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ENVI 229: Environmental History: Finding Scholarly Articles

Environmental History
Professor: Laura Martin
Fall 2023

Best Bet Library Databases

Use the databases below to find scholarly articles on a topic.

Important Journals

America: History and Life Search Tips

  • Start your search by doing keyword searches.
  • Look at the subject headings of relevant records to determine the terminology used in the database for your topic. 
  • Combine the keywords "review article" or "historiography" with your topic to find analyses of the scholarship on your topic.
  • Use the Language Limit to remove items in languages you cannot read.
  • Use the Historical Period limit to narrow your search to the time period you are researching.

Research Tip: Find Text Button

Get it at Williams

Many of our databases have this SFX Find Text Button button or this Get it at Williams!  Click to find the full text of this article. button, which searches for the full-text of the article in our collections. If we don't have it electronically, look for the "Request article scan" link in the "Get It" section.

screenshot of Get It section with link

Additional Resources

If you are researching a lesser-known person, place, or event, you may want to search the full-text e-journals collections below.

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