Databases for public history research
Use these databases to find articles from scholarly journals and magazines.
Go to the tab Borrow from Other Libraries to request interlibrary loans (ILL), find out how to get a TexShare card, or see a list of San Antonio area libraries. I encourage you to get a San Antonio Public Library card and a BiblioTech card if you live in Bexar County. You can get cards if you live in the StMU dorms even if your family lives in another town.
You can search many of the public libraries databases from home if you have a public library card. There databases include some databases the Blume Library does not have.
Best Bet
- Discover This link opens in a new window
Blume Library's primary search tool. This robust feature helps scholars find scholarly journals and articles, books, eBooks, music, videos, government information, and more. Input the keywords of your research to generate a results list full of articles and items covering the topic. Use boolean phrases (AND, OR, NOT) and other limiters to focus a search or modify a results list. This tool searches most of the Blume Library holdings including the Library Catalog of physical items and eResources.
Learn more about this powerful resource: DISCOVER
Reach out to a Blume Librarian for research assistance: RESEARCH ASSISTANCE
Additional Options
Databases not included in Discover are marked by an orange triangle. In addition, JSTOR, while includded in Discover, is more effectively searched on its own.
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new windowGoogle Scholar is a freely accessible web search engine that indexes the full text or metadata of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats, times, and disciplines. **Only use academically sound resources. When in doubt, check with a LIBRARIAN
- HeinOnline This link opens in a new windowHeinOnline is Hein's premier online product, with more than 70 million pages of legal history available in an online, fully-searchable, image-based format. HeinOnline bridges the gap in legal history by providing comprehensive coverage from the inception of more than 1,600 law and law-related periodicals.
Focuses on law journals, case law, and government documents.
Some United States collections include the Congressional Record, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, and parts of the Serial Set. Other notable collections are the US state collections, Canon law materials, international treaties and agreements, English legal materials, and United Nations legal materials.
Databases by Category: Canadian Content, Case Law, Current Content Journals, International Resources, International Treaties and Agreements, U.K. Content, U.S. Federal Content, U.S. State Content
Learn more about this resource at: https://lib.stmarytx.edu/HeinOnline - JSTOR This link opens in a new windowJSTOR journals, books, images, and primary sources are integrated into a single, robust platform that uses the latest digital technologies and best practices. JSTOR provides access to over 12 million journal articles, books, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.
Full runs of journals from more than 2,800 top scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. More than 100,000 ebooks from 250+ renowned scholarly publishers, integrated with journals and primary sources on JSTOR. This source also includes open-access articles!
Tips and Tricks for Search
- Discovering Discover guideTips for searching Discover. Overview of content and ways to narrow your search to what you need.
Journals and other periodicals relating to public history
Best Bet
- The Public Historian Academic journal for public history.
Additional Options
- Oral History Review Academic journal for oral history research. Limited full-text. Articles will need to be requested via ILL if not full-text in Blume database.
- Public History News Complete back issues of PHN available on the National Council of Public History (NCPH) website.
- Public History Review Academic journal focusing on public history topics. Open access.
- Winterthur Portfolio Publishes articles on "the arts and artifacts of America and the historical context within which they developed." Embargoed 1 year.