Databases

Multipurpose newspaper, academic journals,  peer-reviewed articles, and magazine resources including Literary Reference Source.

Click here to access the  Ebscohost database. 

Click here to access instructions for how to use Ebscohost. 

Brings voice and context to the lived experiences of African Americans in U.S. history. Expertly curated primary and secondary sources illustrate diverse threads of African American social, political, and cultural history. Student activities and historical commentary encourage sensitive investigations of key events, from Reconstruction to civil rights and modern social justice movements. 

Click here to access African American Experience

Explains the nuanced structure and foundations of the U.S. government and connects these concepts to current issues and questions about political processes, constitutional rights, and international relations. It identifies values the government has traditionally upheld and how the government of today continues to reflect those values, while simultaneously examining changes that the government has undergone since the nation’s founding.

Click here to access American Government

American history from the colonial era and American Revolution through to the nation’s rise to eminence as a global superpower, analyzing American political conflict, economic development, and changing culture and thought as they tell one continuous and continuing story of America’s history

Click here to access American History 

Explores ancient civilizations, dynasties, and empires and profiles city-states, countries, and regions of the ancient and medieval world, providing a dynamic learning experience that encompasses intellectual developments, wars and cooperation, religion, cultural practices, and more from prehistory through to the beginning of the Renaissance.

Click here to access Ancient and Medieval History 

Offers a look at world history from the mid-16th century to the present. Thousands of subject entries, biographies, images, videos and slideshows, maps and graphs, primary sources, and timelines

Click here to access Modern World History 

Provides a thorough examination of the contributions, perspectives, and challenges faced by women from precontact times to the present. With a strong collection of primary sources and essays from leading scholars, the database explores key figures, social and political movements, pivotal events, organizations, and other crucial aspects that shape the diverse narratives of women in America. 

Click here to access Women's History in the United States

Understanding Conflict and Society is an essential source for research and scholarship on the military conflicts that have defined world history from antiquity to today, offering over 22,000 primary sources and reference entries spanning more than 50 wars. Approximately 200 scholarly articles from leading academics offer investigations and commentary on topics ranging from ancient conflicts in Greece before the Common Era to the modern world’s war on terrorism. Encourages study and research that goes beyond isolated events to examine causal relationships, chart historical developments, and analyze the role that conflict itself plays in society.

Click here to access World at War

Develops students’ global literacy, focusing on the geographic, political, social, economic, environmental, and cultural forces that are increasingly important in our globalized world. On any given country, students can find information about the landforms and climate; natural resources and agriculture; environment; people; traditions and etiquette; food and holidays; national dress; art and landmarks; and government, politics, and economy; as well as its history and contemporary issues the country faces. 

Click here to access World Geography

A reference database for lifelong career exploration and planning. It offers a wealth of resources for users to assess their career goals and interests, plan their education, learn workplace skills, find apprenticeships and internships, conduct a job search, and much more. 

Click here to access Ferguson's Career Guidance Center