History

Search for Articles on History

Enter terms into the box below to search databases focused on history and related topics for articles and other content.

Databases focused on History

The following library databases contain articles and other content on history and related topics.

• America: History and Life
Citations and abstracts in American and Canadian history and culture
• American National Biography Online
Biographies of 17,000+ deceased Americans
• CARLI Digital Collections
Collections of tens of thousands of digitized images, historical documents and more from Illinois academic libraries
• Chicago Tribune (Historical)
Full-text archive of the newspaper, 1849-1985
• Facts.com
U.S. and world news digest, 1940-present
• HarpWeek (historical Harper's Weekly Magazine)
Harper's Weekly magazine, 1857-1912, covering general topics during the Civil War, Progressive Era and Gilded Age
• Illinois Sanborn Insurance Maps
Highly detailed historical maps of cities in Illinois
• Iter
Citations for publications related to the Middle Ages and Renaissance
• JSTOR
Full-text of scholarly journals covering most academic subjects
• Military & Government Collection
Citations and some full-text of journals, pamphlets, and other publications covering the military and related topics
• New York Times (Historical)
Full-text archive of the newspaper, 1849-1985, including PDF page images of all issues

General Academic Databases

These library databases include coverage of all topics, including history.

• Academic Search Premier
• ArticleFirst
• Chicago Tribune (1985 - present)
• Chicago Tribune (1849 - 1985)
• Chronicle of Higher Education
• CQ Researcher
• Encyclopedia Britannica
• JSTOR
• New York Times (1980 - present)
• New York Times (1851 - 2003)
• Oxford English Dictionary
• Periodicals Abstracts
• Project Muse
• Wilson Select Plus

Journal Holdings on History

Follow the link below to see a list of journals, magazines, newspapers and other periodicals at Oesterle Library on the topic of history.

• Link to list of journals on history

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Search for Books on History

In order to find books on history, choose the "Subject" search from the pull-down menu and enter "interactive media studies" into the search box, or click on one of the "Suggested Searches" below to run a search in the library's catalog.

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Reference Works on History

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Special Collections Holdings on History

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Websites on History

NCC librarians have selected the websites below as good sources for information on history topics.

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• More librarian-selected links via del.icio.us

Resources for Specific History Courses

Check here for websites, handouts and other materials created by librarians for the use of students in specific NCC courses.

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