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All Purpose & Reference Databases and Websites

Primary Databases

	PowerSearch
	Cross-searches seventeen scholarly databases at once! Or search individually: Expanded Academic, OneFile, more...
	AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive
	AP photos, graphics, charts and news articles
	AP Images
	Research database of pictures from every news event covered by the Associated Press for the last 150 years
	Discovery Education
	Download educational videos and clips from sources like PBS, Clearvue, more (What Is The Password To This Database?)
	Encyclopedia Britannica
	The complete multi-volume encyclopedia
	Gale Virtual Reference Library eBooks
	FullText Reference eBooks
	Issues and Controversies
	FullText articles on controversial topics
	JSTOR
	Excellent source for fulltext articles from a range of scholarly sources
	Lexis-Nexis Academic
	FullText news and law articles
	National Newspaper Index
	Index of newspapers from major newspapers 1977 - Present
	Newsbank - World News
	Full Text Newspaper Articles from around the world!
	Open Access Journals Database
	A database of 400+ scholarly online journals maintained by Lund University Libraries
	Points of View
	Fulltext database presents multiple sides of current issues - more than 200 topics
	Research Channel Videos
	Over 3,500 streaming videos on a wide variety of subjects
	SIRS Researcher, Renaissance and Government Reporter
	FullText reference, humanities and government articles
	UnitedStreaming [MOVED]
	Now titled Discovery Education (see above).
	Vault Career Library
	World's leading source of Career Information

eBook Collections

	Cambria Press eBooks
	FullText Reference eBooks
	Credo Reference
	Fulltext Reference articles, plus video, audio, and images
	Gale Virtual Reference Library eBooks
	FullText Reference eBooks
	Humanities Ebook Collection
	Over 1700 FullText Ebooks in history and the humanities
	netLibrary
	Over 50,000 fulltext ebooks covering all areas
	Oxford Reference Online Collection
	150 fulltext reference books online

Secondary Databases

	Annual Reviews
	FullText critical reviews in 32 scientific disciplines.
	Facts on File
	FullText weekly world news
	HeritageQuest Online
	Find genealogical information on people and places from various sources
	Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory
	Critical survey of figures, schools and movements in literary theory
	Literature Resource Center
	Fulltext access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses
	World Almanac and Book of Facts
	FullText of the World Almanac with updates

Web Resources

	American Columnists
	Links to newspaper cartoonists, columnists, editorials
	American FactFinder
	Population, economic, housing, and geographic data
	Black America Web
	News and information featuring a wide array of viewpoints and perspectives
	Bureau of Labor Statistics
	Official Web site for the U.S. Department of Labor
	childstats.gov: America's Children
	Useful statistics and data about the life and health of America's children
	DeProverbio: Proverb Studies

	Dictionary.com
	Dictionary and Thesaurus
	Family Search
	Genealogy resource
	Famous Quotations Network

	Fed Stats
	Statistics from U.S. Federal agencies
	Google
	The most comprehensive search engine on the web
	Grad Schools
	Comprehensive information on graduate schools
	Internship Programs
	Find internships or post your resume for employers
	journalseek.net
	Large database of free online journal articles in many subjects
	Merriam-Webster Online Language Center
	Dictionary and Thesaurus
	NewsVoyager
	Links to newspapers across the nation
	Origin of Phrases

	Phrase Finder

	Price's List of Lists
	Lists of resources available online
	Quotations Page

	Quoteland

	Roots Web
	Genealogy resource
	United States Census
	Data about the people and economy of the United States
	Weather
	Weather information and news
	Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
	Multilingual, open content encyclopedia on the Internet
	World Bank Data by Country
	Data and trends for the world's countries
	Your Dictionary.com
	Glossaries, Dictionaries, Translators