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Barnard and Columbia have access to hundreds of electronic databases. If you aren't sure where to start, you might try CLIO Articles+, which searches multiple databases at the same time. Or try one of these databases which include scholarship from many disciplines:
Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations. It is also very useful for seeing if other scholars have cited a book, article, etc. Search on the title, and then follow the "Cited by ..." link.
Sometimes it's easier to find relevant scholarship when you look at a database that focuses on a more specific discipline, region, or population. Search for links to the databases through CLIO or take a look at the subject specific research guides for guidance on the best databases for each subject. Here are some that might be particularly useful for this course:
Index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. The database indexes journals from 1964 to present and includes citations and links to book and media reviews.