Collins Memorial Library: History 112: Late Antiquity &amp; the Early Middle Ages: Finding Secondary Sources

Databases for Finding Scholarly Secondary Works

There are several databases from which to choose when you are seeking scholarly work. Most databases for historians focus on a particular geographical and/or chronological period. Always make sure that you've selected the most appropriate database to search!

Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance This link opens in a new window
Indexes scholarly books, articles, essays, and dissertations pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700).
L'Annee philologique This link opens in a new window
A bibliography of scholarly work on classical antiquity published in any language, anywhere in the world.

E-Journal Collections

These e-journal collections provide access to many journals in the field of History, but they are more limited in coverage compared to subject databases. In most cases, it's better to search subject databases to identify articles, and then use the "check for full text" option to link to the materials in these e-journal collections.

JSTOR
JSTOR is an online archive of select scholarly journals. Because it is an archive, current content from journals is not included. The "embargo" on current content ranges from one to ten years, depending on the journal.
Project MUSE
Project Muse provides full-text access to journals in the humanities and social sciences. Coverage of journals typically begins in the late 1990s or later.

Primo Search Tips

Start with the title of a book recommended to you in a subject encyclopedia article. Once you've found that book in Primo, click on "item details" to see what the Library of Congress Subject Headings are. You can click on any of those to find more books that share that subject heading!