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Jessie Ball duPont Library

A-Z Databases

Find the best library databases for your research. If you're not sure where to start, check out a Research Guide. If you'd like more guidance on Primary Historical Sources, take a look at our new Historical Sources Guide.

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New / Trial Databases

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The following databases are newly acquired or being evaluated for a future subscription.
Bloomsbury Religion in North America This link opens in a new window
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Covering North America’s diverse religious traditions, this resource provides reliable and peer-reviewed information for students and instructors of religious studies, anthropology of religion, sociology of religion, and history. Peer-reviewed articles are organized around key themes. "The Basics" Sections cover broad global introductions to religious traditions. "Religious Traditions" and "Themes in Religion" Sections give more of an in-depth approach to the North American context and combine overview articles, main articles, case studies, and hot topics as well as eBook content.
LitBase (TRIAL) This link opens in a new window
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From the publisher: "LitBase is a world literature database with a modern search experience. A curated collection of critical primary texts and secondary sources, it supports research of the most studied authors, poetry, fiction, plays, and creative nonfiction worldwide. Students, researchers and faculty will benefit from the global nature of this vast literature database covering diverse authors and genres. LitBase includes over 425,000 primary sources, 100,000 secondary and reference sources, and hundreds of full-text scholarly journals and literary magazines to support literature research." TRIAL ENDS JULY 4, 2024
Native American Indians, 1645-1819 This link opens in a new window
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Time Period: 1645-1819 Location: North America Every major book about Native Peoples from this period is included, along with treaties, transcribed letters from Native American leaders, the minutes of tribal meetings, histories of numerous tribes, missionary reports, captivity narratives, firsthand accounts of battles, trading records, military rosters, expedition logs and maps, trial records, legislative bills, books on Native American languages and grammar, military rosters, governors' and legislators' reports, ballads, songs, plays and more. Offers text and data analysis tools, author biographies, and suggested search paths for easy browsing and discovery.
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