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Humanities

This research guide features textbook and other sources for research in humanities classes at Diablo Valley College.

Textbook Reserves - Humanities

Selected Books and eBooks - Humanities

Articles - Humanities

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)

This database has full-text academic articles in almost every subject, including quite a few peer-reviewed and scholarly journals. A good choice for almost any topic.

JSTOR (Ithaka)

JSTOR provides academic journal articles from thousands of titles, with particular emphasis on arts, social sciences, history, literature, ethnic and area studies, and the humanities.

Ebook Central (ProQuest)

Search and read over 100,000 books---all in digital format. Books cover a wide array of subjects.

Gale eBooks (GVRL)

Gale eBooks has reference encyclopedias that you can view online, which are useful for giving you a brief overview and important aspects of your topic.

Credo Reference Academic Core (Infobase)

Includes reference encyclopedias and handbooks, which feature easy-to-read overviews and background information on thousands of topics. Credo also features videos, illustrations, photographs, visual aids, and maps.

Film Reserves (DVD and streaming) - Humanities

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