Northeastern University Snell Library
Accessible through Snell Library:
Databases, Electronic Journals
America:
History and Life
Abstracts of 2,000 journals many local. A good place to start searches
for articles by historians on a particular topic.
Encyclopedia
Britannica
For undergraduate
research papers, this should be used only to fill in background information
History
Cooperative
Word searchable,
full text copies of major historical journals up to the present. It
should be used in conjunction with:
J-Stor
Word searchable, full text coverage of a larger collection of journals
than the History Cooperative, but only through 1996.
Oxford
English Dictionary
Incomparably the best dictionary of the English language and on tracing
changes in the meaning of words. Be careful—it sometimes uses
British spellings and definitions.
Other Useful Links:
American Historical Association (AHA)
The
umbrella organization of the historical profession.
H-Net
An internet-based interdisciplinary organization that publishes essays,
book reviews, job listings, and maintains discussion groups. It contains
links to a wealth of resources of interest to both students and faculty
Library of Congress Online Exhibits
Making
of America Collection
Cornell and Michigan universities scanned over 250 books and 100,000
articles that were in their collections and printed between 1800 and
1900. If you're doing a research project in this time frame,
this is a good starting point.
American
Memory at the Library of Congress
A vast collection of images, maps and primary source documents. Searches
always pull up too many hits.