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Database Usage Statistics

Usage of History Databases: 2020
Database Searches Downloads
African American Newspapers (1827-1998)  – –
African-American Newspapers: The Nineteenth Century 88 –
America History & Life 18,173 –
American Civil War: Letters and Diaries 688 225
American National Biography  18 20
American Periodicals  12,822 4,410
Annals of American History 80 72
Civil War: a newspaper perspective  99 –
Congressional Research Digital Collection 310 81
Courier Journal (Historical) 15,500 18,294
CQ Researcher 247 238
Early American Imprints, Series 1, Evans 234 –
Early American Imprints, Series II, Shaw-Shoemaker  234 –
Early American Newspapers  762 –
EBSCO Academic Search Complete 124,281 80,008
Godey's Lady's Book  – 37
Historical Abstracts 17,251 –
JSTOR 107,242 84,837
Kanopy – 2,086
New York Times (PQ Historical Newspapers) 13,340 1,846
Nineteenth Century Collections Online 51 15
Nineteenth Century Short Title Catalogue 6 0
North American Women's Letters and Diaries 267 236
Opposing Viewpoints 604 454
Pennsylvania Gazette – 0
Project Muse 2,144 7,672
ProQuest Congressional  930 22
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global 16,900 8,191
Race Relations Abstracts  22,494 –
Sanborn Maps — Kentucky 85 –
Thesaurus Lingua Graecae 2,081 –
Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals 1824-1900  1 –
Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000  213 –

Usage of History Databases: 2019
Database Searches Downloads
African American Newspapers (1827-1998)  – –
African-American Newspapers: The Nineteenth Century 158 –
America History & Life 22,815 –
American Civil War: Letters and Diaries 403 688
American National Biography  8 12
American Periodicals  13,078 3,279
Annals of American History 133 90
Civil War: a newspaper perspective  26 –
Congressional Research Digital Collection 593 51
Courier Journal (Historical) 18,324 13,323
CQ Researcher 646 652
Early American Imprints, Series 1, Evans 106 –
Early American Imprints, Series II, Shaw-Shoemaker  106 –
Early American Newspapers  603 –
EBSCO Academic Search Complete 168,223 77,844
Godey's Lady's Book  – 5
Historical Abstracts 21,872 –
JSTOR 219,548 120,492
Kanopy – 432
New York Times (PQ Historical Newspapers) 16,573 2,482
Nineteenth Century Collections Online 43 51
Nineteenth Century Short Title Catalogue 3 0
North American Women's Letters and Diaries 65 123
Opposing Viewpoints 348 146
Pennsylvania Gazette – 15
Project Muse 2,303 10,039
ProQuest Congressional  593 155
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global 16,900 8,191
Race Relations Abstracts  22,800 –
Sanborn Maps — Kentucky 85 –
Thesaurus Lingua Graecae 4,712 –
Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals 1824-1900  20 –
Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000  360 –

Usage of History Databases: 2018
Database Searches Downloads
African American Newspapers (1827-1998)  – –
African-American Newspapers: The Nineteenth Century 225 –
America History & Life 23,783 –
American Civil War: Letters and Diaries 39 200
American National Biography  70 –
American Periodicals  17,008 3,663
Annals of American History 284 175
Civil War: a newspaper perspective  55 –
Congressional Research Digital Collection 786 189
Courier Journal (Historical) 21,792 –
CQ Researcher 692 837
Early American Imprints, Series 1, Evans – –
Early American Imprints, Series II, Shaw-Shoemaker  – –
Early American Newspapers  – –
EBSCO Academic Search Complete 193,214 102,408
Godey's Lady's Book  – 189
Historical Abstracts 22,573 –
JSTOR 88,795 112,614
Kanopy – 64
New York Times (PQ Historical Newspapers) 20,391 –
Nineteenth Century Collections Online 54 –
Nineteenth Century Short Title Catalogue 1 0
North American Women's Letters and Diaries 19 158
Pennsylvania Gazette – 25
Project Muse 4,147 13,674
ProQuest Congressional  786 305
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global 44,364 7,827
Race Relations Abstracts  22,475 –
Sanborn Maps — Kentucky 177 –
Thesaurus Lingua Graecae 532 –
Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals 1824-1900  60 –
Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000  612 –

Usage of History Databases: 2017
Database Searches Downloads
African American Newspapers (1827-1998)  990 –
African-American Newspapers: The Nineteenth Century 268 –
America History & Life 19,553 –
American Civil War: Letters and Diaries 59 173
American National Biography  33 31
American Periodicals  – –
Annals of American History – 3
Civil War: a newspaper perspective  64 176
Congressional Research Digital Collection 430 255
Courier Journal (Historical) 21,834 –
CQ Researcher 291 807
Early American Imprints, Series 1, Evans 236 –
Early American Imprints, Series II, Shaw-Shoemaker  236 –
Early American Newspapers  – –
EBSCO Academic Search Complete 181,782 99,095
Godey's Lady's Book  – 21
Historical Abstracts 18,191 –
JSTOR 69,101 110,400
Kanopy – 20
New York Times (PQ Historical Newspapers) 21,511 –
Nineteenth Century Collections Online 43 –
Nineteenth Century Short Title Catalogue 5 0
North American Women's Letters and Diaries 120 230
Pennsylvania Gazette – 7
Project Muse 4,494 13,390
ProQuest Congressional  430 202
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global 16,900 8191
Race Relations Abstracts  60,904 10,818
Sanborn Maps — Kentucky 180 –
Thesaurus Lingua Graecae 428 –
Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals 1824-1900  27 –
Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000  867 –

Usage of History Databases: 2016
Database Searches Downloads
African American Newspapers (1827-1998)  707 –
African-American Newspapers: The Nineteenth Century 772 –
America History & Life 15,216 –
American Civil War: Letters and Diaries 133 137
American National Biography  1,126 –
American Periodicals  – –
Annals of American History – 3
Civil War: a newspaper perspective  37 –
Congressional Research Digital Collection 411 –
CQ Researcher 266 538
Early American Imprints, Series 1, Evans 363 –
Early American Imprints, Series II, Shaw-Shoemaker  363 –
Early American Newspapers  – –
EBSCO Academic Search Complete 213,990 114,142
Godey's Lady's Book  – 52
Historical Abstracts 14,429 –
JSTOR 83,447 117,853
New York Times (PQ Historical Newspapers) 24,860 –
Nineteenth Century Collections Online – –
Nineteenth Century Short Title Catalogue 0 0
North American Women's Letters and Diaries 152 709
Pennsylvania Gazette – 9
Project Muse 5,644 12,298
ProQuest Congressional  411 149
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global 68,678 10,492
Race Relations Abstracts  14,518 –
Sanborn Maps — Kentucky 141 –
Thesaurus Lingua Graecae 633 –
Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals 1824-1900  40 –
Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000  843 –

Usage of History Databases: 2015
Database Searches Downloads
African American Newspapers (1827-1998)  372 –
African-American Newspapers: The Nineteenth Century 253 –
America History & Life 21,459 –
American Civil War: Letters and Diaries 133 137
American National Biography  395 –
American Periodicals  26,579 5,668
Annals of American History – 1
Civil War: a newspaper perspective  32 –
Congressional Research Digital Collection 165 68
CQ Researcher 105 256
Early American Imprints, Series 1, Evans 463 –
Early American Imprints, Series II, Shaw-Shoemaker  463 –
Early American Newspapers  656 –
EBSCO Academic Search Complete 240,155 109,939
Godey's Lady's Book  – 55
Historical Abstracts 20,276 –
JSTOR 76,605 239,391
New York Times (PQ Historical Newspapers) 29,014 2,122
Nineteenth Century Collections Online 260 –
Nineteenth Century Short Title Catalogue 5 –
North American Women's Letters and Diaries 152 709
Pennsylvania Gazette – 2
Project Muse 5,140 10,616
ProQuest Congressional  341 120
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global 60,276 10,251
Race Relations Abstracts  20,121 –
Sanborn Maps — Kentucky 116 –
Thesaurus Lingua Graecae 744 –
Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals 1824-1900  75 –
Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000  843 –

Top 10 Journals

The lists of Top 10 journals by subject were extracted from Journal Citation Reports database. The Libraries own or have access to all titles linked below.
View definitions of Journal Impact Factor, Eigenfactor Score, and Article Influence Score.

Top 10 Journals
Journal Name ISSN Total Citations 2021 Journal Impact Factor Eigenfactor Score Article Influence Score
Economic History Review 0013-0117 2,342 2.487 0.00431 1.790
Past & Present 0031-2746 2,304 2.326 0.00462 2.195
Nations and Nationalism 1354-5078 1,755 2.058 0.00276 0.987
Journal of Global History 1740-0228 594 2.000 0.00284 2.728
American Historical Review 0002-8762 3,009 1.807 0.00511 2.900
Revista de Historia Economica 0212-6109 308 1.800 0.00058 0.747
Historical Methods 0161-5440 335 1.647 0.00092 1.179
Cliometrica 1863-2505 284 1.583 0.00125 1.420
Management & Organizational History 1744-9359 302 1.303 0.00038 0.457
Environmental History 1084-5453 723 1.255 0.00089 0.784

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