Research Guides: HIS 221/222 (American History): Find Scholarly Articles

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OneSearch This link opens in a new window
This research tool searches the library's resources, including books, ebooks, magazines, journals and newspapers in one powerful search.

JSTOR
JSTOR provides full-text access to books, academic journal articles, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.
Academic Search Complete
Academic Search Complete provides access to full-text eBook, magazine, and academic journal articles on a wide range of academic subjects.

Oxford University Press Journals This link opens in a new window
Includes over 300 journals covering a broad range of topics in Allied Health & Medicine, Arts & Humanities, Science & Mathematics, and Social Sciences.
Past & Present This link opens in a new window
This journal offers scholarly and original articles on historical, social and cultural change in all parts of the world.
Law Journal Library (HeinOnline) This link opens in a new window
This database includes more than 2,800 law and law-related periodicals featuring subjects such as criminal justice, political science, technology, human rights, and more.

History Reference Center
The History Research Center gives you access to full-text encyclopedias, reference books, eBooks, periodicals, biographies, and historical documents and is perfect for historical research.
Google Scholar
Use Google Scholar to find scholarly articles. Set up the Library Links feature to see what articles are available through the Delta College Library. Request other articles through Interlibrary loan!

Past & Present This link opens in a new window
This journal offers scholarly and original articles on historical, social and cultural change in all parts of the world.

American Historical Review
Presents articles, review articles, substantial numbers of book reviews and lists of recently published books in all areas of American history (12 month issue delay)
Journal of American History
Features a variety of pieces that deal with every aspect of American history, including state-of-the-field essays, broadly inclusive book reviews, and reviews of films, museum exhibitions, and Web sites (12 month issue delay).

Detroit Bibliography
The Marygrove Conservancy and the Institute for Detroit Studies present the fourth edition of Thomas A. Klug's Bibliography of Detroit History, Politics, and Culture: Late-Nineteenth Century to the Present. You may view the entire 217-page comprehensive bibliography or any of the twenty-seven topical sub-bibliographies.