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History (General)
Provides resources, strategies, and information on conducting research in history.
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Campus Collections
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Ancient and Medieval History Online
Covers covers five ancient civilizations-Africa, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and Mesoamerica-from 3 to 5 million years ago to flourishing cultures in 600 CE.
Cambridge Histories Online
Contains more than 350 full-text volumes, in 15 subject areas across the humanities and social sciences.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Provides online access to over 1,500 reference works from Gale, Macmillan, and other publishers.
History Reference Center
A full text history reference database that features full text for more than 1,620 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books from leading history publishers.
Oxford Reference Online
Over 400 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press.