You can now access five new databases on the library's website! The American Antiquarian Society's Historical Periodicals Collection contains more than 6,500 historical periodical titles dating from 1693 to 1877. There is a series of 5 separate collections, searchable through 5 separate databases accessible on Speed Library's Databases page. The databases are searchable just like any other EBSCO database, and even have an image search feature! So, what information does the AAS Historical Periodicals Collection contain? Series 1: Presents over 500 titles from 1691 to 1820 representing over two centuries of print culture from early colonial imports to titles published on American soil during the Revolution and early republic. The subject matter covered in Series 1 is broad in scope and covers all aspects of American society during this time period. Series 2: Offers over 1,000 titles dating from 1821 to 1837. The subject matter covered in Series 2 represents the Jacksonian Democracy era in history and is broad in scope and includes agriculture, entertainment, history, literary criticism, and politics. Series 3: Presents over 1,800 titles dating from 1838 to 1852. Themes presented in Series 3 reveal a rapidly growing young nation, where industrialization, the railroads, regional political differences, and life on the western frontier were daily realities. Subjects covered in the collection reach into every facet of American life, including science, literature, medicine, agriculture, women’s fashion, family life, and religion. Series 4: Offers over 1,100 titles dating from 1853 to 1865. While the Civil War is a focal point of the collection, we also find a diverse record of the continuance of daily life for many Americans—both leading up to and during the war. In Series 4, news from the battlefront can be found, in addition to the usual breadth of subject matter found in previous collections that include science, literature, medicine, agriculture, women’s fashion, family life, and religion. Series 5: Presents over 2,500 titles dating from 1866 to 1877. Themes presented in Series 5 reflect a nation that persevered through a most difficult set of circumstances: a bloody civil war that claimed hundreds of thousands of lives; the incorporation of the recently-freed African Americans into American life; a population that rapidly expanded into the Western territories. Broad subject areas covered in the collection reach into every facet of American life, including science, literature, medicine, agriculture, women’s fashion, family life, and religion. Information found in the AAS Historical Periodicals Collection will be extremely useful for students and faculty in the History department, as well as those in English, Political Science, as well as other fields concerned with the history of their discipline. Go try these new databases that Speed Library has to offer today! And Remember, If You Have Any Questions, You Can Always Ask-A-Librarian!
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Some of these tools are magical, indeed! While JSTOR Labs currently has 8 active tools available, there are 2 tools in particular that we'd like to bring to your attention today that you may find helpful with your coursework at Mississippi College:
Topicgraph analyzes articles and books (in PDF form) and then creates a list of topics covered in that source. Each topic sits alongside a corresponding graph that indicates where the topic is discussed. Simply clicking on one of the graphs will take you directly to the page in the document where you can read about that topic!
Learn more about Topicgraph from the following video, produced by you Reference Team at MC.
Text Analyzer is a really helpful tool as well, especially if you're having difficulty finding relevant keywords or search results. When you upload a document into Text Analyzer, the program will analyze the text to find the key topics covered in the source as well as the terms used. But that's not all; Text Analyzer also finds similar content within JSTOR.
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JSTOR, along with your Reference Team at Speed Library, is curious about how useful students and faculty find these new tools. Please take a brief moment to answer the following questions, thank you!
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