Subject Guides: History: Getting Started

History: Getting Started

Use this guide to find information about topics in History

GVSU History Department
Learn more about the history department program, course offerings, faculty, and events.

GVSU Libraries
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GVSU Libraries Hours
Current open hours for all GVSU libraries
GVSU Special Collections & University Archives
Help finding primary sources from our collections
GVSU Knowledge Market
Our consultants work one-on-one or in small groups to develop your research strategies, improve your writing, or polish your presentations
Government Documents
Guide to finding and using statistical information, census data, and more
Evaluating Sources
Guide to understanding scholarly vs. popular sources, peer-reviewed journals, and more
IT Help Desk
Help with printing, wireless connectivity, and other technology questions

America: History and Life This link opens in a new window
The premier database for research on the history of the United States and Canada.
A comprehensive bibliography of the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. The database comprises over 530,000 entries for periodicals dating back to the 1950s.
Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new window
The premier database for researching the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present.
Historical abstracts covering the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the U.S. and Canada).
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR provides the searchable full text of the backfiles of many of the core research and academic society published journals in almost all subject areas, but its emphasis is in the humanities and social sciences. The majority of JSTOR's content is academic and peer-reviewed.

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Subjects: History

Subjects: History

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