Finding Secondary Sources
Basic Search Tips
- Place quotation marks around keyword phrases
"trench warfare"
"Haitian Revolution"
- Capitalize Boolean logic connectors (AND, OR).
Bay of Pigs Invasion OR Invasion of Cuba
"American Involvement" AND World War I
- Click either "View all formats and languages" or "View all editions" to view all library holdings for a particular title.
- Items at UD appear first in the list of search results. Other items can be requested via interlibrary loan.
- Use the limiters on the left-hand side of your results page to change the language of the material.
- See Searching WorldCat: Index Quick Reference for other options.
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Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window
A premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from scholarly journals and other authoritative sources. Also includes thousands of podcasts and transcripts from NPR and CNN, as well as videos from BBC Worldwide Learning. (Coverage: 1980 --)
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Anthropology Plus This link opens in a new window
Compilation of the Anthropological Index Online and Anthropological Literature databases. An extensive index of bibliographic materials covering the fields of anthropology, archaeology, and related interdisciplinary research. (Coverage: late 19th c. --)
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Archives of Latin America and Caribbean History 16th-20th Century This link opens in a new window
A multidisciplinary database that includes a comprehensive range of content for the region, both for current issues and events in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as for historical perspective back to the colonial period. (Coverage: 15th -20th c.)
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Clase and Periodica This link opens in a new window
Compiles two databases: CLASE (Citas Latinoamericanas en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades) indexes documents in Latin American journals that specialize in the social sciences and humanities. PERIODICA (Indice de Revistas Latinoamericanas en Ciencia) covers journals specializing in science and technology. (Coverage: CLASE, 1975-- | PERIODICA, 1978 --)
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Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Index of literature covering world history (excluding the U.S. and Canada) from the 15th century to the present. Subjects include world history, military history, womens history, history of education and more. Indexes 2,300+ academic journals in over 40 languages. (Coverage: 1952 --)
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JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Provides access to many millions of journal articles, books, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.
Artstor images incorporated into JSTOR as of 8/1/2024.
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PAIS Index This link opens in a new window
Covers public policy issues and emphasizes factual and statistical information. Print and electronic journals in the social sciences are indexed with particular attention to articles that bear on public policy, administration and legislation. Business topics are covered, with emphasis on economic factors, industry surveys, business-societal interactions and similar issues, rather than details of business operations. (Coverage: 1915 --)
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Project MUSE Journals This link opens in a new window
Full-text, scholarly, electronic journals in the arts, humanities and social sciences from many of the world's leading university presses and scholarly societies. (Coverage: 1993 or later to the present)
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Race Relations Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Citations to publications on race relations, including ethnic studies, discrimination, immigration studies, and other areas
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Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Indexes the international literature of sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. (Coverage: 1952 --)
