Subject Guides - History & Political Science

Online Encyclopedias

• History Research Center
  A collection of five databases covering different topics (African-American history, American history, American Indian history, Ancient and Medieval history and Modern history) from an extensive collection of reference sources.
• History (Gale Virtual Reference Library)
  A collection of 45 subject specific history encyclopedias covering various periods, cultures and topics Searchable individually or altogether.

Key Databases

• Academic Search Premier
  Multidisciplinary database with over 700 history-related journals, some full text and many peer-reviewed.
• ProQuest: History
  Covers all periods and events for researchers on all levels.

Streaming Video

• Films on Demand: History Video Collection
  Over 2,500 videos covering American history, biography, European history, military history, and world history.
• Films on Demand: Political Science Video Collection
  Over 1,200 videos covering American government, civil rights, Constitution, public policy, global politics, terrorism, international relations, and political theory.

Other Resources

• ArchiveGrid
  Search through historical records, personal papers, and family histories held in archives around the world.
• Clase Periodica
  Over 450,000 citations from scholarly Latin American journals; most entries are in Spanish, though some are in Portuguese, French and English. Full text not included, but may be available through other sources.
• OmniFile Full Text Mega
  Includes Humanities Index, which has coverage of history journals, with some full text.
• PAIS International & PAIS Archive
  Database chronicling the world's public affairs, public and social policies, international relations, and world politics.
• ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global: History
  Over 1 million downloadable full text dissertations and theses, covering a wide range of graduate research topics, including history and political science.
• ProQuest Political Science
  Access to hundreds of leading political science and international relations journals, providing full-text of many core titles.
• Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (WPSA)
  Database providing indexing and abstracts to international literature of political science, international relations, international law and public administration/policy.