For researching particular countries, volumes in the World Bibliographical Series are a good starting point.
To find bibliographies on a topic, do a keyword search in FRANCIS for s:[broad topic] and s:bibliography.
Example: bibliographies on slavery
Core resources for history are:
America: History and Life (1964-Present )
Research the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Find reviews of books written by historians. more info
Historical Abstracts (1955-Present)
Research world history (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present. Does not include book reviews. more info
C.R.I.S. : The Combined Retrospective Index Set to Journals in History, 1838-1974
Sawyer Ref E 171 .C55
Use this print index to find scholarly articles written before the time coverage of America: History and Life and Historical Abstracts.
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (1975-Present)
Find authors that cited a particular paper. Track research by moving backward and forward in time through a specified discipline.
Search Tutorial
The library also has several database for specific geographic regions or times periods. Consult the Full List of History Indexes and Databases for more information.
JSTOR Provides the full text of core history journals from their first issue to the last 3 to 5 years.
Project MUSE Provides the full text of currently published scholarly history journals.