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Britannica School
Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Thesaurus, Journals, Web links

Library of Congress: A-Z Databases
Freely available licensed databases and recommended resources searchable by name, subject, and provider

McDonogh Archives & Special Collection
Home to manuscripts, photos, books, maps, art, and artifact collections documenting the history and development of McDonogh School.

Opposing Viewpoints: Gale in Context
Magazine and newspaper articles, including overviews of history and general issues related to current events and controversial topics approached from opposing perspectives.

Pew Research Center
A nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes, and trends shaping the world.

ProCon.org
"Understand the issues. Understand each other."

Research Library Prep
Provides access to over 6,500 scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers, including 5,000 titles in full text.

SIRS Issues Researcher
Magazine and newspaper articles, government documents, and primary sources exploring current social issues concerning all areas of study.

Statista
Economic, business, and consumer insights and facts from across 170 industries and 150+ countries.

Swank K-12 Streaming
For current MS and US Faculty use only. Copyright compliant license to watch feature films and documentaries; for in-class use and outside assignments. Students, use link provided by instructor.

The World Factbook: CIA
The Central Intelligence Agency Library provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. Includes maps and a country comparison function.

United States Census Bureau
Includes data about America's people, communities, economy, and geography, and international data about countries, population, trade, and migration.