Research Guides: History (World): Articles

Start with these Databases

The following three databases are the best starting point for research related to the topic of world history:

JSTOR This link opens in a new window Full-text archive of leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, as well as select books and other materials.
Newsstream: US News Sources This link opens in a new window U.S. Newsstream enables users to search the most recent premium U.S. news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites in active full-text format.

Need More Options?

If you didn't find everything you were looking for in the three recommended databases, do some searching in these additional databases or peruse the A-Z List:

European Views of the Americas: 1493 to 1750 This link opens in a new window A bibliographic database dedicated to European works that relate to the Americas from 1493—1750. Subjects include: natural disasters to disease outbreaks and slavery.
Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window Full-text articles from over 4,600 publications, covering almost every academic subject.
Proquest Databases - ALL This link opens in a new window All Proquest Databases SMSU subscribes to are available for searching at once through this link.