Independent History Research Fellows Program: Topic Development

Search six databases at once: African-American History, American History Online, American Indian History, Ancient and Medieval History Online, Modern World History Online, World Religions.

Oxford Reference provides the full text of subject encyclopedias, language dictionaries, quotation dictionaries, companion series, and many more reference sources.

Includes Encyclopedia Britannica plus Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, magazines and periodicals, and many other research tools.

Digital encyclopedias that expand research on foundational topics, all written, peer-reviewed and continuously updated by leading scholars.

Very Short Introductions offer concise introductions to a diverse range of subject areas. All titles provide intelligent and serious introductions to a huge range of subjects, written by experts in the field who combine facts, analysis, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make challenging topics highly readable.

Provides background information on U.S. history, covering the major events and people. This resource offers primary source documents, reference articles, journal and magazine articles, images, video and audio and maps.

Explores world history though primary source documents, reference articles, journal and magazine articles, images, video and audio and maps. This resource includes information on the history of Europe, Asia, Africa, India, and Latin America.

An extensive scholarly collection that focuses on the lives and events that have shaped African American and African history and culture.

This is a scholarly art resource addressing all aspects of Western and non-Western visual art and provides full-text access to the Grove Dictionary of Art, the Companion to Western Art, the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics and the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms.

Bloomsbury Popular Music is a unique source of scholarship and serious in-depth analysis of popular music in a global context. For the username and password please email Ms. Kane or refer to the Tip Sheet for Tertiary Sources.

A fully cross-searchable digital resource that engages with culture throughout the ages from antiquity to modernity.

Presented in a pro/con format that clearly explains both sides of the historical dispute, each article is supported by a timeline and a wealth of primary sources.