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eBooks (Gale Reference Library)
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A variety of online books for subjects like: Business, Health, History, Math and Science.
eLibrary
Images, video, eBooks, and full-text articles,  maps, transcripts, audio files, encyclopedias, timelines, slideshows, etc. Be aware of the reading levels - choose appropriately.
Facts on File (how to cite)
Choose from Issues and Controversies, Issues and Controversies in American History, and US Government Online.
 JSTOR  (how to cite)
An archive of complete articles of over 1000 scholarly journals across over forty disciplines (Arts & Sciences, Life Sciences, African Cultural Heritage Sites, Biological Sciences, Business, Ecology & Botany, Health, Language & Literature, Mathematics & Statistics, and Music.

Proquest (how to cite)
Search for magazine and newspaper articles from across the nation and around the world.
SIRS Discoverer

A general reference for beginning research, though like World Book below, not a reference you should cite in a research paper.
World Book Online 
An authoritative option to Wikipedia.  Although not usually acceptable as a cited source for research, this is a good place to start for general information and to check for links to primary documents.







  ABC-CLIO (how to cite)
Choose from American History, US Geography, World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras, or World History: the Modern Era
Culturegrams
Information on every country in the world.  Includes maps, history, culture, government, and population data.
eBooks (Gale Reference Library)
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History and biographies from a variety of online reference encyclopedias.
eLibrary
Images, video, eBooks, and full-text articles,  maps, transcripts, audio files, encyclopedias, timelines, slideshows, etc.  Be aware of the reading levels - choose appropriately.
Facts on File
(how to cite)
Choose from Issues and Controversies, Issues and Controversies in American History, and US Government Online.
 JSTOR  (how to cite)
An archive of complete articles of over 1000 scholarly journals across over forty disciplines (Arts & Sciences, Life Sciences, African Cultural Heritage Sites, Biological Sciences, Business, Ecology & Botany, Health, Language & Literature, Mathematics & Statistics, and Music.

Proquest
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Search for magazine and newspaper articles from across the nation and around the world.
ProQuest Learning: Literature
Works of literature from medieval times to the present: author biographies, contemporary criticism, reviews, and multimedia resources.

Salem Press History
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Access primary documents and articles about historical events and people.

eLibrary
Images, video, eBooks, and full-text articles,  maps, transcripts, audio files, encyclopedias, timelines, slideshows, etc.

Salem Press Health
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Access articles about health and medicine