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An authoritative encyclopedia like Grolier is the best place to familiarize yourself with topics and generate a list of keywords.

The best place to start your research. Authoritative entries help you understand the scope of your topic and generate keywords. Choose your reading level. Translation available.

Over 500,000 brief, authoritative biographies.

Geography, maps, history and cultural information about all countries.

The grandaddy of academic databases. Use this once you have narrowed down your topic a bit to find articles from newspapers, magazines, video, podcasts and academic journals dated 1980-present.

Papers published in academic journals on tightly focused topics. Access is through Boston Public Library. Apply for an ecard below.

The New York Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, LA Times , 1851-2001.

A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics.

Info about more than 600 Native American groups and over 15,000 years of American Indian culture and history.

Focuses on Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Islamic Empire from prehistory through the 1500s.

Excellent place to start researching world history papers with current events themes.

American Decades encyclopedias, Great Events from History (Middle Ages, Renaissance & Early Modern Era, 1454-1600, GLBT Events), Great Lives from History (Middle Ages, Renaissance), Milestone Documents (American History, World History)

A broad collection of scholarly analysis and full-text periodicals, reference works and primary documents that cover the events, movements, and individuals that have shaped world history.

Primary sources, journal articles and multimedia. One-stop shopping!

5,000 ebooks suited for research in all subjects. Especially good for US History, Government and English.

Quick facts and statistics on countries, media, sports, economies, technology--and just about anything else you can think of. A classic.

High quality, professional, historical and current images from the Associated Press, ready for you to download and use in projects.

The grandaddy of academic databases. Use this once you have narrowed down your topic a bit to find articles from newspapers, magazines, video, podcasts and academic journals dated 1980-present.

Info about more than 600 Native American groups and over 15,000 years of American Indian culture and history.

Focuses on Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Islamic Empire from prehistory through the 1500s.

High quality, professional, historical and current images from the Associated Press, ready for you to download and use in projects.

Over 500,000 brief, authoritative biographies.

The best place to start your research. Authoritative entries help you understand the scope of your topic and generate keywords. Choose your reading level. Translation available.

Geography, maps, history and cultural information about all countries.

Excellent place to start researching world history papers with current events themes.

An authoritative encyclopedia like Grolier is the best place to familiarize yourself with topics and generate a list of keywords.

5,000 ebooks suited for research in all subjects. Especially good for US History, Government and English.

Papers published in academic journals on tightly focused topics. Access is through Boston Public Library. Apply for an ecard below.

American Decades encyclopedias, Great Events from History (Middle Ages, Renaissance & Early Modern Era, 1454-1600, GLBT Events), Great Lives from History (Middle Ages, Renaissance), Milestone Documents (American History, World History)

Primary sources, journal articles and multimedia. One-stop shopping!

Quick facts and statistics on countries, media, sports, economies, technology--and just about anything else you can think of. A classic.

A broad collection of scholarly analysis and full-text periodicals, reference works and primary documents that cover the events, movements, and individuals that have shaped world history.