Our guide to finding free open access scholarly materials covering SOLO; Databases A-Z; open access search engines such as CORE and BASE; out of copyright book services and more
Its goal is to support the study and enjoyment of history at all levels by creating an environment that promotes lifelong learning and provides for the evolving needs of people who share an interest in history.
From these pages you can access full details of the wide and varied range of The Royal Historical Society, the most important society in Great Britain promoting and defending the scholarly study of the past.
Open Access resources
The following key resources provide free access to high quality academic resources.
If you register for MyJSTOR you will get access to 6 free JSTOR articles per month. This has been extended to 100 per month during the COVID-19 pandemic
You can search OAPEN directly but you'll also find all of the OAPEN books on SOLO. After searching in SOLO refine your search to 'Show only...Open Access'
You can search DOAB directly but you'll also find all of the DOAB books on SOLO. After searching in SOLO refine your search to 'Show only...Open Access'