Library Guides: History Research Guide: Finding Scholarly Sources

Finding Monographs
Limit your search to USC Libraries for ebooks and print books available to you as a student on the Columbia campus. Searching in PASCAL Delivers will show you print books that you can request from other schools in South Carolina.

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Search for articles, books, and more or limit to USC Libraries collection.

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Top Databases
Search in these databases for secondary, scholarly sources on your topic.

America: History and Life This link opens in a new window
Journal articles, book reviews and other secondary sources written by professional historians. Covers the history of the United States and Canada.
Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Journal articles and other secondary sources related to world history anywhere except the United States and Canada.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Access full text of journal articles (not including the most recent 2-6 years) as well as books and book chapters in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.

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Other Useful Databases
Find scholarly sources related to ancient and religious history as well as dissertations.

L'Année Philologique This link opens in a new window
Scholarly works relating to all aspects of Ancient Greek and Roman civilizations including history, language, and literature.
Atla Religion Database with AtlaSerials This link opens in a new window
Journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all scholarly fields of religion, including religious history.
Dissertations and Theses Global This link opens in a new window
Citations, abstracts, and often full text for dissertations and theses, primarily from North American institutions.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
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