Subject Guides: History: Getting Started

Getting Started

America: History and Life
An essential index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada. Ask a librarian for help finding full text!

Content Includes: indexing for over 1,800 journals from 1895 to the present; citations and links to books and media reviews; and coverage for some titles back to the 19th and early 20th centuries.
JSTOR
Full-text of scholarly journals from the first date of publication to within 2-5 years of the present. Great for non-American history.
Academic Search Complete
Peer-reviewed full text journal articles for all academic disciplines. Great for finding scholarly sources across many different fields.
Project MUSE
Full-text to about 250 scholarly journals, in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Biological Sciences, 1993–present.

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Find items held in the physical library collection
Search Course Reserves
Find items set aside by your professors for use in your classes.
Search I-Share
Find items held by other Illinois libraries that can be checked out and renewed using your Lake Forest login.

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