A regularly updated list of research resources for SCA artisans and living historians: academic search engines, databases, archives, and museum collections.
General Scholarly Resources
Search Engines for Papers, Articles, Theses, etc.
- Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com/)
- Academia.edu (https://academia.edu)
- Semantic Scholar (https://www.semanticscholar.org/)
- CORE Open Access Papers (https://core.ac.uk/)
- Springer Link (https://link.springer.com/)
- RefSeek (https://www.refseek.com/)
- JSTOR (https://www.jstor.org/)
- EBSCO (Academic Search Elite)
- History Reference Center (https://www.ebsco.com/products/research-databases/history-reference-center)
Books and Academic Presses
- Google Books (https://books.google.com/)
- EMU’s Scholarly Presses Search (https://guides.emich.edu/alt-texts/ups)
- WorldCat Library Search (https://www.worldcat.org/)
- Library Extension browser plugin (https://www.libraryextension.com/)
- Plus: CHECK YOUR BIBLIOGRAPHIES!
Large Museum Collections
- The V&A (http://collections.vam.ac.uk/)
- British Museum (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection)
- Rijksmuseum (https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/search)
- Germanisches Nationalmuseum (https://www.gnm.de/en/collections/collections/)
- Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (https://www.mnhn.fr/en/collections)
Renaissance-Era Low Countries Resources
Please view the separate document I am using to track resources, archives, and academic projects that specifically focus on this subject under my Renaissance Netherlands with Will Phillips project:
Renaissance-Era Dutch Studies Resources for Reenactors and History Enthusiasts