American Literature: Historical Context Paper

Online databases - Scholarly

Scholarly articles

*ProQuest Central: Journal and magazine articles on a variety of topics, including history. (user: maret password: frogs)

*JSTOR: Academic journal articles. (user: maret password: frogs)

Online databases - Background

Encyclopedias

• Britannica Online (user: maret password: frogs)
• World Book Online (user: maret password: frogs)
• Scholastic Go (user: maret password: frogs)

History

American History (ABC-CLIO): Articles and images about U.S. history. (user: maret password: frogs)

American History (Facts on File): Articles and images about U.S. history. (user: maret password: frogs)

Modern World History Online: American and world history from the 1500s to the present day. (user: maret password: frogs)

World History: The Modern Era: American and world history from the Renaissance to the present day. (user: maret password: frogs)

Biography

Biography in Context: 600,000+ biographical profiles of people from around the world. (password: frogs)

Important links

• Noodle Tools
• Library catalog
• Online databases (passkey: frogs)

Books

E-Books (Online Reference Books)

American Decades: 10-volume reference work with information about the culture and history of every decade from 1900-2000. (password: frogs)

American Decades Primary Sources: Reference work with extensive primary sources from every decade from 1900-2000. (password: frogs)

Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History: This e-book covers all aspects of the African-American experience from 1619 to 2006. (password: frogs)

Encyclopedia of Religion: Extensive coverage of U.S. and world religions. (password: frogs)

New Encyclopedia of Africa: Addresses the history of African cultures from ancient civilizations to modern issues. (password: frogs)

Books at Maret

Check out the cart of reserve books for your project in the hallway or search for books and videos on your topic in the library catalog.

American University Books

There is also a cart of books from the AU library available for use in the library. You may request additional titles from AU:

Here's how it works: Maret students can borrow books (and only books) from the American University library. Search the American University library catalog. Make sure to limit your search by location to American only. Copy down all the information about any books you want (including title, author, call number, and location), and email it to library@maret.org or bring it to the circulation desk. Librarians get the books for you from American within 48 hours, and you can return them to the Maret library when you're done.

Websites

Digital History: An online American History textbook form the University of Houston.