FAQ: What are good sources for history?

The library has and subscribes to many good history resources. What resources you'll need depends on your topic, scope, assignment requirements, and more. Contact the Reference Desk at ask@snhu.libanswers.com or by chat to get help finding appropriate, scholarly resources for your research.

Additionally, search the Online Library Catalog to find print books and eBooks in our collection on history. Visit the History Research Guide for more resources and information about history.

Here are some good sources for history to get you started:

Databases

• America: History & Life - EBSCO This link opens in a new window
  • The definitive database of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. With indexing for 1,700 journals from 1964 to present, this database is without question the most important bibliographic reference tool for students and scholars of U.S. and Canadian history.
• JSTOR - The Scholarly Journal Archive This link opens in a new window
  • Database of archival issues of scholarly journals. SNHU Subscribes to Arts & Sciences I, II, III, IV & VII. 
• History Cooperative This link opens in a new window
  • Maintained jointly by the Organization of American Historians, the American Historical Association, JSTOR, the University of Illinois Press, and the National Academy Press, History Cooperative provides access to 21 leading history journals.
• Project Muse - Standard Collection This link opens in a new window
  • We have access to full-text, current, peer-reviewed journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Access to eBooks is not available at this time.

More History databases can be found on our A-Z Databases: History page. Primary Sources can be found in many of our databases. See the full list on our A-Z Databases: Includes Primary Sources page.

Journals

• American Historical Review This link opens in a new window
• Comparative Studies in Society and History This link opens in a new window
• Hispanic American Historical Review This link opens in a new window
• Journal of African History This link opens in a new window
• Journal of American History This link opens in a new window