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History Resources

  • Facts on File History Databases

    American History

    Articles, excerpts from books & primary sources on American history.

    African American History 

    Articles, excerpts from books & primary sources dealing specifically with African American history.

    American Indian History

    Articles, excerpts from books & primary sources dealing specifically with African American history.

    Ancient and Medieval History

    Articles, excerpts from books & primary sources on World History from anceint times to the Middle Ages.

    Modern World History

    Articles, excerpts from books & primary sources on World History from the Middle Ages to the present.


    Additional Databases

    eLibrary

    eLibrary is another database that has resources for all different topics.  You'll find more articles on history topics here. 

    To login at school, click the link, then click the "Product Login" button in the blue box. To log in from home, please ask a library staff member or email the librarian for the district login/password.

    Proquest History Research Library

    From business and political science to literature and psychology, ProQuest Research Library™ provides one-stop access to a wide range of the most utilized subjects and topics. The database includes thousands of full-text titles, with a highly-respected, diversified mix of scholarly journals, professional and trade publications, important and general interest magazines.

    To log in from home, click on the link above.  When the "Find Your Library" box appears, click on More Access Options.  In the Proquest Account section, use the district login and password provided by the library staff or your teacher.

    Gale Reference Library

    This collection of online reference books is browsable (flip through the books, look at the table of contents, etc.) and searchable.  You can search multiple books at the same time to help find the information you need.

    Religion Database

    Religion Database provides a wide range of primarily full-text periodicals and other sources for diverse religious and spiritual studies, covering formal theological studies and commentary on topics of general interest from the perspectives of many worldwide religions. 

    To log in from home, click on the link above.  When the "Find Your Library" box appears, click on More Access Options.  In the Proquest Account section, use the district login and password provided by the library staff or your teacher.

    Library Catalog

    Use the link above to access the library's catalog to find books on your topic.

    Library of Congress

    The Library of Congress is one of the largest libraries in the country and has many online digital collections that can be searched.

    Chronicling America

    Historical newspaper articles 


    Citation Help

    Purdue OWL

    A great page if you need help citing your sources

     Easy Bib 

    Check for unintentional plagiarism, add citations directly into your paper, and get advanced grammar help.