The Great Irish Famine
Subject Guide
Research Databases
The Axinn Library provides over 200 databases for your research needs. Most of these databases contain scholarly articles. Since Irish Studies is essentially an interdisciplinary area, covering history, literature and culture, many of our databases can be used for your research needs. We have prepared a list of databases that are suggested for your research, but don't limit yourself to only these databases.
Axinn Library Databases
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Academic One FileExtensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive.
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Academic Search Ultimate
Developed to meet the increasing demands of scholarly research, Academic Search Ultimate offers students an unprecedented collection of peer-reviewed, full-text journals, including many journals indexed in leading citation indexes. Includes over 9,000 active full-text journals and magazines
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America: History and LifeHistory of United States and Canada pre-history to present. Some full text. Articles, books, dissertations.
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CountryWatchProvides information on each of the recognized countries of the world. Includes demographic, political, economic, business, cultural and environmental information, as well as daily news coverage.
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Historical AbstractsCovers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada), focusing on the 15th century forward.
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MLA International BibliographyOffers a detailed bibliography of journal articles, books and dissertations dating back to the 1920's and containing over 2.3 million citations from more than 4,400 journals & series and 1,000 book publishers.
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Nexis Uni
Provides access to full-text news, business and legal publications.
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Oxford Art Online
Offers access and simultaneous cross-searching to an expanding range of Oxford’s acclaimed art reference works: Grove® Art Online, the Benezit® Dictionary of Artists, the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, as well as many specially commissioned articles and bibliographies available exclusively online.
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Project MuseA leading provider of humanities and social sciences content; since 1995,
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Times of LondonCurrently scanned pages from 1785 through 1996 are available.