History (American) databases for NSU patrons
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America: History and Life -
EBSCOhost
Historical and cultural coverage of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Indexes 1,700 journals from 1910 to the present. Some full-text linking available. Also includes citations and links to book and media reviews.
Historical and cultural coverage of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Indexes 1,700 journals from 1910 to the present. Some full-text linking available. Also includes citations and links to book and media reviews.
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JSTOR -
JSTOR
Full-text articles from scholarly journals are available (from Volume 1 to issues published 2-5 years ago) in the arts, business, humanities, literature, social sciences, general science, mathematics and statistics
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Full-text articles from scholarly journals are available (from Volume 1 to issues published 2-5 years ago) in the arts, business, humanities, literature, social sciences, general science, mathematics and statistics
NOTE:To view full-text PDF articles, you must allow popups for this site.
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Periodicals Archive Online -
ProQuest (Chadwyck-Healey)
Full-text articles on the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Extensive backfile of early issues. Coverage: 1802-2002.
Full-text articles on the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Extensive backfile of early issues. Coverage: 1802-2002.
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ABC-CLIO Databases -
ABC-CLIO
Provides access to five cultural resources: The African American Experience, The Latino American Experience, The American Indian Experience, Daily Life Through History, and Pop Culture Universe. Includes ebooks, interviews, maps, images, audio, music files, and timelines.
Provides access to five cultural resources: The African American Experience, The Latino American Experience, The American Indian Experience, Daily Life Through History, and Pop Culture Universe. Includes ebooks, interviews, maps, images, audio, music files, and timelines.
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ABC-CLIO eBook Collection -
ABC-CLIO
Over 500 fully searchable, full-text ebooks in all subject areas. Includes many reference books. Create an individual user profile to create user-specific bookmarks, capture and store user notes, and create bibliographic citations.
Over 500 fully searchable, full-text ebooks in all subject areas. Includes many reference books. Create an individual user profile to create user-specific bookmarks, capture and store user notes, and create bibliographic citations.
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African-American Experience -
ABC-CLIO
Covers the African-American experience from its African origins to the present day, including contributions to science, business, education, the arts, the military, and politics. Includes primary source documents, photographs, maps, and other images.
Covers the African-American experience from its African origins to the present day, including contributions to science, business, education, the arts, the military, and politics. Includes primary source documents, photographs, maps, and other images.
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American Civil War: Letters and Diaries -
Alexander Street Press
Contains detailed, firsthand descriptions of historical characters and events, glimpses of daily life in the army, anecdotes about key events and personages, accounts of sufferings at home, a battles database, and more in a 100,000-page collection. The materials are indexed with dozens of search fields, and there are 4,000 pages of previously unpublished manuscript images.
Contains detailed, firsthand descriptions of historical characters and events, glimpses of daily life in the army, anecdotes about key events and personages, accounts of sufferings at home, a battles database, and more in a 100,000-page collection. The materials are indexed with dozens of search fields, and there are 4,000 pages of previously unpublished manuscript images.
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American History in Video -
Alexander Street Press
Over 1,000 hours of video for the study of American history.
Over 1,000 hours of video for the study of American history.
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American Indian Experience -
ABC-CLIO
Covers Native American events and culture from prehistory to the present day, including treaties, speeches, and captivity narratives. Includes primary source documents, photographs, maps, and other images.
Covers Native American events and culture from prehistory to the present day, including treaties, speeches, and captivity narratives. Includes primary source documents, photographs, maps, and other images.
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ArchiveGrid -
FirstSearch (OCLC)
Online access to nearly a million descriptions of archival collections owned by thousands of libraries, museums, historical societies and archives worldwide. ArchiveGrid is an important destination for searching for historical documents, personal papers and family histories held in archives.
Online access to nearly a million descriptions of archival collections owned by thousands of libraries, museums, historical societies and archives worldwide. ArchiveGrid is an important destination for searching for historical documents, personal papers and family histories held in archives.
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Biography in Context -
Gale Cengage Learning
Full-text database provides
biographical information on people from throughout history, around the world, and
across all disciplines and subject areas.
Full-text database provides
biographical information on people from throughout history, around the world, and
across all disciplines and subject areas.
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Black Studies Center -
ProQuest (Chadwyck-Healey)
Black Studies Center is a leading tool that supports research, teaching, and learning in Black Studies and other disciplines that benefit from a more detailed coverage of the black experience such as history, literature, political science, sociology, philosophy, and religion.
Black Studies Center is a leading tool that supports research, teaching, and learning in Black Studies and other disciplines that benefit from a more detailed coverage of the black experience such as history, literature, political science, sociology, philosophy, and religion.
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Black Thought & Culture -
Alexander Street Press
Provides approximately 100,000 pages of monographs, essays, articles, speeches, and interviews written by leaders within the black community from the earliest times to the present.
Provides approximately 100,000 pages of monographs, essays, articles, speeches, and interviews written by leaders within the black community from the earliest times to the present.
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CQ Weekly -
CQ Press
CQ Weekly is a valuable source of information on government, politics and public policy. Established as one of the most in-depth and accurate news sources of information surrounding Congress, each issue of CQ Weekly contains an unbiased, objective and comprehensive roundup of virtually all Capitol Hill activity from the previous week.
CQ Weekly is a valuable source of information on government, politics and public policy. Established as one of the most in-depth and accurate news sources of information surrounding Congress, each issue of CQ Weekly contains an unbiased, objective and comprehensive roundup of virtually all Capitol Hill activity from the previous week.
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Daily Life Through History -
ABC-CLIO
Provides full text information, maps, images, website links, etc. on folklore, cultures, and customs of peoples around the world from ancient times to the present.
Provides full text information, maps, images, website links, etc. on folklore, cultures, and customs of peoples around the world from ancient times to the present.
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Essay & General Literature (H.W. Wilson) -
EBSCOhost
Citations for essays and articles contained in collections of essays and miscellaneous works. Also provides full citations on collective titles indexed. Emphasis on the humanities and social sciences.
Citations for essays and articles contained in collections of essays and miscellaneous works. Also provides full citations on collective titles indexed. Emphasis on the humanities and social sciences.
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Filmakers Library Online -
Alexander Street Press
Filmakers Library Online provides award-winning documentaries with relevance across the curriculum including race and gender studies, human rights, globalization and global studies, multiculturalism, international relations, criminal justice, the environment, bioethics, health, political science and current events, psychology, arts, literature, and more. It presents points of view and historical and current experiences from diverse cultures and traditions world-wide. This release now provides 1,019 titles, equaling approximately 806 hours.
Filmakers Library Online provides award-winning documentaries with relevance across the curriculum including race and gender studies, human rights, globalization and global studies, multiculturalism, international relations, criminal justice, the environment, bioethics, health, political science and current events, psychology, arts, literature, and more. It presents points of view and historical and current experiences from diverse cultures and traditions world-wide. This release now provides 1,019 titles, equaling approximately 806 hours.
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Genealogy Connect -
Gale Cengage Learning
Gale Genealogy Connect features a wide range of comprehensive references and is powered by authoritative information from Genealogical.com, the parent company of Genealogical Publishing and Clearfield Company, leading publishers of works on genealogy and family history.
Gale Genealogy Connect features a wide range of comprehensive references and is powered by authoritative information from Genealogical.com, the parent company of Genealogical Publishing and Clearfield Company, leading publishers of works on genealogy and family history.
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History (Oxford Scholarship Online) -
Oxford University Press
Full-text of books of history covering from Antiquity to the twentieth century with an emphasis on American and British history.
Full-text of books of history covering from Antiquity to the twentieth century with an emphasis on American and British history.
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Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective: 1907-1984 (H.W. Wilson) -
EBSCOhost
Provides citations for articles in the humanities and social sciences published 1907-1984. For more recent coverage, see Humanities Full Text and Social Sciences Full Text.
Provides citations for articles in the humanities and social sciences published 1907-1984. For more recent coverage, see Humanities Full Text and Social Sciences Full Text.
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Humanities Full Text (H.W. Wilson) -
EBSCOhost
Citations, abstracts, and selected full-text articles from humanities publications from 1984 to present. For earlier citations, see Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective.
Citations, abstracts, and selected full-text articles from humanities publications from 1984 to present. For earlier citations, see Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective.
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In the First Person -
Alexander Street Press
Indexes oral histories in English from thousands of web repositories and archives, and includes full text links for licensed Alexander Street Press databases.
Indexes oral histories in English from thousands of web repositories and archives, and includes full text links for licensed Alexander Street Press databases.
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Latino American Experience -
ABC-CLIO
Covers early civilizations up to the most recent political movements and achievements of contemporary Latinos. Includes primary source documents, interviews, songs, photographs, and maps.
Covers early civilizations up to the most recent political movements and achievements of contemporary Latinos. Includes primary source documents, interviews, songs, photographs, and maps.
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Los Angeles Times 1881-1989 in ProQuest Historical Newspapers -
ProQuest
The Los Angeles Times delivers unique coverage of the development of Southern California and the American West. Follow reporter Charles Lummis as he walks from Cincinnati to Los Angeles, recording his travels and providing a unique glimpse into Native American life. Read the Annual Trade Number Edition (published 1886-1962), which promoted Southern California to prospective immigrants from the East and Midwest.
The Los Angeles Times delivers unique coverage of the development of Southern California and the American West. Follow reporter Charles Lummis as he walks from Cincinnati to Los Angeles, recording his travels and providing a unique glimpse into Native American life. Read the Annual Trade Number Edition (published 1886-1962), which promoted Southern California to prospective immigrants from the East and Midwest.
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Making of Modern Law: Legal Treatises, 1800 -1926 -
Gale Cengage Learning
Comprehensive full-text collection of Anglo-American legal treatises containing 10 million pages of information from 21,000 works. Includes casebooks, local practice manuals, form books, works for lay readers, pamphlets, letters, speeches and more, all separated into 99 subject areas.
Comprehensive full-text collection of Anglo-American legal treatises containing 10 million pages of information from 21,000 works. Includes casebooks, local practice manuals, form books, works for lay readers, pamphlets, letters, speeches and more, all separated into 99 subject areas.
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Making of Modern Law: Trials, 1600 - 1926 -
Gale Cengage Learning
Contains over 10,000 items (about 2,000,000 pages), including unofficially published accounts of trials; official trial documents, briefs and arguments reprinted or bound as separate publications; and official, separately published records of legislative proceedings, administrative proceedings, and arbitrations. The literature include sensational accounts of murder, adultery, divorce, and duels along with important cases of constitutional law, commercial law, impeachment, treason, and other topics.
Contains over 10,000 items (about 2,000,000 pages), including unofficially published accounts of trials; official trial documents, briefs and arguments reprinted or bound as separate publications; and official, separately published records of legislative proceedings, administrative proceedings, and arbitrations. The literature include sensational accounts of murder, adultery, divorce, and duels along with important cases of constitutional law, commercial law, impeachment, treason, and other topics.
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Modern Genocide -
ABC-CLIO
Modern Genocide: Understanding Causes and Consequences also includes 300 primary sources that illustrate the process and outcome of genocide, supplying memoirs, narratives, domestic and international legal documents, as well as first-hand accounts that vividly depict the impact of destruction on entire societies as well as on individuals' lives. These invaluable resources enable students to fully grasp the history and events of each modern genocide, and can be used as a springboard for the discussion of human and civil rights issues.
Modern Genocide: Understanding Causes and Consequences also includes 300 primary sources that illustrate the process and outcome of genocide, supplying memoirs, narratives, domestic and international legal documents, as well as first-hand accounts that vividly depict the impact of destruction on entire societies as well as on individuals' lives. These invaluable resources enable students to fully grasp the history and events of each modern genocide, and can be used as a springboard for the discussion of human and civil rights issues.
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New York Times (1851-2007) in ProQuest Historical Newspapers -
ProQuest
Provides full page and article images with searchable full-text for the New York Times and its predecessor, the New York Times Daily News, from 1851 to 2006. Tutorial (Note: Adobe Reader X is needed to view the tutorial, download the free reader).
Provides full page and article images with searchable full-text for the New York Times and its predecessor, the New York Times Daily News, from 1851 to 2006. Tutorial (Note: Adobe Reader X is needed to view the tutorial, download the free reader).
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North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries and Oral Histories -
Alexander Street Press
Provides more than 100,000 pages of personal narratives including letters, diaries, pamphlets, autobiographies, and oral histories describing what it meant to immigrate to America and Canada. Several thousand pages of Ellis Island Oral History interviews are included.
Provides more than 100,000 pages of personal narratives including letters, diaries, pamphlets, autobiographies, and oral histories describing what it meant to immigrate to America and Canada. Several thousand pages of Ellis Island Oral History interviews are included.
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North American Women's Letters and Diaries -
Alexander Street Press
Provides personal experiences of hundreds of women over 300 years. Contains approximately 150,000 pages of letters and diaries from Colonial times to 1950, including 7,000 pages of previously unpublished manuscripts. More than 1,500 biographies enhance the use of the database.
Provides personal experiences of hundreds of women over 300 years. Contains approximately 150,000 pages of letters and diaries from Colonial times to 1950, including 7,000 pages of previously unpublished manuscripts. More than 1,500 biographies enhance the use of the database.
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OAIster -
FirstSearch (OCLC)
Catalogs more than 19 million digital resources from over 1,000 organizations including digitized (i.e., scanned) books and articles, born-digital texts, audio files, images, movies, and datasets.
Catalogs more than 19 million digital resources from over 1,000 organizations including digitized (i.e., scanned) books and articles, born-digital texts, audio files, images, movies, and datasets.
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OmniFile Full Text Mega (H.W. Wilson) -
EBSCOhost
OmniFile Full Text Mega contains a wealth of material for learning and detailed research in a single database. With the full text of articles from over 2,500 publications, and indexing and abstracts from nearly 3,600 publications, this database provides support for research in core undergraduate subjects and for cross-disciplinary work.
OmniFile Full Text Mega contains a wealth of material for learning and detailed research in a single database. With the full text of articles from over 2,500 publications, and indexing and abstracts from nearly 3,600 publications, this database provides support for research in core undergraduate subjects and for cross-disciplinary work.
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Periodicals Index Online -
ProQuest (Chadwyck-Healey)
Comprehensive database with nearly 16 million citations for journal articles on the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Provides links to selected full-text in other databases. Coverage: 1665-1995.
Comprehensive database with nearly 16 million citations for journal articles on the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Provides links to selected full-text in other databases. Coverage: 1665-1995.
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Pop Culture Universe -
ABC-CLIO
Covers popular culture in America from the 1900s through present days. Teaching aids and student study guides are available.
Covers popular culture in America from the 1900s through present days. Teaching aids and student study guides are available.
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Project Muse -
Johns Hopkins University Press
Full-text articles from scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences, including arts, history, literature, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and more. - Tutorial
Full-text articles from scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences, including arts, history, literature, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and more. - Tutorial
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Readers' Guide Retrospective: 1890-1982 (H.W. Wilson) -
EBSCOhost
Provides 100 years of citations from leading U.S. magazines covering all subjects. Particularly useful for humanities and social science research, as well as for historical information on any subject.
Provides 100 years of citations from leading U.S. magazines covering all subjects. Particularly useful for humanities and social science research, as well as for historical information on any subject.
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Wall Street Journal,1889-1995 in ProQuest Historical Newspapers -
ProQuest
Online researchers have access to more than 100 years of The Wall Street Journal's accurate reporting, exclusive analysis, agenda-setting editorials, and controversial opinions. In addition to the printed stories, researchers also can study the charts, stock tables, graphics, and illustrations featured in the publication.
Online researchers have access to more than 100 years of The Wall Street Journal's accurate reporting, exclusive analysis, agenda-setting editorials, and controversial opinions. In addition to the printed stories, researchers also can study the charts, stock tables, graphics, and illustrations featured in the publication.
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World at War -
ABC-CLIO
World at War is a user-friendly database that is an invaluable online resource that presents comprehensive information and unique insights into the military conflicts that have defined our world from antiquity to today.
World at War is a user-friendly database that is an invaluable online resource that presents comprehensive information and unique insights into the military conflicts that have defined our world from antiquity to today.
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World Geography -
ABC-CLIO
World Geography: Understanding a Changing World is presented in a highly visual format that engages users and helps them gain understanding and become informed citizens of the world. Content is truly comprehensive, comprising nearly 25,000 primary and secondary sources, yet is simple to navigate. Students can perform advanced searches by region and category as well as country and make demographic comparisons between countries. The Analyze section supports student inquiry by posing such debates as "To what extent have religious differences shaped the ongoing conflict in Kashmir?" and "How has foreign intervention affected the situation in the Middle East?"
World Geography: Understanding a Changing World is presented in a highly visual format that engages users and helps them gain understanding and become informed citizens of the world. Content is truly comprehensive, comprising nearly 25,000 primary and secondary sources, yet is simple to navigate. Students can perform advanced searches by region and category as well as country and make demographic comparisons between countries. The Analyze section supports student inquiry by posing such debates as "To what extent have religious differences shaped the ongoing conflict in Kashmir?" and "How has foreign intervention affected the situation in the Middle East?"
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World Scholar: Latin America and the Caribbean -
Gale Cengage Learning
This multidisciplinary resource will include a comprehensive range of content for the region, providing research across the humanities, both for current Latin America and the Caribbean and as a historical perspective back through the colonial period.
This multidisciplinary resource will include a comprehensive range of content for the region, providing research across the humanities, both for current Latin America and the Caribbean and as a historical perspective back through the colonial period.
