HIST 3501: Microhistory and the Historian's Craft

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Virgo: UVA Library Catalog
Virgo lists books, journals, videos, audio, manuscripts, and Internet resources owned or licensed by the UVA Library or professional libraries (Health Sciences Library, Law Library, and Darden School Library).

Google Books
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JSTOR
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America: History & Life (1964-present)
Covers the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to present with records from 2,000 English-language journals published worldwide. Includes book reviews.
Historical Abstracts
Find articles about the history of the world from 1450 to the present, published in over 2,000 journals from many countries. Includes book reviews. Does not include articles about the US or Canada. For these see America: History & Life.

Google Scholar
A wide-ranging search engine that tries to index the universe of scholarly literature. It can be overwhelming but also a good place for a first pass at searching for academic articles and books, particularly if your research topic is interdisciplinary.