GER 492/692: Germany and Its Past

• Best Resources for Finding Articles
• Library Catalogs - Books and other library materials
• Interlibrary Loan using ILLiad
• Style Guides

Best Resources for Finding Articles

• Historical Abstracts
  • Index of journal articles, dissertations and book reviews on all aspects of world history from 1450 to the present, excluding the United States and Canada. (To search multiple EBSCOhost databases, click the "Select Databases" tab
• America: History & Life
  • Index of journal articles, dissertations and book reviews on all aspects of North American history (United States and Canada). 1964- present. (To search multiple EBSCOhost databases, click the "Select Databases" tab.)
• PsycINFO
  • The online version of Psychological Abstracts, indexing journal articles, book chapters, and dissertations. 1887- present. (To search multiple EBSCOhost databases, click the "Select Databases" tab.)
• Sociological Abstracts
  • Indexes the international literature of sociology and related behavioral sciences from over 1,700 journals, books and book chapters, dissertations and proceedings. Since 2001, many records include references cited.
• Arts & Humanities Search
  • A citation index covering over 1,136 titles from leading arts and humanities journals. Includes the ability to search particular authors' works to find out who is citing them. 1980- present.
• Art Abstracts
  • Citations and abstracts from more than 300 international English language arts publications. Content includes periodical articles, interviews, film reviews, and more. 1984- present. (To search multiple EBSCOhost databases, click the "Select Databases" tab.)
• MLA International Bibliography
  • Over one million citations to books, scholarly journals, essay collections, working papers, proceedings, dissertations, and bibliographies from languages, literatures, linguistics and folklore. 1926 - present.
• Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost)
  • Indexes 7,800+ scholarly journals, with full text for 4,000 titles. Covers social sciences, humanities, education, computer science and engineering, general science, medicine, ethnic studies, and more. 1965- present for selected titles. (To search multiple EBSCOhost databases, click the "Select Databases" tab.)
• LexisNexis Academic Universe
  • Index and full text to news, business, legal, medical, and reference materials and links to congressional and statistical information.
• New York Times (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
  • Full page and article images with searchable full text; articles from the first issue, Sept. 18, 1851, through 2004. Some articles and photographs by freelance writers and photographers are not included.

Library Catalogs

• UNR Library Catalog
  • Includes books and media collections of UNR, Desert Research Institute, Great Basin College, Western Nevada Community College. About LINK+.
• WorldCat
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