Research Guides: HIST 211: East Asian Environmental History (Fall 2024): So Many Databases!

Where to start?

We have a number of databases related to the history of Asia and Southeast Asia. Why?

Historical Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
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Covers all aspects of world history (excluding the US and Canada) since 1450. Includes journal articles, books, reviews, conference proceedings, dissertations, etc. published after 1954. About 250 History journals in this database are not findable in EBSCO's Academic Search database, making this the go-to database for finding world history articles.
Bibliography of Asian Studies This link opens in a new window
East, Southeast, and South Asia. Citations to Western-language journal articles, books, chapters in edited volumes, conference proceedings, anthologies, etc. Coverage: 1971-present.
Humanities International Complete This link opens in a new window
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Literature & the literary arts, philosophy, the arts, history, culture, and creative thought. Journal articles, books, and other sources from around the world. Coverage: Varies by title.

How do these results differ, and why?

Our search gave us quite a few results in the article databases.