About the guide
Use the page links above to find lists of resources on a variety of literary and historical resources, both online and in print, available through the Cornell University Library.
Use all the tools!
The best research uses everything, all the tools, and the best tool for the task. But not all tools are equal. Google and Wikipedia have their uses, but when it comes to scholarly research, rely on restricted tools/resources which are superior, have more content, and are free to Cornellians.
Restricted/Subscription/Academic Tools (Free to Cornellians!)
- Library databases
- Books/HathiTrust
- Online & print scholarly encyclopedias
- Newspaper databases & archives
- Journals (online & print)
Open to the World Tools
- Wikipedia
- Google Scholar/Google Books
- websites
Don't pay for stuff!
Never pay for an article or book or access to resources.
In most cases (except for textbooks), the Cornell Library has online journals, newspapers, magazines, ebooks and print books, or can get them for you at no charge to you!
Access Anywhere can help you find it at Cornell, or Ask a Librarian.
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- American Historical Newspapers
- American History
- American Indian Studies
- American Literature
- Feminism, Gender, & Sexuality Studies
- Film
- Genealogy
- [Non-American] History
- Immigration
- Latino Studies
- Multicultural Literature of the U.S.
- Pre-1800 Imprints, British & American
- Rare & Manuscript Collections at Cornell
