Primary Sources
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. 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. MAS Ultra This is a general database covering most topics. It is designed specifically for high school libraries, and contains full text for nearly 500 popular, high school magazines. MAS Ultra – School Edition also provides more than 360 full text reference books, 85,670 biographies, over 107,000 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of over 510,000 photos, maps & flags, color PDFs and expanded full text backfiles (back to 1975) for key magazines. 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. Newspaper Source Provides cover-to-cover full text for more than 40 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. The database also contains selective full text for more than 330 regional (U.S.) newspapers. |
U.S. History in Context
• 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. A Global History database that brings an international perspective to historical research. 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. Chicago Defender - ProQuest Historical Newspapers |