LibGuides: HI 400 Research Seminar: Find History Articles

Scholarly versus Popular Periodicals

Scholarly versus Popular Periodicals
How to determine if an article is from a scholarly, popular or trade periodical.

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Biography Index Past & Present (H.W. Wilson) This link opens in a new window
Indexes biographical information in over 3000 periodicals and books. Includes , bibliographies, Biography, critical studies, fiction and drama, pictorial works, poetry, juvenile literature, obituaries, journals, collections of letters, book reviews, and interviews.
1984 - Present. Updated monthly. HW Wilson
Biography Reference Bank (H.W. Wilson) This link opens in a new window
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This resource offers the in-depth, original profiles of Current Biography and World Authors series, the through periodicals coverage of Biography Index and the specialist biographical content of Junior Authors & Illustrators. Biography Reference Bank contains biographical full-text articles, page images, abstracts and articles from leading magazines and journals.
Biography - Gale in Context (DISCUS) This link opens in a new window
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Discover the world's most influential people by searching narrative biographies, news, magazine, and multimedia content.
History Reference Center (DISCUS) This link opens in a new window
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This database features full text for more than 1,990 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books from leading history publishers. It also contains nearly 57,000 historical documents, more than 77,000 biographies of historical figures, more than 37,400 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video.

Salem History
Online reference includes access to American History, American Leaders, and Milestone Documents.

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America: History & Life This link opens in a new window
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Historical coverage of the United States and Canada from over 2000 English language journals. Also includes book reviews.
1964-Present.

Essay and General Literature Index (HW Wilson)
This unique reference database cites records contained in collections of essays and miscellaneous works published in the United States, Great Britain and Canada. Coverage spans the entire range of the humanities and social sciences.

Inter-Library Loan Service

Library Loan Form
If after searching the Research Databases & E-Journals you still can't find the full-text article that you need, please fill out the ILL form and we will request the article from a different library.

Library Loan Costs.

Although in most cases, there is no charge for Library Loan service, some libraries may charge a fee before they lend out certain items. Limestone University Library will pay the first $15 of any fee charged per semester. If you are requesting more than one item that is charged a fee, please let us know how much you are willing to pay for the additional items. Note that the library will pay up to $25 in postage per semester per student/faculty/staff.

HI 400 Research Seminar

Scholarly versus Popular Periodicals

Find History/Biography Articles Here

Find Other Journal Articles and More Here

Inter-Library Loan Service

If you are experiencing problems with our guides and databases, please contact ProfessorJanet S. Ward, jward@limestone.edu, Assistant Director of the Library and Web Services Librarian.