Finding Information - Assignment | HIST 1301 Annotated Bibliography (Lerma) - Research Guides at Lone Star College

LSC Databases

U.S. History (Gale OneFile)
Search balanced coverage of events in U.S. history. Best for novice historians and academic researchers. Updated daily.
World History (Gale OneFile)
Access balanced coverage of events in world history and scholarly work being established in the field.
JSTOR
Complete historical full text of all issues of peer-reviewed journals in a wide range of humanities and social science fields. Includes Artstor. (pronounced jay-store)
Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
Multi-disciplinary database; full text of articles from over 5,300 journals, magazines and newspapers, plus image collections.
Project MUSE
Full text of 285 journals in literature, history, international/cultural studies, and other fields within the humanities and social sciences.
Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture and Law
Contains an extensive collection of essential legal materials (court cases, trials, statutes, etc.) on along with books, sermons, slave narratives, speeches, periodicals, pamphlets, poems & songs, and much more from the 18th-20th centuries.

Save and Store Articles

As you find articles for this assignment, download and save using a management process that works for you. See the Managing Your Research box on the previous page for possible management platforms.

Google Scholar

Google Scholar Guide

Accessing the Databases

To access the databases you will be prompted to enter your 14-digit library barcode or your LSC email/password.

Don't have a barcode but want one? Request a barcode number online.

Discovery Search
Search (nearly) all the library collections from one place, including articles, books and e-books, videos, and more.
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You can search without signing in, but once you click to access something, you'll be prompted to use your library barcode number or your LSC username/password.
A-Z Database List
Sort & filter by subject and content types to find the specific collection you need.

Search Better
As you search for information in the databases, learn search strategies, including boolean operators. Knowledge is power.

Assignment | HIST 1301 Annotated Bibliography (Lerma): Finding Information

LSC Databases

Save and Store Articles

Google Scholar

Accessing the Databases