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This guide is designed to kickstart student research in world history by highlighting key resources, databases, and strategies in the discipline.
World History Key Resources
The following are some best bets for starting World history research. For a full list of databases at Oberlin, check out our Databases A-Z.
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Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Index to thousands of academic journals covering world history (excluding the US and Canada) from 1450 to present, in over 40 languages, with full-text available. Dates of Coverage: 1955 to date
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AM-Explorer This link opens in a new window
Access millions of pages of primary source collections spanning content from the 15th-21st centuries.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new windowScholarly journal archive for the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences; current issues (usually the last 2-5 years) are not digitized by JSTOR and may be obtained elsewhere.
