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Databases for History

Sources below include subscription services accessible to members of the University of Sheffield via MUSE and freely available internet sites.

Bibliographic databases: Core titles
America: history and life Abstracts & citations on US & Canada from prehistory
Arts and humanities citation index via WoK Bibliographic database with citations
British humanities index (BHI) Literature, language, political science, philosophy
Historical abstracts Comprehensive database covering literature on history from 1450
History online Various resources from the Institute of Historical Research
International Medieval Bibliography Bibliography of the European Middle Age (c. 450-1500)
Bibliography of British and Irish history Bibliography of historical writing dealing with the British Isles, and with the British Empire and Commonwealth

Bibliographical databases on related topics, library and other catalogues
ATLA religion Index of religious and theological literature
Bayerische StaatsBibliothek (Bavarian State Library) Publicly available digital collections
Bibliography of Asian studies Asian studies
British and Irish archaeological bibliography Bibliographic data, with some abstracts
British Library Integrated Catalogue Networked World Wide Web library catalogue
COPAC CURL members union library catalogue
ProQuest dissertations and theses Citations for dissertations and theses accepted for higher degrees
English short title catalogue Bibliography of books, serials, pamphlets published 1475-1800
European bibliography of Slavic and East European studies Slavic and East European studies
Historische Bibliographie The Historische Bibliographie is a comprehensive online database that lists publications by historians in the Federal Republic on all periods and geographical areas of world history since antiquity, and on research projects which are in progress.
H-Net H-Net is an international interdisciplinary organisation of scholars and teachers dedicated to developing the enormous educational potential of the internet and the world wide web. Our edited lists and web sites publish peer reviewed essays, multimedia materials, and discussion for colleagues and the interested public. The computing heart of H-Net resides at MATRIX: The Center for Humane Arts, Letters, and Social Sciences Online, Michigan State University, but H-Net officers, editors and subscribers come from all over the globe.
H-Soz-Kult H-Soz_Kult is technically one of the discussion lists under the umbrella of H-Net, but de facto it covers most of the topics in the thematic lists of H-Net and has emerged as the European branch of H-Net, with contributions not only coming from Germany (the editorial office of H-Soz_Kult is situated at the Humboldt-University in Berlin), but from all Western European countries and the USA. H-Soz-Kult publishes peer-reviewed book reviews and review essays, contributions to ongoing public and scholarly discussions, conference programmes and information on scholarships etc. in German, English and French.
Index to theses References to U. K. theses
Irish History Online Irish History Online is an authoritative guide (in progress) to what has been written about Irish history from earliest times to the present. It was established in association with the Royal Historical Society Bibliography of British and Irish History (of which it is now the Irish component) and London's Past Online. Since the most recent update (December 2008) IHO contains some 66,000 items, drawn mostly from Writings on Irish History, and covering publications from 1936 to 2005 (in progress). Irish History Online includes articles from journals, both national and local history journals, and collective volumes. Searches can be made by author, by subject, by publication details, or by period covered. It is an essential resource for the study of Irish history at any level, and is free of charge to users. Searching takes the same form as the RHS Bibliography. Users may search via 'Simple search' or 'Full search', and Help menus are the same.
Italy: Bibliografica Storica Nazionale National Historical Bibliography
Iter: gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance Online bibliography
Jahresberichte für deutsche Geschichte Comprehensive database covering historical writing about all periods of German history. Including titles published since about 1980, but earlier titles are constantly added. Keyword (Schlagwort), author/editor (Verfasser) and title search (Stichwort) possible. Search can be narrowed down to English language titles only (Sprache) and to titles covering specific periods (Epoche). Open access resource. Mark short titles for full details, then press "markiete Titel zeigen". Scroll down to "download in Druckform", which converts all shown titles into a Word file.
Netherlands: Repertorium Geschiedens Nederland The Digital Bibliography of Dutch History
Regesta Imperii Digital online bibliography for medieval historians
Waterloo directory of English newspapers Keyword index to 19th Century English serials & newspapers
Worldwide political science abstracts Politics, international relations, government, public policy
ZETOC Access to British Library Electronic Table of Contents (ETOC)