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Alex Catalogue
of Electronic Texts is a searchable collection
of digital documents collected in the subject areas of English literature,
American literature, and Western philosophy.
The American Historical Association's Guide to Historical
Literature. Ed. Mary Beth Norton, Pamela Gerardi. 3rd ed. (New
York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1995). 2 vols. SML Main Reading Room Z6201
A55 1995 (LC). Also in CCL, Reference Z6201 A55 1995 (LC)
America:
History and Life (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC Clio, v. 0- 1964- .)
SML, Main Reading Room, Z1236 +A43 (LC).
America: History and Life is the primary index to the literature of American
and Canadian History, covering over 2,000 journals in 45
languages. The print volumes are issued in four
parts:
Part A. Article abstracts and citations
Part B. Index to book reviews
Part C. American History bibliography, books, articles
and dissertations
Part D. Annual Index
Volume 0 covers 1954-1963. The CD-ROM covers 1964
to the present.
American
National Biography portraits of men and women from all eras and walks
of life.
The Asian American encyclopedia editor, Franklin Ng
(New York : Marshall Cavendish, c1995)
SML, Main Reference Room E184 O6 A827X 1995 (LC)+ v.1-v.6
Biography Index: A Cumulative Index to Biographical Material
in Books and Magazines. (New York: H.W. Wilson, 1946-.)
Biography Index is a cumulative index to biographical information in
books and magazines. The print volumes cover 1946- present, and the online
version goes back to 1984. SML, Main Reference Room Z5301 B56 (LC)
Biography
Resource Center contains biographical information about people throughout
history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas.
Britannica
Online
SML, Main Reading Room E176 D5 (LC)
Britannica Online includes Britannica Online and Book of the Year articles
of various lengths, which address more than 65,000 subjects with historical
treatments and current-events coverage. It also includes the Index to Britannica
Online, with more than 400,000 references linked to articles for easy navigation,
and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition. Britannica Internet
Guide is a search engine for locating World Wide Web information.
Dictionary of American Biography. (New York: Scribner's, 1928 -.)
Dictionary
of American History
Directory
of American Scholars
Dictionary of Asian American history edited by Hyung-Chan
Kim(New York : Greenwood Press, 1986)
SML, Main Reference Room E184 O6 D53 1986 (LC)
Encyclopedia
of American Foreign Policy
Encyclopedia of American History. Ed. Richard B. Morris,
7th ed. (New York: Harper Collins, 1996). SML Main Reading Room E174.5
M6 1996 (LC)
Ethnic genealogy a research guide edited by Jessie Carney
Smith ; foreword by Alex Haley. (Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1983)
SML, Main Reference Room CS49 E83 1983 (LC)
Eureka
offers access to an array of databases, including the Research Library Group's
RLIN bibliographic database of more than 22 million titles. Eureka provides
catalog records for books, journals, maps, sound recordings, musical scores,
films, archives, and computer files held in research, corporate, and public
libraries, as well as museums, archives and historical societies. The
Eureka CitaDel files, Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals, and Anthropological
Literature provide online access to journal citations in these and related
fields. Searches can be printed, downloaded, or e-mailed to the user. Use
Eureka to locate materials outside of Yale.
Five Colleges Archives
Digital Access Project provides access to digitized versions of archival
records and manuscript collections relating primarily to women's history
-- particularly women's education at the Five College Consortium of
western Massachusetts.
Gale
Literary Databases Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism
Select, and Dictionary of Literary Biography
Gale's
Ready Reference Shelf includes:
Encyclopedia of Associations: National Associations
Encyclopedia of Associations: International Associations
Encyclopedia of Associations: Regional, State, and Local Associations
Encyclopedia of Governmental Advisory Organizations
Publishers Directory
Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media
Directories in Print
Newsletters in Print
Gale Directory of Databases
Gale Guide to Internet Databases
Directory of Special Libraries and Information Centers
Research Centers Directory
Government Research Centers Directory
International Research Centers Directory
Encyclopedia of American Religion
H-Net Humanities
and Social Sciences Online
SML Main Reading Room E174 J64 (LC). Also in Andrews Study E174 J64
(LC)
H-Net is an interdisciplinary organization of scholars dedicated to developing
the educational potential of the Internet. The site provides access
to discussion networks, reviews, teaching resources, academic announcements,
and a job guide.
Johnson, Thomas E. Oxford Companion to American History.
(New York: Oxford University Press, 1966).
Harvard Guide to American History. Ed. Frank Freidel.
Rev. ed. Cambridge; Harvard University Press, 1974. 2 vols. SML Main
Reading Room Z1236 H37 1974 (LC). Also in CCL, Stacks Z1236 H37 1974
(LC) and SML, Andrews Study Z1236 H37 1974B (LC)
Historical
Abstracts (Santa Monica: ABC-Clio, 1955- )
SML, Main Reading Room, Index Cases D1 +H48 (LC) / D1 +H482 (LC).
Abstracts of articles from over 2,000 U.S. and foreign periodicals, and Festscriften,
covering world history and culture (not U.S. and Canada). It also includes
citations of dissertations and selected book, film, and video reviews. The
print volumes go back to 1955. In 1971, Historical Abstracts split
into two sections:
Historical Abstracts. Part A: Modern History Abstracts,
1450-1914
Historical Abstracts. Part B: Twentieth Century
Abstracts, 1914-
Humanities Index. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1974-.
SML Main Reading Room Index Cases A11 H84 (LC)
An author and subject index to journal articles and book reviews from 400
English language periodicals covering "archaeology and classical studies,
area studies, folklore, history, language and literature, performing arts,
philosophy, religion and theology, and related subjects" (Prefatory Note).
Book reviews listed separately under name of author.
19th
Century Index includes indexes such as the Nineteenth Century Short Title
Catalogue, The Wellesley Index, Periodicals Index Online, Periodicals Index
Online and American Periodicals Series.
Nineteenth Century Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature,
1890-1899. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1944. 2 vols.
SML, Main Reading Room Index Cases AI3 R43 (LC)
An author, subject, and illustrator index to articles and reviews appearing
in 51 periodicals published in the U.S. and U.K. between 1890 and 1899. "Fourteen
titles were indexed beyond 1899 in order to make the indexing of each title
complete from the year 1890 to the time it was added to the list of one of
the current Wilson indexes" (Preface). Broad subject coverage. Book
reviews are listed under author only.
Poole's
Index to Periodical Literature, 1802-1907.
Rev. ed. Gloucester: P. Smith, 1963. 7 vols.
SML, Main Reading Room Index Cases AI3 P656 1963 (LC)
An index to articles covering a wide-range of subjects and reviews appearing
in 479 periodicals published in America and the United Kingdom between 1802
and 1907. Arranged alphabetically by subject of article only. Names of writers
of articles are indexed in Cumulative Author Index for Poole's Index to
Periodical Literature, 1802-1906, which is shelved next to this title.
Readers Companion to American History. Ed. Eric Foner,
John Garraty. (Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 1991). SML Main Reading Room
E174 R43 1991 (LC).
Readers'
Guide to Periodical Literature Index/ Abstracts/ Full Text and Readers' Guide
Retrospective offers comprehensive indexing and abstracting of some 375
of the most popular general interest periodicals published in the United
States and Canada since 1890, plus the full text of over 120 of those periodicals
from 1994 - present. They cover news, current events, and all subject areas,
including business, fashion, politics, crafts, food, education, sports, history,
and science. The abstracts average 125 words in length. Two types of abstracts
are included. Informative abstracts convey the content, scope, and complexity
of the source article, and are the predominant form used. Indicative abstracts
describe the subject of the source article and are reserved for how to articles,
humorous essays, personal accounts, and recipes. Full-text coverage begins
in January 1994 for most titles.
Writings on American History, 1902-1989/1990. Washington:
American Historical Association, 1908-1990.
SML, Main Reading Room Z1236 W75 (LC). Also in SML, Andrews Study Z1236
W75 (LC)
A classified listing of journal articles and dissertations on American history
followed by an author index. Citations selected primarily from Recently Published
Articles, published by the American Historical Association. No bibliographies
published for 1904-05, 1941-47. Volumes to 1935 include books and articles
on the history of the U.S., Canada, Latin America and the Pacific Islands;
from 1935 coverage includes only U.S. and its possessions. Inclusion of book
citations was discontinued beginning with the volumes covering 1962-73. There
is a cumulative author and subject index for 1902-1940. This title serves
as the only significant indexing source in the field of American history
prior to the publication of Historical Abstracts in 1955. The majority of
journals indexed by Writings on American History are also indexed by Historical
Abstracts and America: History and Life.
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