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Research Databases

Hawaiian Studies Databases- Open source databases covering a variety of subjects related to Hawaiian history and culture.

History Databases- For primary source documents search "Britannica Original Sources." For articles related to US History search "History Reference Center" and "History Reference eBook Collection."

General Research Databases- Databases with articles covering most subject areas. Try "Academic Search Complete" or "JSTOR" after searching the history specific databases.

Databases by Subject- Search through our list of databases by subject area.

Research Tools

Keyword Searching- Not sure what your search terms should be?

Evaluating Sources- Make sure that any resource you find online is credible.

Citations- Guide for writing citations.

Database Tutorials- Watch a quick tutorial on each of our main databases.

JSTOR Text Analyzer- Drag and drop an article into the text analyzer and you will be given a list of relevant keywords, as well as other similar sources available in JSTOR.

Other Useful Resources

15 Minute History is a history podcast designed for historians, enthusiasts, and newbies alike. Browse through the hundreds of episodes for topic ideas.

Chronicling America-Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1777-1963. Many Hawaii based newspapers are also available for searching and you can select to view only Hawaii newspapers.

Access available with a library card from the Hawaii State Public Library Sytstem. Other history related databases also linked on this page.

Fill out the application for a library card from the Hawaii State Public Library to use their online resources.

An open source database of peer reviewed journals and books from leading universities and scholarly societies. Project Muse was created as a collaboration between the Johns Hopkins University Press and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library at Johns Hopkins University and originally funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. When searching make sure to select "only content I have access to" on the left hand side.

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