UNT Databases on History

Academic Search Premier [UNT Libraries' Subscription]
Academic Search Premier is a scholarly collection providing full text journal coverage for nearly all academic areas of study - including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies, etc. Full text for nearly 4,600 scholarly publications, coverage dating back to 1975. EBSCOhost database by way of TexShare.


America History and Life [UNT Libraries' Subscription]
America: History and Life provides searchable access to abstracts of journal articles and citations to book/media reviews and dissertations gleaned from over 1700 journal titles dealing with the history of the United States and Canada. Writings in over 40 languages are included. All abstracts, however, are written in English. Links to full-text journal articles in JSTOR and ProjectMuse are available from some abstracts. Coverage begins with 1954.

ArchivesUSA [UNT Libraries' Subscription]
ArchivesUSA (Archives USA) is a current directory of over 5,400 repositories and over 124,400 collections of primary source materials across the United States. Included are the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (1959 to current), the contents from National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United States, and collection descriptions submitted directly from repositories as well as links to online finding aids. This resource could be useful for researchers from many fields as the included collections can deal with any individual or organization for which primary materials were saved--including authors, scientists, businesses, societies, etc. Alternate spellings/keywords: archives, archival, catalogue, history, historical, political science, documents, document.

Digital Dissertations (Dissertation Abstracts)
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Dissertation Abstracts (new name: Digital Dissertations via Proquest) includes bibliographic citations for materials ranging from the first U.S. dissertation, accepted in 1861, to those accepted as recently as last semester. Citations for dissertations published from 1980 forward also include 350-word abstracts written by the author. Citations for master's theses from 1988 forward include 150-word abstracts. To overcome problems getting beyond 1st page of results, click Tools-Internet Options-Delete Files and then click Settings to make sure "Automatically" is checked.

Historical Abstracts  [UNT Libraries' Subscription]
Historical Abstracts provides searchable access to abstracts of journal articles and citations to book titles and dissertations gleaned from over 1700 journal titles dealing with the history of the world (excluding North America) from 1450 to the present. Writings in over 50 languages are included. All abstracts, however, are written in English. Links to full-text journal articles in JSTOR and ProjectMuse are available from some abstracts. Indexes publications from 1954 to the present.

JSTOR [UNT Libraries' Subscription]
JSTOR provides access to archived backfiles of journals in Arts & Sciences, Language & Literature, General Science, Ecology & Botany, and Music. The full-text of journals is provided for each title beginning with Volume 1. Recent volumes may or may not be included, depending on the agreement between JSTOR and the publishers. Some titles may be from 2 to 5 years behind current publishing. Journals may be browsed or searched.

Military & Government Collection  [UNT Libraries' Subscription]
Military & Government Collection provides full text, abstracts, and indexes to hundreds of military and general interest publications. Journal articles, book reviews, and current news pertaining to all branches of the military can be found in this resource. An EbscoHost database via TexShare.

Research Library  (Periodical Abstracts Research II)
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Research Library via ProQuest (formerly Periodical Abstracts Research II) provides abstracts, indexing, and full text articles from academic journals and magazines. Formats include full text, text + graphics, and page image. If search results do not show beyond first page, you should click Tools-Internet Options-Delete Files and then click on Settings to make sure "Automatically" is checked.

WorldCat via FirstSearch [UNT Libraries' subscription]
WorldCat via FirstSearch is the OCLC Online Union Catalog and contains more than 35 million records describing items owned by your library or libraries around the world. Each record contains library holdings. WorldCat does not include individual articles, stories in journals, magazines, newspapers, or book chapters. Funded through TexShare.