UBorrow enables you to search for and request books directly from 15 major research libraries, with combined collections of more than 90 million volumes.
Use WorldCat to identify items at other libraries around Chicago.
WorldCat is a database that allows researchers to search the combined catalogs of hundreds of libraries around the world. It contains more than 52 million records for books, journals, audiovisual materials and more. This source can help researchers find items, verify citations, and identify which libraries hold a particular title.
The Harold Washington Library has an extensive collection of 19th century materials, and a Special Collections Department with Chicago materials, including World's Fair
America: History & Life covers the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. With indexing for 1,700 journals from 1964 to present.
America: History & Life is the 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 1964 to present.
Historical Abstracts covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women's history, etc. Indexes more than 1,700 academic historical journals in over 40 languages back to 1955.
Historical Abstracts is an exceptional resource that covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women's history, history of education, and more - essential for libraries supporting upper-division and graduate research. This authoritative database provides indexing of more than 1,700 academic historical journals in over 40 languages back to 1955.
References western-language periodical articles, monographs, chapters in edited volumes, conference proceedings, and anthologies on all subjects (especially humanities and social sciences) pertaining to East, Southeast, and South Asia published worldwide from 1971 to the present.
A database of back issues of core journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. All issues of each journal are included in full-text except for the most recent 2-to-5 years.
If you are doing an interdisciplinary topic, such as the influence of Japanese art, you may want to search databases in other fields. This page provides a list of key article databases arranged by subject.