Finding Books
In these databases, the "GET IT" button will enable you to request the book from another library if Geneseo does not have it.
- WorldCat (OCLC FirstSearch) This link opens in a new windowWorldCat includes records for books, videos, serial publications, articles, recorded books and music, electronic books, sheet music, genealogical references, cultural artifacts, digital objects, Web sites and much more. Contents from Milne Library and other libraries worldwide in over 470 languages.
Digital Books
- Google Book SearchThis search tool can pull up some full text books, butt many of the results will just have excerpts and snippets.
- HathiTrust Digital Library This link opens in a new windowHathiTrust is a massive full-text digital library comprising more than 10 million volumes contributed by more than 60 major research institutions and libraries.
- E-Books on the WebThe University of Buffalo's search engine searches numerous digital book sites.
- Historical Text ArchiveFull text books of interest to historians.
- Internet Ancient History SourcebookThis web page organized by Fordham University provides links to web pages with English translations of ancient texts.
- Internet Medieval SourcebookThis web page organized by Fordham University provides links to web pages with Medieval and Byzantine texts.
- Internet Modern History SourcebookThis web page organized by Fordham University provides links to web pages with primary sources from modern European, American, and Latin American history, as well as a significant amount of material pertinent to world cultures and global studies.
- Internet Text ArchiveThis open-access website provides full-text copies of selected books from such sources as American Libraries, Canadian Libraries, Project Gutenberg and Children's Library
- Making of AmericaMaking of America (MoA) is a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. The collection contains books and journal articles across the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology.
- Universal LibraryFree-to-read, searchable collection of digital books, sponsored by Carnegie Mellon University, now housed by the Internet Archive.
Finding Scholarly Articles
Use these databases to search for scholarly History journal articles (secondary sources):
- America: History & Life This link opens in a new windowAmerica: History and Life is the definitive index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present
- Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new windowBest database for world history. Lists scholarly articles from history journals. Allows you to search by journal name. Each article is summarized. Covers the history of civilization (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present.
These databases may also be useful when searching for scholarly articles on gender and the body:
- LGBTQ+ Source This link opens in a new windowLGBTQ+ Source provides scholarly and popular LGBTQ+ publications in full text, plus historically important primary sources, including monographs, magazines and newspapers. It also includes a specialized LGBTQ+ thesaurus containing thousands of terms and a collection of 200 videos that present first-person accounts from those in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community.
- Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new windowContains scholarly works in sociology and related disciplines. Provides citations and summaries for articles, dissertations, books and association papers in sociology and related disciplines.
- PsycINFO This link opens in a new windowThe most complete listing of scholarly publications in psychology and related fields. Provides references to and summaries of scholarly journal articles, books, book chapters, and dissertations.
Compilations of Web Pages
- History MattersThis site is compilation of resources pertaining to American History- there are sources made available to users from the Smithsonian Institution, and a variety of Libraries.
- Women's and Gender StudiesA guide from the University of Michigan that lists multiple useful sites.
U.S. Government Documents
- HeinOnline This link opens in a new windowAn ever-expanding database that specializes in offering original PDF copies of full-runs of legal collections. It includes: most major legal periodicals, federal and state statutes, court decisions, attorney general reports and opinions, federal legislative history materials, treaties, foreign & international law material, and numerous specialized legal collections. The text of collections are fully searchable and there are tools to browse or find items by citation.
- FDsys - Government Publications This link opens in a new windowThe Government Printing Office's Federal Digital System (FDsys) is an advanced digital system that enables GPO to manage Government information from all three branches of the U.S. Government.
- Congress.govProvides full-text access to current and recent U.S. Congressional and legislative documents. Includes some historical documents.
- Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology (FedStats)Central source for up-to-date statistics from U.S. government; includes some reports analyzing statistics.
- FindLaw: U.S. Supreme Court DecisionsAll the U.S. Supreme Court decisions published since volume 150 of the U.S. Reports. The years of these decisions are from 1893 to the present.
