Databases - HI 101 - Western Civilization I: Childrose - LibGuides at SUNY Columbia-Greene Community College

Online Reference

The following databases provide digital access to reference books.

Encyclopedia Britannica Online Academic Edition Includes Encyclopædia Britannica, with over 73,000 in-depth articles and Britannica Concise Encyclopedia featuring over 28,000 short articles. Many articles link to websites and multimedia. Users can search for video clips, photographs, maps, timelines, country data, and more. Updated daily.
Gale Virtual Reference Library Database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources.
Oxford Reference Online Premium Collection Oxford Reference is the premier online reference product, spanning 25 different subject areas, bringing together 2 million digitized entries across Oxford University Press: Dictionaries, Companions and Encyclopedias.
Salem History EBooks Includes searchable text of complete reference works, including Milestone Documents in American History (primary documents), Great Lives from History: The Ancient World and Notorious Lives

Scholarly Article and Streaming Video Databases

Academic Search Complete Covers most areas of academic study, this scholarly, multi-disciplinary database contains more than 6,100 full-text periodicals - as well as indexing and abstracts for more than 10,100 journals - and offers access to monographs, reports, conference proceedings and much more.
Academic Video Online This resource delivers over 70,000 titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including history. More than 18,000 titles are exclusive to Alexander Street.
ARTstor The ARTstor Digital Library Charter Collection is a repository of hundreds of thousands of digital images and related data; and the tools to actively use those images.
Films on Demand History Video Collection Click on the "Filters" on the right side of the page to focus on videos for world history, military history, European History and Biography, or use the search box at the top of the page to search. Videos can be viewed in their entirety or in segments.
Historical Abstracts With Full Text Covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 forward, including world history, military history, womens history, history of education, and much more. It also provides selective indexing of historical articles from more than 1,800 journals in over 40 languages back to 1955.
JSTOR The JSTOR archive holds the complete digitized back runs of core scholarly journals, starting with the very first issues, some dating as far back as the 1600s. JSTOR is not a current issues database. Because of JSTOR's archival mission, there is a gap, typically from 1 to 5 years, between the most recently published journal issue and the back issues available in JSTOR.
Military and Government Collection Use this database to get a different perspective on the legacy and tactics of historic military leaders and commanders.
Religion and Philosophy Collection Use this database to locate articles about significant religious figures and philosophers.

HI 101 - Western Civilization I: Childrose: Databases

Online Reference

Scholarly Article and Streaming Video Databases