Search these online databases to find articles, books, media and more for your research.
Recommended Databases
Search these online databases to find articles, books, media and more for your research.
Britannica School High
Encyclopedia content for high school grades plus multimedia, timelines, world atlas, country comparison, and primary sources.
High school-appropriate magazine, journal, and encyclopedia articles and also includes primary source documents, reference books, and multimedia.
Encyclopedia, magazine, and journal articles, plus primary sources, images, video, and more for middle and high school students.
Offers the largest collection of popular full-text magazines, reference books and other highly-regarded sources from the world's leading publishers.
College Level Databases
Search these online databases to find higher level academic resources.
Britannica Academic Edition
Higher level encyclopedia content plus multimedia, timelines, world data analyst, country comparison, and the Britannica blog.
Thousands of popular and scholarly publications across all academic disciplines and subject areas. Includes Academic Search Premier, Business Source Premier, and Regional Business News databases.
Provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. Search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites.
Newspapers
Local, state, regional, and national news sources.
Daily edition of the Duluth News Tribune.
Contact East Library Media Specialist, Colleen Knettel, for Login information.
Star Tribune Newspaper Digital Access
Daily edition of the Star Tribune.
Contact East Library Media Specialist, Colleen Knettel, for Login information.
Star Tribune (1986 to current) - text only and Star Tribune (2008 to 7 days ago) - pdf version with images
Historical Minneapolis Tribune (1867-1922)
Contains full-text and article images from the Minneapolis Tribune (1867-1908) and the Minneapolis Morning Tribune (1909-1922).
Platform provided by the Minnesota Historical Society in partnership with Minnesota State Library Services.
U.S. news content as well as archives that stretch back into the 1980s from national and regional news sources including The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Newsday, and Chicago Tribune.
Pro/Con Databases and Websites
These resources will show both sides of controversial issues.
Points of View Reference Center
Designed to assist researchers in understanding the full scope of controversial subjects.
ProCon.org
Explore both sides of over 100 debated issues. Presented in a non-partisan format with supporting background information, statistics, and resources.
Test Prep, Academic Skill Building, and Career Exploration
Resources
Kuder Navigator
Career and College Readiness information system that helps students explore and prepare for various options after high school.
Provides extensive information about hundreds of careers. Use OOH to compare careers you are considering!
Learn about required skills, tools needed in the career, educational preparation needed, work context, and other relevant information for many occupations.