4 Chapter 4 History Research on the Web

Open Access Journals

The Directory of Open Access Journals, or DOAJ, is a repository of thousands of open access journals from around the world. These journal articles are open access, meaning they are free to use! There is also no log in required. You can access these articles anytime and anywhere, no matter your location or student status. As peer reviewed journals, the articles you’ll find are high quality and factual. To use DOAJ, simply search for your topic in the search bar. You have the option to search for journals or articles. Additionally, you can search for journals and articles in languages other than English.

Google Scholar

Google Scholar is a tool for finding scholarly journal articles on the web using Google Search. It’s different from a library database. While library databases provide students with direct access to articles, Google Scholar only finds them. It provides links to the journal’s website. If the article is open access, you can download the full text there. If it isn’t, you can search for it in your library. There’s also an option to link directly to your library.

Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg is home to over seventy-five thousand ebooks that are in the public domain (meaning that the copyright on the work has expired). This is a great resource for both primary and secondary sources. This repository also contains accessible ebooks. There is no login required and all items are free to access.

HathiTrust

HathiTrust is a digital collection of books, manuscripts, newspapers, sheet music, museum images, and much more! Like Project Gutenberg, this repository is an excellent choice for searching for both primary and secondary sources. The dates of these sources range from the third century to more recent publications. There is no login required and all items are free to access.