History, Political Science, and Philosophy

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America: History and Life – Indexes and abstracts articles from scholarly journals, book reviews and dissertations covering the history of the United States and Canada. Includes links to full-text articles in JSTOR, Project Muse and the History Cooperative.
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American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection – Indexes and provides images of historic American magazine and journal pages and articles. Includes nine collections (Agriculture, Applied Science & Technology, Art, Business, Education, History, Music, Religion, and Women’s Studies) encompassing fifty thematic databases.
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America’s Historical Newspapers – Provides full-text of African American newspapers and selected historical newspapers from Louisiana, including the Times-Picayune (1837-1936).
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Arts & Humanities Citation Index® – Indexes and provides abstracts for the world’s leading arts and humanities journals beginning in 1986 with links to locally available content.
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Biography in Context – Provides full-text biographical information on people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. 
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Black Freedom Struggle in the U.S. – A website centered on the experience and perspectives of African Americans, including input from Black history scholars and advisors. Contains approximately 2,000 primary
source documents spanning different phases of Black Freedom from 1790 – 2000.

Black Life in America – Sourced from more than 19,000 American and global news sources, including over 400 current and historical Black publications. Covers from pre-Revolution America (early 18th century) to the modern era (early 21st century).

Digital Sanborn Maps–Louisiana– (formerly called Sanborn Maps–Louisiana) Sanborn fire insurance maps provide historical information on the growth and developmentof cities, towns, and neighborhoods. They are large-scale plans containing data that can be used to estimate the potential risk for urban structures.
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Dissertations & Theses Global (ProQuest) – Indexes all doctoral dissertations completed at U.S. accredited institutions since 1861. Provides abstracts of doctoral dissertations since 1981. Includes some master’s theses and foreign language dissertations. Provides 24-page previews of recent dissertations. 
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European Views of the Americas: 1493 to 1750 – Provides more than 32,000 entries and is a comprehensive guide to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750. Covers the history of European exploration as well as portrayals of Native American peoples.
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Historical Abstracts – Indexes and abstracts journals, books, and dissertations covering modern world history from 1450 to the present. Links are available to the full-text articles in JSTOR, Project Muse and the History Cooperative. more info  more info

History Reference Source – Provides full-text of reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, history magazines, historical documents, biographies of historical figures, historical photos,
maps, and historical video.
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International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) – The International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) focuses on four primary
subject areas: anthropology, economics, political science and sociology.
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JSTOR – Provides full-text of scholarly journals in the fields of ecology, economics, education, finance, history, mathematics, political science and population studies. Southeastern users have access to JSTOR Arts and Sciences I, II, III, IV, V and Complement Collections and JSTOR Biology Collection.
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LOUISiana Digital Library – Provides collections of images from Louisiana libraries, archives, museums and cultural institutions.
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New York Times (1851 to current) – New York Times (1980 to current) and ProQuest Historical Newspapers: New York Times with Index (1851-2011) provide searchable scanned images of the New York Times newspaper from 1851 to present.
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Nexis Uni™– Provides access to titles in news, business and legal information. Includes company financial information, industry and market news, foreign and U.S. newspapers, magazines and trade journals, federal and state case law, accounting information, medical news and abstracts, law reviews, state and country profiles.
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Philosopher’s Index with Full Text– Indexes and abstracts books and more than 570 journals in the major fields of philosophy.
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Politics Collection – Includes PAIS Index, Policy File Index, Political Science Database, and Worldwide
Political Science Abstracts (WPSA) with full text of many documents.
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Project MUSE (Journals) – Provides full-text articles from scholarly journals in the humanities
and social sciences.
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Religion & Philosophy Collection – Indexes, abstracts and provides full text coverage of journals, including peer-reviewed titles, in the fields of world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious
history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy.
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Statistical Abstract of the United States, Online Edition – The Statistical Abstract of the United States, Online Edition is a comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the U.S. with over 1400 browsable and searchable tables.
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Statistical Abstracts of the World, Online Edition – The Statistical Abstracts of the World provide summaries of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of many different countries.
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Tangipahoa Parish Newspapers – Tangipahoa Parish Newspapers Collection: A selection of various newspapers from Amite City (1867-1907), Hammond (1903-1909), and Independence (1926) available at
the Louisiana Digital Library

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Bayou State Periodical Index – Indexes articles in popular Louisiana magazines and newsletters.
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Peace Research Abstracts – Indexes and abstracts with links to some full-text periodicals covering peace,
conflict resolution and international affairs.
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Public Administration Abstracts – Indexes, abstracts and links to some full-text journal articles on public administration, politics and services.
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Race Relations Abstracts – Indexes, abstracts and links to full-text articles related to ethnic studies, discrimination and immigration studies.
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Urban Studies Abstracts – Indexes, abstracts and links to some full-text articles related to urban affairs,
urban history and community development.
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