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Product Descriptions:

ProQuest

History Study Center:

 a collection of primary and secondary sources on global history from ancient times to the present day.

SIRS Decades: 20th Century American Sources

features more than 5,000 hand-selected primary and secondary source articles highlighting key events, movements, people, and places in 20th-century America. Coverage includes documents, letters and memos, editorial cartoons, streaming video, websites, photographs, maps, advertisements, and published articles

ProQuest Historical Newspapers - K-12 Edition:

All Historical Newspapers -- delivers the complete run of The New York Times—offering an unparalleled resource for the study of historical events, social and consumer history, economics, and more. Additional Historical Newspapers titles include The Wall Street Journal (1889-1985); The Washington Post (1877-1987); The Christian Science Monitor (1908- 1990); The Los Angeles Times (1881-1984); The Chicago Tribune (1849-); Atlanta Constitution (1868- 1925); and The Boston Globe (1872-1922)                                                                              back to top

EBSCO Host Products:

History Reference Center:

Comprehensive full-text-history database. Includes reference books, encyclopedias, magazines, scholarly journals, historical documents (primary and secondary sources) photo and map archives, and streaming video of motion pictures and video tape clips. Meets the need of those studying global history from ancient times to the present day.

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Points of View Reference Center:

Provides a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue (much like the Opposing Viewpoints DB that we currently subscribe to.) There are 200 topics each with and overview (objective background or description of the issue) and point (affirmative argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument). Resource includes essays, political magazines, newspapers, TV and radio news transcripts, primary source documents and reference books.

Added are student and teacher guides to to debate, developing arguments, and writing position papers.

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Science Reference Center

A comprehensive research database that has full-text, science-oriented resources including science encyclopedias, reference books periodicals, essays, biographies of scientists, images and science videos. Topics covered include biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health& medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, technology and wildlife.

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ABC-CLIO Social Studies Databases:

The ABC-CLIO Schools' series of interactive subscription databases challenge students to evaluate historical evidence, interpret current events, and make comparative analyses. The eight databases:

American Government               American History 

State Geography                 World Geography

World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras     

World History: The Modern Era               

United States at War: Understanding Conflict and Society

Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society

open with breaking news, feature stories, and engaging daily activities. Students can search by text, reference category, period, or region, depending on their abilities, learning styles, and assignments. They can also access subject-specific lessons and activities by time period, place, or concept.

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