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HIST 280: Modern China

Finding Scholarly Sources

Library OneSearch
Find books, eBooks, and articles.

JSTOR
Scholarly, academic journal articles, books, and book chapters.
Historical Abstracts
Scholarly journals, magazines, and books covering the history of the world from 1400 to the present (excluding the history of the United States and Canada, which are covered in America: History and Life).
ProQuest Central
Multi-disciplinary database with scholarly journals, news sources, magazines, and more!

Getting Articles: Step-by-Step Guide

1. Gather citations.

Find citations in books or articles with bibliographies.

All Databases
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Some of these tools are full-text and will lead you to articles, other times you'll just find a citation.

Google Scholar
Find citations to scholarly books and articles. Here's how to link Google Scholar to K's Library.
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.

2. Search using the "Article Title."

Library OneSearch
Start here--we often have the full-text!
Google
Try with quotes "around your article title"
Always double-check you have the correct source!

3. Search using the journal or magazine title.

Online Journals @ K
Find journals by title. Use the volume, issue and date information to locate your article.

4. No luck? Interlibrary Loan to the rescue!

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

Sample Article Citation: