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Citation Sources

RefWorks
Bibliography manager database that stores research citations.  Sorts, formats and presents the citations as needed. More Information.

Citation Machine
Interactive web tool that generates citations in MLA, APA, Chicago, and Turabian.

      
     

    Key Databases

    HISTORY

    America: History and Life      

    The major index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. With indexing for 1,700 journals from as far back as 1910. Many links and re-directs to fulltext.

    Historical Abstracts

    The major index of literature covering the history and culture of the world (excluding the United States and Canada), from prehistory to the present. Many links and re-directs to fulltext.

     

    MAJOR DATABASES OF FULLTEXT SCHOLARLY JOURNALS

    JSTOR

    Fulltext archive to hundreds of scholarly journals in a wide range of disciplines in facsimile format (including images), from the first volume until 3 – 6 years ago (date varies per publisher embargo).  DOES NOT INCLUDE recent issues/volumes, but may link to recent fulltext in PROJECT MUSE.

    Project Muse  

    Fulltext of recent years for hundreds of scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics.

     

    INTERDISCIPLINARY DATABASES

    Academic Search Premier 

    Contains indexing and abstracts for more than 8,500 journals, with fulltext for more than 4,600 of those titles. PDF/HTML backfiles to 1975 or earlier are available for numerous journals.  Many cited references link to fulltext.

    ISI Web of Knowledge

    Index to over 8,000 journals in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities, many with links to fulltext. Enables tracking authors cited in the research literature.  

    EBSCOhost now provides access to databases that were available on Wilson Web.

    Numerous specialized databases including Book Review Digest Plus, Essay and General Literature Index, Humanities Full Text, Social Sciences Full Text.

     

     

    History

    Shelley Arlen

    U.S. and British History Librarian

    Library West Room 540

    University of Florida Libraries

    Gainesville, FL  32611-7022

     

    352-273-2633

    shelarl@uflib.ufl.edu

     

    Encyclopedias--Online and Print

    Beginning your research

    Encyclopedias are excellent reference sources to consult as you consider topics for your research papers.  They provide an overview of your topic, give background, major events and people, and a brief bibliography of sources to help you get started on your research.

     

    Encyclopedias can be general,

    like Encyclopedia Britannica,

     

    or subject-specific,

    like Oxford Encyclopedia of the Civil War. 

    You can search the UF catalog for subject encyclopedias with a keyword search:

       [your topic] and the word "encyclopedia." 

     

    Examples:
    encyclopedia and "civil war"

    encyclopedia and women

    encyclopedia and religion

     

    REFERENCE UNIVERSE

    An online guide to the contents of hundreds of subject encyclopedias, print and electronic, available from the UF Libraries. 

    Search for entries related to your topic.

    Examples:

    Gettysburg

    suffragists

    protestants

        
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