Weston LibGuides: History General Subject Guide: Resources

History General Subject Guide: Resources

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Ebooks for academic work

Gale eBooks password: learn
Infobase eBooks This link opens in a new window user: westonhs password: wildcats
5,000 ebooks suited for research in all subjects. Especially good for US History, Government and English.

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Video resources

Kanopy user: weston password: wildcats. Once you're signed in you can create an individual account to save lists.
Full length videos, documentaries and instructional videos.

MediaCast use your Weston user/password combo
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Video and audiobooks.
Google Video

Swank K-12 Streaming (Teachers only)
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Swank user guide (teachers only)

History databases, A-Z

American Indian History This link opens in a new window username: westonhs password: wildcats
Info about more than 600 Native American groups and over 15,000 years of American Indian culture and history.
Ancient and Medieval History This link opens in a new window username: westonhs password: wildcats
Focuses on Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Islamic Empire from prehistory through the 1500s.
Culturegrams This link opens in a new window username: weston password: wildcats
Geography, maps, history and cultural information about all countries.
Global Issues: Gale in Context (not available after 7/1/24) This link opens in a new window password: wildcats
Excellent place to start researching world history papers with current events themes.
Kanopy user: weston password: wildcats. Once you're signed in you can create an individual account to save lists.
Full length videos, documentaries and instructional videos.
Scholastic Go! This link opens in a new window user: westonhigh pass: grolier
Infobase eBooks This link opens in a new window user: westonhs password: wildcats
5,000 ebooks suited for research in all subjects. Especially good for US History, Government and English.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window sign up for ecard at Boston Public Library website for access
Papers published in academic journals on tightly focused topics. Access is through Boston Public Library. Apply for an ecard below.
JSTOR ecard application This link opens in a new window Apply for your BPL ecard here to access JSTOR.
Wall Street Journal

History Research Guides

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