History library guide

A list of tailored, credible, good quality materials for your subject. These are the key resources you should be familiar with. Open and explore the links.

Key resources

JSTOR
Digital archive of academic journals, books and primary sources.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
A national record of 60,000 men and women who shaped the history of the British Isles and of Britons worldwide, from the ‘earliest times’ to the 21st century.
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS)
Includes references to journal articles, books, reviews and selected chapters dating back to 1951. IBSS focuses mainly on anthropology, economics, politics and sociology.
Web of Science
Multidisciplinary resource which enables simultaneous cross-searching of a range of citation indexes and databases. It provides access to research tools like cited reference searching and the Journal Citation Reports.