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Recommended Databases
Recommended Databases
U.S. History (Gale in Context)This link opens in a new windowIncludes scholarly content on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in U.S. history.
Sage Knowledge includes CQ Press which provides definitive reference resources for research in American government, politics, history, public policy, and current affairs. A wealth of CQ Press resources and years of journalistic and editorial expertise are combined in this indispensable reference collection.
American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals CollectionThis link opens in a new windowThe AAS collections document the life of America's people from the Colonial Era through the Civil War and early 20th century. The five series of this digital collection span thousands of American news and literary periodicals published between 1684 and 1912.
To search individual series and time periods, click the "Choose Databases" link above the AAS search box.
Biography (Gale In Context)This link opens in a new windowSearch for biographies based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, gender, or other keywords.
JSTORThis link opens in a new windowProvides access to more than 12 million academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.
Includes over 25,000 documentary and educational videos spanning dozens of subject areas and producers in addition to archival news footage.
World Scholar: Latin America and the CaribbeanThis link opens in a new windowAccess to reference, periodicals, multimedia, reports, studies, journals, newspapers, and statistical data. An archive of digitized primary documents focus on the history of Latin America and the Caribbean back to the early 1800s through the contemporary period sourced from collections in the U.S. and abroad.
Humanities International CompleteThis link opens in a new windowProvides full-text from over 1,200 scholarly journals plus magazines and ebooks related to the humanities.
World History (Gale in Context)This link opens in a new windowContextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in World History. World History merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.