History & Biography
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Recommended Databases
Biography Reference Bank
Includes detailed profiles of current and past personalities and "links to 380,000+ related full-text articles plus more than 36,000 images."
Historical New York Times
ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2003), full text articles.
History Reference Center
Full text from more than 2,000 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, cover to cover full text for more than 120 history periodicals, more than 59,600 historical documents, 49,600 biographies of historical figures, more than 110,200 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video. Pre-college.
History Study Center
Covers global history from ancient times to the present day. Contents include reference books, essays, journal articles, historical newspaper and magazine articles, maps, rare books, government documents, transcripts of historical speeches, images and video clips. Study Units offer editorially selected material on over 500 historical topics.
Student Research Center
Materials and interface designed for students in grades 6-12 and their teachers. (Pre-college).
World History Collection
A global look at history with content from Africa, Asia, North and South America, Europe and the Middle East. Contains cover-to-cover full text for 150 titles, including many peer-reviewed journals. Full text dates as far back as 1964.
Additional Databases
Britannica Online Academic Edition (Britannica Online) Help
Rich online combination of Encyclopaedia Britannica plus Merriam-webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, magazines and periodicals, and other reliable general research tools and sources.
MasterFILE Premier Help
A multidisciplinary database providing full text for more than 1,730 general reference publications dating back as far as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest.
ProQuest Databases Help Video demonstration
National newspapers plus a broad range of subjects including arts, business, children, education, general interest, health, humanities, international, law, military, multicultural, psychology, sciences, social sciences, and women's interests.
ProQuest Research Library Help
Articles from journals, magazines, national newspapers; many scholarly journals. Partial full-text.
Today's Science
Full-text articles on the latest scientific discoveries and the fundamental concepts that underlie them; biographies, images, more.
The World & I School
Analysis of world politics, history, and culture with special focus on curriculum areas: social studies, language arts, science, more.
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