Research Guide for Explorers

FIND JOURNAL ARTICLES | ELECTRONIC JOURNALS | FIND BOOKS | REFERENCE SOURCES | INTERNET RESOURCES |

FIND JOURNAL/NEWSPAPER ARTICLES return to top

These databases will help you locate information published in journals, magazines, newspapers and a variety of other sources. Expanded Academic Index Full-Text EAI indexes approximately 3,400 journals and magazines and the New York Times. Full text online is provided for approximately 2,000 of the journals/magazines. America: History and Life The most prominent index to articles and books for the field of U.S. history. Article1st Article1st indexes approximately 12,500 journals and magazines, across all subject areas. This database indicates which journal and magazine articles are available in the Albion College Library. Biography Index Lists biographical articles and books. General Science Abstracts Journals and magazines from the U.S. and Great Britain, covering such subjects as anthropology, astronomy, biology, computers, earth sciences, medicine and health, and much more. GeoRef Provides access to the geoscience literature of the world. Historical Abstracts The most prominent index to articles and books for the field of non-U.S. history. Humanities Abstracts Indexes 400 periodicals in archaeology, art, classics, film, folklore, journalism, linguistics, music, the performing arts, philosophy, religion, world history, and world literature. Coverage begins in 1984. JSTOR Provides indexing and full-text from scholarly journals in many disciplines. Unique, in that coverage for each journal begins with the first volume. WilsonSelectPlus WilsonSelectPlus contains indexed and abstracted articles from over 1300 periodicals, all with ASCII full text online. The database is comprised of records from the following H.W. Wilson databases: Readers' Guide Abstracts, Social Sciences Abstracts, Humanities Abstracts, General Science Abstracts and Wilson Business Abstracts. The dates of coverage begin January 1994 and continue to the present (please note that each periodical can begin on a different month and year).

ELECTRONIC JOURNALS return to top

Albion College Library - Electronic Journals Home Page Provides links to more than 1,100 electronic journals available through the Albion College Library. Albion College Library - Full Text Finder This resource provides links to full text articles found in the Albion College Library's many online databases and electronic journal collections. Covers more than 10,000 journals and magazines.

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Albion College Library Online Catalog The Online Catalog will help you find books, videos, government documents, journals, newspapers, and other materials owned by the Albion College Library. MeLCat Online Catalog MeLCat will help you find books owned by dozens of libraries in Michigan (including Albion College, Michigan State University, Central Michigan University, Albion Public Library, East Lansing Public Library, Grand Rapids Community College, Southfield Public Library, and many others). Books may be borrowed by using the online request form. WorldCat Records of books and any other types of material cataloged by thousands of libraries worldwide. Includes manuscripts written as early as the 12th century. SOME Suggested Subject Headings: Atlases Cartography Colonization Cook, James (example of a search for an individual) [Country or place] - Discovery and exploration (e.g. Tahiti - Discovery and explorartion) [Country or place] - Historical geography [Country or place] - Maps Discoveries (in geography) Explorers Geography, Historical Maps Maps, Early Voyages and travels

REFERENCE SOURCES return to top

The Discoverers: An Encyclopedia of Explorers and Exploration. REFERENCE COLLECTION G 200 .D53 Atlas of Exploration. REFERENCE COLLECTION G 1036 .S12 R6 1997 American National Biography. REFERENCE COLLECTION CT 213 .A68 1999 (24 volumes) Dictionary of National Biography. (British) REFERENCE COLLECTION DA 28 >D45 (30 volumes) Encyclopaedia Britannica

INTERNET RESOURCES return to top

Antarctic Explorers Antarctica (Royal Geographical Society) Discoverers Web Exploration and Discovery (National Maritime Museum, Royal Observatory) Explorers Database