History Fair Resources
September 21, 2011
SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES: Use the following databases for magazine and newspaper articles, as well as some reference books online. Home access is available.
ABC-CLIO Use various databases and EBooks (includes primary source materials)
America’s Historical Newspapers (primary source materials 1690-2000)
EBSCOhost - Use MasUltra, Topic Search, MasterFile Premier, Newspaper Source
Facts on File – Use World News Digest, Top News Stories by Decade, and Top News Stories by Country
Biography in Context
Gale Virtual Reference Library (reference and ebooks)
JSTOR Online historical collection of academic journals
Newsbank – Use Access World News (with shortcut to Chicagoland Newspapers), Popular Periodicals, and StatBank
(statistical information)
Proquest -Use Platinum Periodicals and/or Proquest Newspapers
Proquest Historical Newspapers (primary source materials (1850-2000 )
SIRS Researcher (full-text magazine and newspaper articles)
REFERENCE BOOKS: Look in R900's for historical reference books, social history reference in R300’s, science history reference in R500’s, sports history reference in R700’s, historical biography reference in R920-R928, Illinois and Chicago history reference in R977
BOOKS and EBOOKS: Use the online book catalog to search for a wide variety of books on history topics. The following digital books are also available:
ABC-CLIO eBooks
Gale Virtual Reference Library
MAGAZINES IN PRINT ONLY:
American Heritage Magazine: index volume located in periodical reference area
Other history magazines, e.g. American History, History Today, Journal of American History, Journal of Modern History, Journal of World History, Magazine of History, Negro History Bulletin, and Smithsonian
Chicago History Magazine: (index at circ desk)
History of Illinois: Illinois Historic Journal, Historic Illinois, Illinois Heritage, Illinois History, Illinois Issues, Illinois Magazine
OTHER ONLINE RESOURCES:
Social Studies Web pages from the Library's Web Subject Directory
Chicago Historical Society's homepage for digital archives and image collections
Chicago Public Library's digital collections on Chicago history