Guides: HIS 491A: Adv Seminar Imperialism in Africa and Asia: Databases & Scholarly Articles

Databases

Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window
Provides millions of articles from over 17,000 scholarly journals and other authoritative sources—including thousands of podcasts and transcripts from NPR and CNN as well as videos from BBC Worldwide Learning. Includes extensive coverage in key subject areas such as biology, chemistry, economics, environmental science, history, marketing, political science, and psychology.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
A collection of core scholarly journals, many going back to the first volume. Emphasis is on back issue coverage and does not include the current 3-5 years, unless Gordon has a current subscription to the journal. JSTOR provides long term preservation for journals.
Masterfile Premier This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text access to general reference magazines, reference books and primary source documents. It also includes an extensive image collection containing photos, maps and flags.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Peer-Reviewed or Scholarly Journal articles are written by scholars or professionals who are experts in their field of research. The article that these scholars/professionals have written are in turn reviewed and edited by other professionals in the field before it can be accepted for publication in the journal.

How do you know if the articles you are finding are published in peer-reviewed journals? Use the following criteria to evaluate your information to determine if it is a peer-reviewed source.

Scholarly journal articles usually contain an abstract summarizing the contents of the article.
All sources used for writing the article are cited either in footnotes or bibliographies.
The article is written by experts in the field of study. Usually author's credentials will be listed either at the beginning or the end of the paper.
Language of the article is intended for an informed, educated audience that is somewhat familiar with the material (i.e. not intended for the layperson).
Journal the article is published in has submission requirements that involve an editorial or review process.

Journal Finder

Browse Journal Finder
Find individual journals and search within specific publications.

Browse for Journals with BrowZine

BPL Electronic Resources

In addition to resources provided by Jenks Library, the Boston Public Library databases and e-journals are also available for you to use here at Gordon College, both on and off-campus. Anyone who lives, works, or is a student in Massachusetts can access BPL resources. You must first take a few minutes to sign up for a BPL eCard.

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BPL electronic resources
Once you sign up for a BPL eCard you can access some over their public databases for further research.