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African American Experience This link opens in a new window
The African American Experience is the widest ranging and easiest-to-use online database collection on African American history and culture.
American Government This link opens in a new window
American Government provides a complete, multifaceted examination of the foundations of our government and political system that supports any curriculum or research project focused on the government of the United States.
American History This link opens in a new window
From the explorers of the Americas to the issues of today’s headlines, American History investigates the people, events, and stories of our nation’s evolution.
American National Biography This link opens in a new window
Discover biographies of more than 19,000 men and women — from all eras and walks of life — whose lives have shaped American history and culture.
CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online This link opens in a new window
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) is the world’s largest online resource of documents and articles devoted to research, analysis, and scholarship on international politics and related fields, including security studies, global finance, diplomatic practice, humanitarian law, global governance, development studies, and environmental studies.
CountryWatch This link opens in a new window
CountryWatch is on online resource that provides up-to-date news and information on 195 countries of the world. In each of our Country Reviews you will find detailed reports covering the culture, economics, environment, politics and history of each country along with real-time news feed from various international news sources.
Daily Life through History This link opens in a new window
In Daily Life through History, students and researchers discover the everyday details about past eras that make historical accounts relevant and meaningful.
Issues This link opens in a new window
This database helps students develop an in-depth understanding of how society shapes and is shaped by controversy, providing authoritative historical context, expert perspectives, and carefully selected primary and secondary sources on today's most important issues.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Provides access to the full text of scholarly journal articles. Articles are typically at least five years old.
Project Muse This link opens in a new window
Provides access to the full text of scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences.
ProQuest Central K-12 This link opens in a new window
Proquest Central K-12 provides access to databases across all major subject areas, including business, health and medical, social sciences, arts and humanities, education, science and technology, and religion.
Salem Press This link opens in a new window
US Geography This link opens in a new window
This database helps students better understand the geographic, historic, social, political, cultural, and economic landscape of the United States, as well as the complexities underlying the challenges facing the nation and individual states.
World at War This link opens in a new window
Presents comprehensive information and unique insights into the military conflicts that have defined our world's identity from its beginning to today.
World Geography This link opens in a new window
World Geography provides authoritative content and online tools that develop students’ global literacy, focusing on the geographic, political, social, economic, and cultural forces that are increasingly important in our globalized world.
World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras This link opens in a new window
Covers early human history around the globe—from prehistoric times to the beginnings of the Renaissance.
World History: The Modern Era This link opens in a new window
World History: The Modern Era is the reference standard for history from the Renaissance to today.

Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Ebook central provides access to non-fiction ebooks to support research in all subject areas.
Gale Ebooks (Gale Virtual Reference Library) This link opens in a new window
Provides in-depth subject encyclopedias and reference books.

Britannica School This link opens in a new window
Britannica School is the go-to site for learning more about any subject—for all grades and all reading abilities—offering thousands of up-to-date, curated, and curriculum-relevant articles, images, videos, audio clips, primary sources, maps, research tools, recommended Web sites, and three separate databases—Elementary, Middle, or High.

NoodleTools This link opens in a new window
NoodleTools is a citation management tool which provides helpful templates for creating citations, taking notes, and making outlines. You must create an account while you are on campus by following this link and clicking the "Register " button. Accounts must be revalidated annually. Follow the directions to register and create an account. If your account has expired, use username: nacademy password: nabulldog