Research Guide: History
- Getting Started
- Databases & Journals
- Comprehensive Sites
- Primary Sources
- Maps
- Course Guides
Note: Only databases with the publically accessible image are accessible off campus without your SUNY Oneonta username and password.
Academic Search Premier provided by SUNY Connect
Provides full text for nearly 4,650 journals (including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed publications) in nearly every area of academic study.
America History and Life (EBSCO interface) provided by the Student Technology Fee.
Bibliographic reference guide to the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Also available in print.
Annual Bulletin of Historical Literature provided by Milne Library
Provides a selective critical analysis of new historical books, journals and journal articles. Topics covered include Ancient History, Middle Ages, Sixteenth through Twentieth Centuries, Africa, the Americas, the Middle East, Asia, Australia, & the Pacific Islands.
AP Images provided by the Student Technology Fee
A source for photos and a selection of historical images. Can be a source for fashion photos. One simultaneous user.
Arts and Humanities Search provided by the Student Technology Fee
Available through FirstSearch. A citation index. References to over 1100 arts and humanities sources.
Biography and Genealogy Master Index provided by NOVEL NY
Gives citations to sources of biographical information for contemporary and historical figures around the world.
Daily Life through History provided by the Student Technology Fee
Online version of 17 print books devoted to the daily lives of people throughout the past.
HarpWeek provided by SUNY Connect
HarpWeek is the full text, full-image electronic version of Harpers Weekly. Coverage is from 1857-1865. (This database is funded by SUNYConnect)
Historical Abstracts (EBSCO interface) provided by SUNY Connect
Bibliographic reference guide to the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada). No full text available.
Internet Library of Early Journals publically accessible
Project of the Universities of Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester and Oxford. A digital library of six important British18th and 19th century journals.
Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance provided by the Student Technology Fee
"Iter, meaning a journey or a path in Latin, is a not-for-profit research project with partners in Toronto (the headquarters), New York City, and Tempe. Iter was created for the advancement of learning in the study and teaching of the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700) through the development of online resources."
JSTOR archive provided by the College at Oneonta
Provides access to the full text of over 300 scholarly journals across many subject areas. The objective of JSTOR is to provide all issues back to Volume 1, Issue 1 for all journals. (Due to copyright restrictions, the most recent 3-5 years are unavailable.)
Making of America (Cornell University) publically accessible
"A digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction...provides access to 267 monograph volumes and over 100,000 journal articles with 19th century imprints."
Making of America (University of Michigan) publically accessible
"A digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction...contains approximately 10,000 books and 50,000 journal articles with 19th century imprints."
Nation, The (Digital Archive) provided by the Student Technology Fee
Full text/full image version of The Nation magazine, "a dissenting, independent, trouble-making, idea-launching journal of critical opinion", from 1865 to the present. Searchable by author, keyword, title, date range. Includes articles, book reviews, film reviews, poems, cartoons, and illustrations.
New York State Historical Literature publically accessible
From the Cornell University Library. Provides full text access to over 650 individual monographs, pamphlets and other materials. Searchable and browsable.
Project Muse provided by the Student Technology Fee
Full text of over 100 scholarly journals in fields including literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, political science, gender studies, and economics.
Resources for College Libraries (RCL) provided by Milne Library
Recommended books for college libraries. Choice reviews are included.
Royal Historical Society Bibliography publically accessible
Over 400,000 entries related to British and Irish history from the Roman period to the present.
Voice of the People: Daily Life in the rural Delaware County New York area publically accessible
Hundreds of primary source materials such as letters, diaries, and newspaper excerpts dating from about 1810 - 1860 that can be used in teaching local New York State history.
