http://www.lib.vt.edu/subject-guides/HIST/us-history.html en Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:27:30 -0400 bpencek@vt.edu bpencek@vt.edu http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/librarians/S_pencek-bruce-pic.jpg http://www.lib.vt.edu/subject-guides/HIST/us-history.html http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/america-history-and-life-from-ebscohost.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/E/S_ebsco.jpg" alt="EBSCOhost interface" height="123px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_vtonly.gif" title="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" width="15" /> <img alt="Sponsored by VIVA, the Virtual Library of Virginia" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_viva.gif" title="Sponsored by VIVA, the Virtual Library of Virginia" width="36" /> <img alt="This resource provides a mobile interface; see description for link" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_mobile.gif" title="This resource provides a mobile interface; see description for link" width="10" /> <a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/help/screencasts/ebsco/index.html"><img alt="Screencast tutorials available for this resource" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_screencast.gif" title="Screencast tutorials available for this resource" width="20" /></a> <img alt="Contents of this resource available through Summon" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_summon.gif" title="Contents of this resource available through Summon" width="20" /> <img alt="database provides Get VText links" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_getvtext-20.gif" title="database provides Get VText links" width="80" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&amp;profile=ehost&amp;defaultdb=ahl" title="America: History and Life from EBSCOhost" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&amp;profile=ehost&amp;defaultdb=ahl')" shape="rect">America: History and Life from EBSCOhost</a> </span></h2><p><em>America: History and Life</em> is an index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. The database includes citations and links to journal articles, dissertations, primary documents, and book and media reviews. Some content is available full-text (PDF and HTML). Allows limiting to peer reviewed articles, those with references, and to historical periods (date ranges). 1863-present. <span class="majax-erm-advisory" title="e1000120"> </span></p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/america-history-and-life-from-ebscohost.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/A/america-history-and-life-from-ebscohost.html Article searching Countries and cultures Encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs Narratives, diaries, and letters Newspapers and magazines Reviews and critiques Theses and dissertations Restricted to Virginia Tech users VIVA Mobile interface Screencast tutorials available Get VText Contents of database in Summon http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/R/readers-guide-retrospective-1890-1982-from-ebsco.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/E/S_ebsco.jpg" alt="EBSCOhost interface" height="123px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_vtonly.gif" title="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" width="15" /> <a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/help/screencasts/ebsco/index.html"><img alt="Screencast tutorials available for this resource" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_screencast.gif" title="Screencast tutorials available for this resource" width="20" /></a> <img alt="database provides Get VText links" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_getvtext-20.gif" title="database provides Get VText links" width="80" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&amp;profile=ehost&amp;defaultdb=rgr" title="Reader's Guide Retrospective: 1890-1982 from EBSCOhost" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&amp;profile=ehost&amp;defaultdb=rgr')" shape="rect">Reader's Guide Retrospective: 1890-1982 from EBSCOhost</a> </span></h2><p><i>Reader's Guide Retrospective</i> indexes citations to articles published in popular magazines and newspapers published in the United States. <span class="majax-erm-advisory" title="e1000713"> </span></p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/R/readers-guide-retrospective-1890-1982-from-ebsco.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:42:00 -0500 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/R/readers-guide-retrospective-1890-1982-from-ebsco.html Article searching Newspapers and magazines Reviews and critiques Restricted to Virginia Tech users Screencast tutorials available Contents of database in Summon Get VText http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/H/humanities-and-social-sciences-index-retrospective-from-wilsonweb.html <div style=" float: left; 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Social Sciences Index Retrospective from EBSCOhost</a> </span></h2><p><i>Humanities &amp; Social Sciences Index Retrospective</i> indexes citations and abstracts from journal articles in the humanities, social sciences, and some sciences. 1907-1984. <span class="majax-erm-advisory" title="e1000778"> </span></p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/H/humanities-and-social-sciences-index-retrospective-from-wilsonweb.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:42:00 -0500 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/H/humanities-and-social-sciences-index-retrospective-from-wilsonweb.html Article searching Poetry and short stories Reviews and critiques Restricted to Virginia Tech users Get VText http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/M/monthly-catalog-of-us-government-publications-1895-1976-from-chadwyck.html <div style=" float: left; width: 200px;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/C/S_chadwyck-healey-gpo.jpg" alt="Chadwyck-Healey GPO Monthly Access" height="173px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_vtonly.gif" title="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" width="15" /> <img alt="Contents of this resource available through Summon" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_summon.gif" title="Contents of this resource available through Summon" width="20" /> <img alt="database provides Get VText links" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_getvtext-20.gif" title="database provides Get VText links" width="80" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://monthlycatalog.chadwyck.com/" title="Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, 1895-1976, from Chadwyck" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://monthlycatalog.chadwyck.com/')" shape="rect">Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, 1895-1976, from Chadwyck</a> </span></h2><p><em>The Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications</em> includes citations to all government publications from 1895 to 1976. (For later coverage, see the <span> <a href="http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org/dbname=GPO;done=http://www.lib.vt.edu/;FSIP" title="GPO Monthly Catalog from FirstSearch" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org/dbname=GPO;done=http://www.lib.vt.edu/;FSIP')" shape="rect">GPO Monthly Catalog from FirstSearch</a> </span> , which continues the coverage contained in this database.) Researchers can search for keywords across all issues or during a specific period, find documents by individual or corporate author, or search any of the other fields included in the records. <span class="majax-erm-advisory" title="e1000789"> </span></p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/M/monthly-catalog-of-us-government-publications-1895-1976-from-chadwyck.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/M/monthly-catalog-of-us-government-publications-1895-1976-from-chadwyck.html Catalogs (about publications) Governance Restricted to Virginia Tech users Get VText Contents of database in Summon http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/H/historical-statistics-of-the-united-states-millennial-edition-online.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/H/S_hsus.jpg" alt="Historical Statistics of the US" height="88px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_vtonly.gif" title="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" width="15" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://hsus.cambridge.org/HSUSWeb" title="Historical Statistics of the United States: Millennial Edition Online" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://hsus.cambridge.org/HSUSWeb')" shape="rect">Historical Statistics of the United States: Millennial Edition Online</a> </span></h2><p>The <i>Historical Statistics of the United States (HSUS) Millennial Edition Online</i> provides data on social, behavioral, humanistic, and natural sciences including history, economics, government, finance, sociology, demography, education, law, natural resources, climate, religion, international migration, and trade - quantitative facts of American history. 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