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Databases

SOAS Library provides access to many databases which support research into History

SOAS students and staff can cross-search a range of History related databases via Primo Central

Below is a list of our major databases available for History. Most databases can be accessed by all Library users on-campus. For a full list of our databases please see A-Z databases

  • 19th century British Library newspapers 48 local, regional and national titles selected by the British Library to best represent life, events and opinions in 19thcentury Britain
  • Bibliography of Asian Studies An index of Western language monographs, journal articles, book chapters, conference proceedings, anthologies and Festschriften on all parts of Asia published since 1971.
  • Brill Online Reference For Encylopedia of Islam, Encyclopedia of the Qur’an and Encyclopedia of Judaism (among others)
  • Cambridge Histories Online The complete Cambridge Histories series (some 270 volumes published since 1960) and some volumes in the New Cambridge Histories series
  • EBSCOHost Major database, including Academic Search Premier, Africa-Wide Information, Business Source Premier, EconLit, Index Islamicus and Middle East and Central Asian Studies (MECAS)
  • House of Commons Parliamentary Papers - On-campus or off-campus Access to over 200,000 House of Commons sessional papers from 1715
  • Index Islamicus Bibliographic database of books and journal articles about the Islamic World, published since 1906
  • JSTOR - On-campus or off-campus Full-text access to over 1000 core scholarly journals (recent content embargoed). SOAS Alumni can also register for off-campus access via http://soasalumni.org/
  • Oxford Bibliographies Online - Online subject bibliographies for Buddhist, Hindu and Islamic studies. Useful for anyone looking at the history of these religions and countries where they are practiced On-campus or Off-campus
  • Oxford Islamic Studies - Access to a wide range of Oxford University Press publications on Islam and the Islamic World. On-campus or Off-campus
  • Oxford Reference - On-campus or Off-campus Access to over 100 Oxford University Press encyclopaedias, dictionaries and other reference works across a wide range of subjects relevant to historians
  • Proquest Theses and Dissertations: Humanities and Social Science Collections Database of US theses and dissertations dating from 1861 to the present day, with full-text access to most theses added since 1997, plus a growing retrospective full-text coverage. 
  • Proquest Times of India (1838-2003) An easily searchable database of this major newspaper covering key events in the history of India and the British Empire. An excellent resource for political, social and cultural history.
  • Web of Science / Knowledge Major bibliographic database including Arts and Humanities Citation Index and the Social Sciences Citation Index