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HIST 242: Enlightenment and its Legacies

Recommended Databases for Scholarly Sources

Library OneSearch
Find books (& articles) through K College

Historical Abstracts
Find academic articles covering the history of the world from 1400 to the present.
ProQuest Central
Multi-disciplinary database with scholarly journals, news sources, magazines, and more!
JSTOR
Scholarly, academic journal articles, books, and book chapters.
Project Muse
Scholarly academic journal articles and books in many disciplines.

Finding Books beyond K

Searching through Library OneSearch will lead you to books at K's Library. Explore these links to find books at other libraries & online.

MeLCat
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MeLCat is a statewide network of Michigan academic, public, and school libraries that share resources with each other. *Remember to use the barcode on your K ID to request materials from MeLCat.*

WorldCat
Catalog of books and other materials held in libraries around the world. K College users may borrow items they find in WorldCat via Interlibrary Loan.

Interlibrary Loan
Log in with your K College username and password to place requests and access articles received.

Finding Resources Beyond K

Use these links to access resources and request them from other libraries.

Articles

Interlibrary Loan
Log in with your K College username and password to place requests and access articles received.
Google Scholar
Find scholarly citations.
Link Google Scholar to K's Library
You can access K Library's licensed articles that you find in Google Scholar! In Google Scholar, add Kalamazoo College Library in the "Library Links" settings. Once you set and save your "Library Links" setting, you will be able to link to K's library resources retrieved when using Google Scholar.
LibKey Nomad
Browser extension that connects citations on the internet to K's full-text databases

Books

MeLCat
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MeLCat is a statewide network of Michigan academic, public, and school libraries that share resources with each other. *Remember to use the barcode on your K ID to request materials from MeLCat.*
Interlibrary Loan
ILL can also be used to request books from other libraries

WorldCat
Catalog of books and other materials held in libraries around the world. K College users may borrow items they find in WorldCat via Interlibrary Loan.