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Locate books, videos, online resources and more available through the URI Libraries.
Scholarly & Research Articles
- Historical Abstracts (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
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- What’s included? Indexing and abstracts of journal articles and other materials on the history of countries other than the United States and Canada. Updated monthly.
- What dates are covered? 1450 - Present
- ITER Bibliography This link opens in a new window
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- What’s included? Literature pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Citations for books, journal material (articles, reviews, review articles, bibliographies, catalogues, abstracts and discographies) are included, as are citations for dissertation abstracts, and essays in books (including entries in conference proceedings, festschriften, encyclopedias and exhibition catalogues).
- What dates are covered? 400 AD - 1700 AD.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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- What’s included? Archival journal collections in many disciplines, scholarly e-books, images, and primary source materials from institutions worldwide.
- What else should I know? Many journals in JSTOR have an embargo (called the "Moving Wall") on their most recent articles, generally ranging from 3-5 years. Other databases will provide more current results.
- Oxford Bibliographies Online This link opens in a new window
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- What’s included? Authoritative research guides to the current scholarship across a wide variety of subject areas, written and reviewed by academic experts. URI offers access to the following bibliographies: African American Studies; Criminology; International Relations; Islamic Studies; Medieval Studies; and Renaissance and Reformation.
Popular Media & Newspaper Articles
- Times Digital Archive (Gale Primary Sources) This link opens in a new window
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- What’s included? An online, full-text facsimile of more than 200 years of The Times (of London). Includes every complete page of every issue.
- What dates are covered? 1785 - 2019.
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times with Index (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
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- What’s included? Page image and full-text index to The New York Times. Additional year of content added annually.
- What dates are covered? 1851 - 2018.
Primary Sources
- Churchill Archive (Bloomsbury) This link opens in a new window
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- What's included? More than 800,000 pages of original documents from Winston S. Churchill’s personal correspondence to his official exchanges with kings, presidents, politicians, and military leaders.
- What dates are covered? 1874-1965
- Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO) (Gale Primary Sources) This link opens in a new window
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- What’s included? Online primary source collection containing every significant English-language and foreign-language title printed in the United Kingdom. Over 180,000 titles total. Access to Part I and Part II.
- What dates are covered? 1701 - 1800
- Times Digital Archive (Gale Primary Sources) This link opens in a new window
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- What’s included? An online, full-text facsimile of more than 200 years of The Times (of London). Includes every complete page of every issue.
- What dates are covered? 1785 - 2019.
Online Resources
- Europeana
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Digital archive of over two million images, texts, sounds, and videos from libraries, museums, and archives across Europe. - Internet Modern History Sourcebook (Fordham University)
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Provides links to primary source documents - mostly European - about Early Modern Europe, Europe in the 19th Century, and the Modern World. - Internet Medieval Sourcebook (Fordham University)Resource provided by the Fordham University Center for Medieval Studies.
- British Pathé Archive (YouTube)
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Contains 85,000 historical newsreels, all uploaded to YouTube in HD format. Includes archival war footage, fashion, and additional cultural footage.
Encyclopedias & Reference Resources
Ancient Europe 8000 B.C.--A.D. 1000 by Call Number: URI Reference D62 A52 2004 v.1-v.2ISBN: 0684806703Publication Date: 2003Arranged by time period and topic rather than alphabetical order, this provides lengthy essays on a variety of topics. Articles include bibliographies, and Black and white and color illustrations of some topics are available.
Encyclopedia of Contemporary French Culture by Call Number: URI Reference DC33.7 E53 1998ISBN: 0415131863Publication Date: 1998-06-24Articles in this encyclopedia cover all facets of French culture from 1945 to the present. Contributors are primarily from academic institutions in Europe.
Europe Since 1945 by Call Number: D1058 E8754 2001 v. 1 and v. 2ISBN: 0815340583Publication Date: 2001Covering Eastern and Western Post-War Europe, this encyclopedia provides definitions, background, and bibliographies for further research.
Germany by Call Number: URI Ref DD17 B54 2006ISBN: 0816045216Publication Date: 2006-10-01Entries record critical events, terms, people, and issues spanning over 500 years of German history. Contains a chronology of significant events and detailed narrative outlines of essential facts. Maps display information such as territorial divides and major battle locations in various important time periods.
Medieval France by Call Number: URI Reference DC33.2 M44 1995ISBN: 0824044444Publication Date: 1995-03-01This one-volume encyclopedia contains short articles on the history of medieval France. Articles are written by researchers, and are accompanied by bibliographies, as well as maps and illustrations where applicable.
Medieval Germany by Call Number: URI Ref DD126 M43 2001ISBN: 0824076443Publication Date: 2001-01-10Covers political, social, and intellectual history of medieval German areas of Europe from C.E. 500-1500. Entries focus on major people, places, events, art, and intellectual trends, as well as day-to-day life. Contains illustrations, maps, and an index.
Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages by Call Number: URI Reference D114 O94 2010 v.1 - v.4ISBN: 9780198662624Publication Date: 2010Although titled a dictionary, this is a multi-volume set written by researchers and historians. Articles often provide bibliographies to further sources and illustrations.
