [more info]
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News Articles
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New York Times: Historical (ProQuest)
Full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue to about 3 years ago... [more info]
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Primary Sources
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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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US Congressional Serial Set Digital Edition (Readex)
An incomparably rich collection of primary source material on all aspects of American history originating from Congress and other federal agencies...
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Reference Information
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AccessScience: McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology Online (McGraw-Hill)
Encylopedia articles, illustrations, definitions, biographies, bibliographies, and learning resources ... [more info]
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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
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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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Reference Universe (Paratext)
Search most of JMU's reference collection for background articles from encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, etc. [more info]
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Sponsored by VIVA, the Virtual Library of Virginia
 
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