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American Government

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Provides comprehensive curriculum- based reference and research materials on the workings and history of the United States Government.


American History
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From the first explorers in the New World to the developments in today's headlines, ABC-CLIO Schools' authoritative American History website investigates the people, events, and themes of our nation's evolution.


World  History- The Modern Era
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Spanning the globe from 1500 to the present, this comprehensive, award-winning website enhances any world history collection by combining a wealth of research sources, with overviews and activities that provide context.


Access Newspaper Archive
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View, save, and print full-page U.S. newspapers dating from 1759 to 1977. 

Biography Resource Center
Biography Resource Center

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The Biography Resource Center is a comprehensive database of biographical information on over one million people from throughout history from around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas.

Contemporary Authors
Contemporary Authors 
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Provides complete biographical and bibliographical information and references on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors.
Countrywatch.com
CountryWatch
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CountryWatch is a world leader in providing country specific geopolitical intelligence on each of the 192 countries of the world.
CultureGrams
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Experience the cultures of 190 countries and territories in reports that include maps, statistics, a glossary, and in-depth information.


EBSCOHost

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MasterFile Premier for magazine articles.


Facts On File

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Facts On File's Reference Databases are interdisciplinary, interactive databases on a wide range of subjects, such as American history, science, multicultural studies, women’s studies, geography, and careers.

Start searching Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL-0)
Gale Virtual Reference Library - eBooks
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Facts On File's Reference Databases are interdisciplinary, interactive databases on a wide range of subjects, such as American history, science, multicultural studies, women’s studies, geography, and careers.

Grolier Online
Multimedia Encyclopedia
To access Grolier from home, request a remote username and password.


InfoTrac Elite 500
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Content from more than 500 publications, including daily full text from The New York Times.



Infotrac Student Edition

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Contains thousands of curriculum-targeted primary documents, biographies, topical essays, background information, critical analyses, full-text coverage of 800 magazines, over 10,000 photographs and illustrations, and more than 8 hours of audio and video clips.
 
JSTOR
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An archive of more than 700 scholarly journals in the arts, sciences, and humanities.
 
Lands & Peoples
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Up-to-date information for country and state reports, plus Mexican state articles in Spanish.

Literature Resource Center
Literature Resource Center
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Provides on-line access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analysis of authors and their works from every age and literary discipline.

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Novelist
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NoveList contains materials for all ages including picture books, children's "chapter" books, young adult titles and books for adult readers. Updated monthly, the NoveList database integrates information from a variety of sources.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Opposing Viewpoints
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Provides a complete one-stop source for information on social issues.


Sirs Researcher

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General reference database containing thousands of full-text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, business, economic, political and global issues.

Sirs WebSelect
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Reliable and credible Internet resources on vital issues and topics.
 
 

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