Online Databases

New York Times (US)

Full digital access to the paper of record.

Newsela (LS, MS, US)

News and current events at a level just right for students. 

Today’s Front Pages (US)

Daily digital access to images of newspaper front pages from around the world.

Annals of American History (US)

Primary sources from American History, including newspaper/magazine articles, op eds., and speeches.

Biography in Context (MS, US)

Biographical information and articles on over 5,000 historically important figures from multiple sources.

CQ Supreme Court Collection (US)

Information and analysis of Supreme Court cases, justices, data (e.g., “Justice Role Finder”), and the courts.

CultureGrams Online (LS, MS)

Geographic and cultural information on over 200 countries, all 50 US States and 13 Canadian Provinces. 

World Geography and Culture (MS, US)

Information on the geography, people & culture from countries around the world.

World History in Context (MS, US)

Information about world history, including biographies, primary sources, magazines, news and academic journals, videos, images, and audio.

Bloom's Literature Online (US)

Information on authors, characters and literary works.

Oxford English Dictionary (US)

Online, searchable access to the Oxford English Dictionary.

Salem Press (US)

Searchable ebooks from Salem Press, focusing on literature, history and civics.

Science Online (US)

Comprehensive and sophisticated reference for all scientific disciplines.

Today's Science (US)

Original articles summarizing cutting edge scientific advances.

ProQuest (US)

Centralized access to almost 9,000 publications, including academic journals, newspapers, magazines, law reviews, and government press releases.

SIRS Issues Researcher (US)

News articles and other content organized for researching today’s controversial topics.