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Key Resources
These resources go into more depth and detail on a wide range of historical topics.
Databases
- Making of Modern Michigan, The This link opens in a new windowFind information from a variety of different resources dating back to 1800.
- HarpWeek This link opens in a new windowProvides electronic access to Harper's Weekly, the illustrated 19th century "Journal of Civilization," for a 56-year period: 1857-1912.
Journals
- Current historyAvailable online and in the library from 1941-Present.
Serials Collection-Garden Level
D410 .C92 - History and TechnologyAvailable online and in the library from 1983-Present.
Serials Collection-Garden Level
T14.7 .H56 - Journal of American HistoryAvailable online and in the library from 1964-Present.
Serials Collection-Garden Level
E171 .J87
Books
- Dictionary of American historyMain Collection - 3rd Floor
E174 .D52 2003 - This day in American historyMain Collection - 3rd Floor
E174.5 .G76 2001
General Resources
These databases contain information on a wide range of subjects and topics and so may contain information relevant to your topic.
Visit the Journals search, Databases A-Z list, and Library Catalog for more resources.
- ProQuest This link opens in a new windowA collection of databases that cover a very wide range of subjects. Find articles, data, reports, magazines, and more.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowSearchable full-text and scanned images of back issues of many of the core research and academic society published journals in almost all subject areas. Its emphasis is in the humanities and social sciences. The majority of JSTOR's content is academic and peer-reviewed. Includes primary source material.
- Web of Science This link opens in a new windowSearches ISI citation indexes for Arts & Humanities, Science, and Social Sciences for articles that cite a known author or work, or search by subject, author, journal, and author address. Based on the Web of Knowledge platform. Covers over 12,000 journals.
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