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| JSTOR |
| Arts & Sciences I, Arts & Sciences II, Language & Literature, and Ecology Collections. An archive of important scholarly journal literature. In most cases, full text of the journal is available from the first issue through issues from a few years ago. |
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| Project Muse Basic Undergraduate Collection, 1995 - present. Starting date may vary by title |
| Current full-text coverage of 100+ scholarly journals in a wide range of disciplines, including literature, history, the arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and many others. |
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| Arts & Humanities Search, 1980 - present |
| Also called AH Search, or Arts and Humanities Citation Index. A multidisciplinary database covering the journal literature of the arts and humanities. It indexes 1,144 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals, as well as covering individually selected, relevant items from over 6,800 major science and social
science journals. |
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HarpWeek, 1857-1865
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| Full text and page images of the popular Harper's Weekly from the Civil War Era (1857-1865). |
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| New York Times Index, Reference Room, 1st Floor, 1851- present |
| Subject index to articles in the newspaper of record. (Online index and text from 1980-present; microfilm available from 1857 - present.) |
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| New York Times Article Archive, 1851- present |
| Online index, with pay-per-view full-text. For library provided full-text, check the link Determine if a Journal Title is Available. SUNY Oswego students, faculty, and staff may request free copy service for those articles available only in microfilm. |
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| The (London) Times Index (title varies), Reference, 1st Floor, 1790 - 1998 |
| Index to the respected Times of London, England. (Online index and text from 1985-present; microfilm available from 1785 - 1999.) |
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| Historic Newspaper Repositories |
| Extensive lists of repositories for historic papers in northern New York counties. |
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| Oswego Newspaper Index, 1820-1855+ |
| Online index, with papers available on microfilm in the Periodicals/Media collection. |
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| Readers' Guide Retrospective, index, 1890-1982 |
| Historic coverage of popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States, with extensive indexing of 375 titles and links to search for full-text. |
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| Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature, Lobby Area, 1st Floor - Ref Abstracts/Indexes, 1900 - present |
| Index to over 300 popular and general interest magazines. |
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| Nineteenth Century Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature, Ref Abstracts and Indexes, 1st Floor, 1890-1900 |
| Extends the indexing coverage of Readers' Guide back into the Nineteenth Century. |
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| Poole's Index to Periodical Literature, Ref Abstracts and Indexes, 1st Floor, 1802 - 1907 |
| Subject index to popular and general interest magazines published in the Nineteenth and early Twentieth Centuries. |
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Use these sources to focus your topic, build a vocabulary, and find additional
sources as you begin your research.
| Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History (5v.) |
| Also available in paper copy: Ref D23.B45 2005 |
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| Clio Notes |
| Chronologies and brief summaries of events and themes in American and world history. Follow links within America: History & Life OR Historial Abstracts |
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| Dictionary of the Middle Ages (13 v.), Ref D 114 .D5 1982 |
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| Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages |
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| The New Cambridge Modern History (14 v.), Ref D 208 .N4 |
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| Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World, (6 v.), 2004 |
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| Encyclopedia of Asian History (4 v.), Ref DS 31 .E53 1988 |
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| Encyclopedia of African History (3v.), Ref DT20.E53 2005 |
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| Encyclopedia of Africa South of the Sahara (4 v.), Ref DT 351 .E53 1997 |
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| Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World, (2 v.) |
| Also available in paper copy: Ref BP40 .E525 2004 |
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| Handbook of North American Indians (13 v., more forthcoming), Ref E 77 .H25 |
| published by Smithsonian Institution. Excellent, standard references to start with for historical information. Each volume has a regional focus. Some copies also in the circulating collection. |
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| Dictionary of American History (10 v.) |
| Also available in paper copy: Ref E174 .D52 2003 |
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| Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures |
| Also available in paper copy: Ref F1218.6 .O95 2001 |
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| Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History, 2nd edition, (6v.), 2006 |
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| Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture (5 v.), Ref F 1406 .E53 1996 |
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| Women's Studies Encyclopedia (3 v.), Ref HQ 1115 .W645 1999 |
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| Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History |
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| Oxford English Dictionary |
| Comprehensive dictionary of the English language, including word origins. |
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