Library Catalog

Try different combinations of your keywords in the search box in each database. You'll get different results, so experiment with your keywords. Enter your keywords in the search box. All your results will show in a list. You can narrow down your search further by selecting a document type, publication title, or subject using the menus on the right side of your results.

Login Note: Many of these are Douglas County Library databases. If you are not on campus, you will need a library card number to log in. 

Gale Databases (eBooks, US History, Biography)

Search: type your keywords in the search box.

Your results will be organized into categories:

• Viewpoint Essays: Present each side of an issue or debate

• References: reference books (or chapters/sections of books)

• Academic Journals: articles from specialized scholarly journals; usually highly reliable for research

• Primary Sources

• Images

• Biographies

• Statistical Resources

• Magazines: full text articles from popular magazines

• Newspapers: full text articles from newspapers with multiple perspectives

After you click on a result, LOOK at the right side of the screen for similar articles/chapters and other keyword ideas.

SAVE your results to NOODLETOOLS and your Google Drive using the buttons in the toolbar! (Do NOT use the URL to save your results!)

eBooks Tips:

• The title in blue at the top of the page is the book you are looking at. You're actually looking at a chapter or section in that book that matches your search results. 

• If you click on the blue title, you can see the entire book. 

Check out some of these websites to find an influential person to research:

Smithsonian Magazine: The 100 Most Significant Americans of All Time 

Smithsonian Magazine: Tearing Down Barriers for Black Inventors… – Smithsonian

Smithsonian Magazine: History – browse articles about all kinds of people

Time Magazine: Beyond the Founding Fathers: 12 Unsung Figures Who Helped Build America

Smithsonian Magazine: Untold Stories of American History 

NY Times Overlooked (mix of US and international): Overlooked Since 1851, obituaries in The New York Times have been dominated by white men. Now, we’re adding the stories of other remarkable people.

History Snob (mix of US and international): 20 Important Historical Figures that Have Been Completely Forgotten

Ford's Theatre Overlooked Historical Figures: Overlooked Historical Figures

Mental Floss: 13 Fascinating Historical Figures You Probably Didn’t Learn About in History Class

Norwich University: Six Historical Figures of Nineteenth-Century America

White House: The Story of America: Forgotten Heroes of the American Revolution

University of TX: Forgotten Women in History: Unsung Heroines and Their Remarkable Stories

CNN: Profiles in perseverance You may not know their names. But these courageous Black Americans changed history.

Library of Congress: Black History Portraits: The Famous and The Forgotten

NPS: Places of Hidden Figures: Black Women Mathematicians in Aeronautics and the Space Race