Research Guides: History: Welcome

Your Research Guide for History

This guide offers library resources for effective research in History. The tabs on the left help you find research databases, articles, books, and free Web resources.

The special resources and databases below are core online resources for History. For assistance, contact Dan Forrest, the Faculty Subject Specialist.

Core Databases

Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
A large multi-subject database covering every topic with scholarly journals and popular magazines.
Access provided by KYVL.
America: History & Life (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
indexing for over 1,800 journals from as far back as 1954 focusing on the United States and Canada.
Historical Abstracts (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
Covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present.

Special Resources

Reference Sources in History by Ronald H. Fritze; Brian E. Coutts; Louis A. Vyhnanek
Call Number: D20 .F75x 2004
ISBN: 0874368839
Publication Date: 2004-03-09

One-Search Library Catalog
Lists CD’s, DVD’s, sound recordings, and other items owned by the library, searchable by title, author, subject or keyword. Also lists titles of journals and magazines owned by the library, and provides access to some but not all online articles. If you don't find the articles you want, please use our Databases directly.

A searchable catalog of the collections at the Kentucky Library & Museum. KenCat includes manuscripts, letters, sheet music, photographs, museum exhibits, images, journals, and books.
TopSCHOLAR®

A university-wide repository of scholarly research and creative activity created by WKU faculty and staff. TopSCHOLAR® also contains theses and dissertations created by WKU students.