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HISTORY REFERENCE CENTER -- Offers full text from history reference books and encyclopedias, history magazines, historical documents, biographies and historical photos, maps and other images.

WORLD NEWS DIGEST -- Day by day accounts of news and events world-wide from 1940 to the present.

AMERICA: HISTORY AND LIFE -- (NOT FULLTEXT) Covers history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present, including abstracts and citations for articles appearing in journals published worldwide in history, related humanities, and the social sciences.

HISTORICAL ABSTRACTS -- (NOT FULLTEXT) Covers history of the world since 1450 (excluding United States and Canada), including citations to articles, books, collections, and dissertations. It also includes chronologies and brief summaries of significant events and themes in world history.

CQ (CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY) RESEARCHER -- In-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues, with reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, environment, technology and the U.S. economy; each 12,000-word report is investigated and written by a seasoned journalist and includes background and chronology; assessment of the current situation; tables and maps; pro/con statements from representatives of opposing positions; and bibliographies of key sources.

LEGAL COLLECTION -- Index, abstracts and full text of articles from scholarly law journals. It includes law and legal topics such as: criminal justice, international law, federal law, organized crime, medical, labor & human resource law, ethics, the environment and more.

MILITARY & GOVERNMENT COLLECTION -- Index, abstracts and full text. Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database offers periodicals, academic journals, and other content pertinent to the increasing needs of those sites.

HUMANITIES INTERNATIONAL COMPLETE -- Index, abstracts, and full text for journals, books and other resources in the humanities. Produced by Whitston Publishing, it includes all data from Humanities International Index plus unique full text content.

WOMEN’S STUDIES INTERNATIONAL -- Covers the core disciplines in Women’s Studies to the latest scholarship in feminist research. This database supports research in the areas of sociology, history, political science & economy, public policy, international relations, arts & humanities, business and education.

ACADEMIC SEARCH COMPLETE -- Comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database. It includes indexing, abstracts, and full text for scholarly publications covering all academic areas of study.

MASTERFILE PREMIER -- Multidisciplinary database providing full text for general reference publications covering subject areas of general interest. It includes full text from reference books, biographies, and primary source documents, as well as an image collection of photos, maps and flags.

NEWSPAPER SOURCE PLUS -- Full text for regional and national newspapers, international newspapers, newswires, and newspaper columns. This database also contains full-text television & radio news transcripts.

ASSOCIATES PROGRAM SOURCE -- This database, designed for junior & community colleges, focuses on degrees and certification programs including: accounting, agricultural sciences, child care services, cosmetology, culinary arts, forestry, food service management, graphic arts, hair dressing, hospitality management, interior design, journalism, plumbing, heating & air conditioning, veterinary technology and welding.

LEXIS-NEXIS CONGRESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS -- This database will locate all things Congressional from 1969 to the present.

ESSAYS IN HISTORY -- Peer-reviewed journal publishing articles based on primary sources in all fields of history by all scholars, from undergraduates to tenured professors.

HARPWEEK (HARPER’S WEEKLY) -- provides electronic access to Harper’s Weekly, the illustrated 19th century "Journal of Civilization."

PROJECT MUSE -- One of the academic community's primary electronic journals resources; covers the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and others.

MERLOT History -- Merlot is a collection of databases that have been created to be used by students. The sites have been reviewed and can supplement your assignments.

CIAO (COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS ONLINE) -- Comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs; includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, conference proceedings, books, journals and policy briefs.

STATISTICAL UNIVERSE -- Statistics produced by the U.S. government, major international intergovernmental organizations, professional and trade organizations, commercial publishers, independent research organizations, state government agencies, and universities.

FUENTE ACADEMICA (in Spanish) -- Provides full text for scholarly Spanish language journals in academic areas including business & economics, medical sciences, political science, law, computer science, library & information sciences, literature, linguistics, history, philosophy and theology.


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