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History Databases

Academic OneFile (Gale) This link opens in a new window
10,000 academic journals mostly full-text. Podcasts and transcripts from NPR, CNN, & CBC. Full-text New York Times content from 1985.
Academic OneFile Select (Gale) This link opens in a new window
From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines.
Black Freedom Struggle in the U.S. This link opens in a new window
A selection of freely available primary source documents, from ProQuest.
Britannica Library This link opens in a new window
Includes full-text magazine articles, Web links, images and video, a world atlas, and more.
Britannica Online School Edition This link opens in a new window
Elementary, Middle and High School level Britannica resources with read-aloud options at all levels and translation in over 50 languages.
Encyclopaedia Judaica This link opens in a new window
Includes more than 21,000 entries on Jewish life, culture, history, and religion, written by Israeli, American and European subject specialists.
Facts on File eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
Search or read sources for research in U.S. History and Science & Technology.
Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window
A database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Sources may be searched individually or together.
Global Issues (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window
International viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. Browse by issue, country, or region; includes reference, periodical, primary source, and more.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
A collection of over 500 full-text journals across more than 40 disciplines in the arts, humanities and social sciences.
Opposing Viewpoints (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window
Covers today's hottest social issues, from capital punishment to immigration to marijuana.
Salem History This link opens in a new window
Contains the Great Events from History Series as well as Great Lives from History Series, Milestone Documents in American and African American History, Sixties in America & Twenties in America.
U.S. History (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window
Provides a complete overview of our nation’s past that covers the most-studied events, decades, conflicts, wars, political and cultural movements, and people.
World History (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window
Resources in World History, including articles, images, essays, primary sources, and multimedia.

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