History Research Guide

ArticleFirst

ArticleFirst indexes articles from the contents pages of journals and provides a list of libraries that have the journal titles within their collection. Subject content includes business, humanities, medicine, popular culture, science, social science, and technology.

Coverage: 1990 - present  | Format: citations |  Search Tips

Biography Resource Center

This comprehensive resource provides biographical information on more than 340,000 individuals in the areas of literature, science, history, government, business, art, multicultural studies, religion, entertainment, sports, and politics. It also includes the Marquis Who's Who module containing more than one million brief biographies.

Coverage: varies  | Format: full-text | Search Tips

CQ Researcher Online

Providing analysis and in-depth reports on topics in the news, CQ Researcher Online covers political and social issues, technology, health, the environment, international affairs, criminal justice, education, and the U.S. economy.

Coverage: 1991 - present  | Format: full-text | Search Tips

Academic Search Complete

The Academic Search Complete collection contains more than 6,100 full-text periodicals, including more than 5,100 peer-reviewed journals. Subject coverage includes: animal science, anthropology, area studies, astronomy, biology, chemistry, civil engineering, electrical engineering, ethnic & multicultural studies, food science & technology, general science, geography, geology, law, materials science, mathematics, mechanical engineering, music, pharmaceutical sciences, physics, psychology, religion & theology, veterinary science, women's studies, zoology and many other fields.

Coverage: 1887 - present  | Format: full-text; citations with abstracts | Search Tips

Need additional resources? Try the General Research Guide. This guide lists multidisciplinary resources, which cover a variety of subject content areas.

Print Journals:

All print journals, to which the library subscribes, are listed in the online library catalog. To look for a specific journal, search by TITLE. If you are unsure of the exact title, search by KEYWORD to find the title you want.

Electronic Journals:

All electronic journals in the library's collection are listed in the Magazine, Newspaper, and Journal Finder. You can search for a specific title by keyword or browse an A-to-Z list by title or subject. 

Books:

Use the online library catalog to find books. Books may be searched by keyword, title, author, or subject.

To find a specific book, search by TITLE. If your search is unsuccessful or if you are unsure of the exact title, try a KEYWORD search. To find books written by a specific person, search by AUTHOR. To find a book about a specific person or topic, search by SUBJECT. Subject searching requires the use of Library of Congress Subject Headings. If your subject search is unsuccessful, try a KEYWORD search or consult a librarian at daviska@uamont.edu.

Library of Congress Call Number Ranges for History:

D------History (General)
DA-----Great Britain
DAW----Central Europe
DB-----Austria. Hungary. Czechoslovakia
DC-----France
DE-----The Greco-Roman World
DF-----Greece
DG-----Italy
DH-----Low Countries. Benelux Countries
DJ-----Netherlands (Holland)
DJK----Eastern Europe (General)
DK-----Russia. Soviet Union. former Soviet Republics. Poland
DL-----Northern Europe. Scandinavia
DP-----Spain. Portugal
DQ-----Switzerland
DR-----Balkan peninsula. Turkey
DS-----Asia
DT-----Africa
DU-----Oceania (South Seas)
DX-----Gypsies
E------United States (General)
F------United States local history. Canada. Latin America

The library's collection of books is organized by subject. Once you locate a call number on the shelves, you can browse other books in the area, as they will contain the same subject.

Borrow Items From Other Libraries:

If the library does not own a publication that you need, we can borrow books and obtain copies of journal article from other libraries.  Submit an interlibrary loan request form online.  Materials may be supplied for free or a fee.  You will generally receive the item within two weeks.  

Selected Reference Resources:

Statistical Abstract of the United States
REF HA 202

Statistical Abstract of Arkansas
REF HA 251 A74

Selected Internet Resources:

Special Collections Online Exhibits
http://www.uamont.edu/library//serv/speccoll.htm

Exhibits prepared by library staff and using primary resources which describe the history of UAM. - Accessed Jan. 17, 2008.

Encyclopedia of Arkansas Online
http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/

Online encyclopedia with entries and photos of topics relevant to Arkansas History. - Accessed Jan. 17, 2008.

United States Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/

Provides access to current and historical census data and quick facts about the population of a certain area. - Accessed Jan. 17, 2008.

American Memory Project
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html

American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. It is a digital record of American history and creativity. - Accessed Jan. 17, 2008.

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