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Getting Started - Overview and Background Information
ABC-Clio History and Geography Databases
Five databases with information and resources for in-depth and comprehensive social studies research. The databases are:
- American Government
- American History
- World Geography
- World History: Ancient and Medieval and
- World History the Modern Era.
Grolier Encyclopedias
The seven Grolier encyclopedias include, Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, New Book of Knowledge, Cumbre en Linea, New Book of Popular Science, Lands and People, America the Beautiful.
SIRS Discoverer
A high interest easy to use database with articles, graphics, and information on current events. SIRS Discoverer indexes magazines, newspapers, government documents, and carefully selected websites.
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eLibrary
A periodical database that indexes current newspapers, magazines and TV transcripts.
Gale Biography Resource Center
Comprehensive database with biographies of historical and current notable people. Search by name or based on one or more personal facts such as birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender.
Gale Health and Wellness Resource Center
Find magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, Prescription Drugs, Herbal remedies, and alternative or complementary treatments, etc. Included are links to diet, cancer, and health assessment sites as well as government databases.
Gale Expanded Academic ASAP
A combination of indexing, abstracts, images, and full text for scholarly and general interest journals embracing all academic disciplines.
Gale Contemporary Literary Criticism
An extensive collection of critical essays on contemporary authors.
Gale Literature Resource Center
Literature Resource Center provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline.
Gale Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
In depth essays, magazine and newspaper articles, and primary sources on controversial issues.
Gale Science Resource Center
Scientific developments are covered in articles from over 200 magazines and academic journals and links to quality websites. Using Advanced Search, search can be limited to peer reviewed journals.
Gale Military and Intelligence Database
Search journals that specialize in military and intelligence coverage.
Gale Infotrac Religion and Philosophy
Search philosophy and religion journals.