Useful databases for scholarly articles on the colonial period:
America: History & Life
The definitive index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. Provides indexing for 1,700 journals. How to export to RefWorks. Coverage: 1964-present
JSTOR
Full text of core scholarly journals from their beginning to approximately three year ago.
Selected journals in colonial history:

The definitive index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. Provides indexing for 1,700 journals. How to export to RefWorks. Coverage: 1964-present
To find the text of articles that are not available online in this database, be sure to use the
link to determine if the article is available online in another database or in print in the library.


Full text of core scholarly journals from their beginning to approximately three year ago.
Selected journals in colonial history:
- The William and Mary Quarterly. Refereed scholarship in history and related disciplines from initial Old World-New World contacts to the early 19th century and beyond.
- Ethnohistory.
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Kresge Library Catalog
You can use the library catalog to find books, scholarly & popular journals, government documents, dvds & videos, reference materials, sheet music, and more.- MelCat
A statewide catalog of many of Michigan's libraries. It allows you to request books at another library be sent to Kresge Library for you. WorldCat
A catalog of materials owned by libraries worldwide. How to export to RefWorks . Use it to find items at other libraries that you can request through inter-library loan.

Dominique Daniel
Humanities Librarian for History and Modern Languages
daniel@oakland.edu
248.370.2478