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| Access World News by Newsbank (NEW!) | Local, state, regional, national and international newspapers. Source types include print and online-only newspapers, blogs, newswires, journals, broadcast transcripts and videos. |
| ACLS Humanities eBook Project | The ACLS Humanities E-Book Project is an online, fully searchable collection of high-quality books in history, recommended and reviewed by historians. The ACLS History E-Book Project is available through the University of Michigan and was initially funded by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. |
| America's Newspapers by Newsbank (NEW!) | News articles covering topics in government, politics, social issues, culture, literature discoveries, inventions and more from hundreds of primary sources. |
| American Heritage Dictionary | via SIRS Researcher |
| American Memory Collection (Library of Congress) | Digitized primary source and archival materials relating to American culture and history (free internet resource). |
| Annals of America | Primary Source documents from American history including speeches, writings, memoirs, poems, and interviews. |
| Artstor | ARTstor is a digital image library in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences with a set of tools to view, present, and manage images. |
| Biography In Context | Information on well-known people: magazine articles, dictionary, video, audio, and podcasts in a weblike portal. |
| Britannica Online | Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Thesaurus, Journals, Web links |
| Classroom Video on Demand (NEW!!) | Classroom videos streamed to you in segmented, easy-to-use clips from producers like The History Channel, PBS, A&E, Filmes for the Humanities, ABC News, Bill Moyers, Ken Burns and more! |
| Country Studies (Library of Congress) | Full text handbooks of many countries (free internet resource). |
| Discovery Education Streaming (videos) | Cross-curricular videos for educators and students. |
| Early English Books Online (EEBO) | From the first book published in English through the age of Spenser and Shakespeare, this incomparable collection now contains more than 125,000 titles listed in Pollard & Redgrave's Short-Title Catalogue (1475-1640) and Wing's Short-Title Catalogue (1641-1700) and their revised editions, as well as the Thomason Tracts (1640-1661) collection and the Early English Books Tract Supplement. |
| ERIC (Educational Resource Info. Center) | ERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center, provides access to education literature and resources. The database provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. The database contains more than 1,194,000 records and links to more than 100,000 full-text documents from ERIC. |
| Global Issues in Context (NEW!) | Global Issues in Context offers global perspectives on issues of international importance and current world events and topics in the news related to these issues. Not a pro and con database, Global Issues in Context is a truly non-U.S. centric resource that ties together a variety of sources to present a rich analysis of issues — providing information seekers with a framework to better understand 21st-century issues and events while highlighting global connections and the interdependence of all nations. |
| Global Reference Center | The Encyclopedia Britannica available in these languages: Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese and Korean. |
| Granger's Poetry | Full-text of most poems, critical essays and biographies. |
| GREENR (NEW!) | GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources) focuses on the academic study of sustainability, the environment, and GREEN technologies. GREENR allows users to navigate issue, organization and country portals. Research areas include energy systems, healthcare, food and others. |
| History Study Center | Fourteen centuries of world history, including primary sources and journal articles. |
| JSTOR: Journal Archive | An archive of core scholarly journals. Current articles (last 3-5 years) may not be included. |
| Literature Resource Center | Critical analysis of authors and works from every age and literary discipline, including full-text of many poems and short stories published in journals and magazines,and links to selected websites on authors and their works. |
| NetTrekker - US | This is a subscription Internet search engine. Each web site accessed through NetTrekker has been selected, evaluated and approved by educators nationwide. |
| Opposing Viewpoints in Context | Magazine and newspaper articles, overviews of history and general issues related to current events and controversial topics approached from opposing perspectives. |
| Oxford Art Online | Visual arts worldwide from prehistory to the present day. Articles, images, biographies, and links to web sites. |
| Oxford English Dictionary (OED) | The Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. |
| Oxford Music Online | Reference articles about music and musicians including popular music, jazz, and opera. |
| Pop Culture | American and world popular culture, past and present. |
| Proquest Historical Newspapers | The New York Times 1851-2006, The Wall Street Journal 1889-1992, The Washington Post 1877-1993, The Christian Science Monitor 1908-1996, and The Hartford Courant 1765-1984. |
| Proquest Periodicals (now called Research Library) | Regional and international magazines, newspapers, and journals from 1988 to present including 90 days rolling of The New York Times. |
| Questia | E-books, reference, newspaper and journal articles. Organizational research tools included. Use your custom login to access and save your research. |
| Questia Achieve | Sources to support AP curriculums. Use your custom login to access and save your research. |
| Questia Professional | E.-books, journals, periodicals, reference and curriculum resources. Use your custom login to access and save your research. |
| Rogets II: New Thesaurus | via SIRS Researacher |
| Salempress History | E-book access to the following books: The Fifties and Sixties in America; Great Events from History: The 20th Century 1901-2000. |
| Salempress Literature | E-book access to the following Critical Insights books: Robert Frost, Death of a Salesman, A Streetcar Named Desire, and The Great Gatsby. |
| Science Reference Center | Science Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals and other sources. Topics covered include biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife. |
| SIRS Decades | Primary and secondary sources highlighting key events, movements, people, and places in 20th century America. |
| SIRS Government Reporter | Historic and government documents, directories and almanacs on health, science, economics, environment, politics, military and foreign affairs, arts, humanities, business, and industry. Includes country studies. |
| SIRS Renaissance | Articles concerning current perspectives on the Arts & Humanities: architecture; culture; literature; multimedia; music; performing arts; philosophy; religion; and visual arts. |
| SIRS Researcher (Social Issues) | Magazine and newspaper articles, government documents, and primary sources exploring current social issues. |
| SIRS WebSelect (Internet Search Engine) | A subscription internet search engine returning editorially selected websites for students and educators. |
| Teen Health and Wellness | Teen Health & Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers, provides students with curricular support and self-help on topics including diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, fitness, mental health, diversity, family life, and more. |
| U.S. History in Context | Precolonial times to the present: articles including reference, biographies, periodicals, primary documents, and radio & TV transcripts. |
| World Data Analyst | Current and historical statistics on 217 countries. Cross comparisons, rankings, and ability to create tables and charts through data export. |
| World History - Ancient & Medieval Eras | Reference, primary sources, articles, maps and images. |
| World History in Context | Articles, reference, primary documents, maps, illustrations, and weblinks, covering the past 4,900 years, focusing on European, Asian, African, Indian, and Latin American history. |
| World Religions Online | Focuses on the world's major religions and traditional spiritual practices, such as Judaism and Native American religions. including information on spiritual leaders, sacred texts, and holy days and festivals. |
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