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Library Databases
The library's databases are your source for scholarly and academic articles!
Bortz Library subscribes to dozens of academic research databases, covering a wide array of subject matter. These databases provide access to articles from academic journals, magazines, newspapers, and more.
Use the EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) search box below to search through all of the library's databases at once, or click on the title of a particular database from the list below to search through just one database. Each database in the list has been included on this guide for its subject coverage and relevance.
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Recommended Library Online Databases
Please see a Reference Librarian at the desk on the second floor of the library if you have any questions. We'll be happy to provide more individualized research assistance with your chosen topics.
- Academic Search CompleteA comprehensive, scholarly, multidisciplinary database with thousands of full-text journals. Recommended for research in all disciplines.
- America History & LifeThe definitive index 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 as far back as 1910. Recommended for History research.
- ATLA ReligionThe American Theological Library Association's premier index to journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all fields of religion. Recommended for Religion research.
- Britannica OnlineOnline version of the Encyclopedia Britannica.
- Historical AbstractsAn index to the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada). Recommended for History research.
- JSTORThe complete backfile of a core of scholarly journals that have been digitized, starting with the very first issues, many of which date from the 1800s. Bortz Library subscribes to the following JSTOR packages: Arts and Sciences I, II, III, IV, V, and VII, Business I, Life Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics, and 19th Century British Pamphlets.
- Project MuseThe Standard Collection provides access to the full text of over 300 scholarly journals of university presses such as the Johns Hopkins University Press.
- New York Times - TimesMachineThe complete archive of The New York Times with more than 13 million articles total. You must have a current New York Times Site Pass in order to access certain articles and date ranges. You can obtain a pass using the link for New York Times Site License, also found in the A-Z Databases list.
Web Links
Introduction to the Holocaust - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Includes lists of related articles and related links.
The Holocaust: A Learning Site for Students - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Virtual Jewish Library - the most comprehensive online Jewish encyclopedia in the world, covering everything from anti-Semitism to Zionism.
The HEART Holocaust Education & Archive Research Team - Table of Contents page.
Google Scholar
Search Google Scholar for articles and book citations. You will not always be able to link to the full-text article or complete book.