History Databases
Historical Newspapers
Delivers the complete run of several newspapers, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor, and Los Angeles Times. It offers an unparalleled online resource for the study of historical events, social and consumer history, economics, literature, technology, and more. Every issue is reproduced in cover-to-cover full-page image from news stories and editorials to graphics and advertisements. Our title coverage spans from 1851 to 2001. History Reference Center Covering both U.S. and world history topics, History Reference Center is a full-text database featuring historical reference books, magazines, journals and thousands of primary source documents. 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, video clips and web sites. Study Units offer editorially selected material on over 500 historical topics. Explora (An EBSCO Experience) Explora is an EBSCO interface that allows student researchers to search all of our EBSCO databases and eBook Collections at once in a streamlined, user-friendly interface Library of Congress This free National resources provides access to hundreds of thousands of digitized collections, making it an invaluable resource for primary and secondary source research. |
Illinois Periodicals Online
Provides public domain Internet access to Illinois-based magazines covering many topics of interest about the state. Magazines include Illinois Country Living, Illinois Heritage, Illinois History : A Magazine for Young People, Illinois History Teacher, Illinois Issues, Illinois Libraries, Illinois Municipal Review, Illinois Parks & Recreation, and Outdoor Illinois. more... U.S. History in Context US History in Context provides: • Country and era overview information, • Documents from Primary Source Microfilm’s™ digital archives • Reference Articles from Macmillan, Scribner’s and Gale • Periodical articles from respected publications like "Newsweek", "American Heritage" and "The Historian" • Image galleries containing seals, maps and flags • Viewpoint essays • Video and audio from NBC, NPR and other reliable sources World History in Context Access to full-text periodicals, reference works and primary documents, including: • Articles from acclaimed history titles from Macmillan Reference USA™, Charles Scribner’s Sons® and other highly regarded encyclopedias and compendiums • Select articles from more than 125 new Gale reference titles not previously available • Periodical articles from the "Journal of World History", "History Review" and "The Historian" • More than 600 historical maps, atlases and other editorially selected images • Primary documents from Primary Source Microfilm™ • Video and audio selections from archival newsreels to NPR (National Public Radio) |