SHS Library & Makerspace

History

History Databases: Start your research using the databases below. Try an advanced search for better results! Don't forget to use the citation tools to make your work easier! Use the GET LINK tool to save article urls or send to your drive.Once in article view: use ctrl+F, it will help you find what you need!!! Be sure to check out the Sora History e-booklists for more resources! Check out all SHS databases here.

Information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in U.S. history. Reference content, millions of news and periodical articles, and more than 5,500 rare and vital primary source documents.

Chronicle of people, cultures, events, and societies that have formed the history of the human race. Rare primary sources, reference, and multimedia. Reaches back to the ancient world—and forward to today.

Integrating news, global viewpoints, reference, country information, primary source documents, videos, statistics, and more. Updated daily and offers 250 country pages and more than 400 issue pages.

Millions of articles from over 17,000 scholarly journals and other authoritative sources. Articles in both PDF and HTML formats with ease. Includes New York Times back to 1985.Has a lot of college level material.

Choose from 3 levels to find info for your reading level. You can search encyclopedia entries, magazine articles, images and videos. Reference Center is for high school. Go here for basic info.

New York Times 1985-present

Includes viewpoint articles, reference, infographics, news, images, video, audio, and more. Periodicals covers current events, news, commentary, environmental issues, political science, economics and more.

Covers a range of philosophies and religions. Learn about the impact religion has had on culture throughout history, literature, arts, and language. Updated daily.

Encyclopedia Britannica in Spanish

Explores cultural differences, contributions and influences in the global community. This collection includes more than 2.7 million articles from 150 journals, updated daily.

Coverage of this significant aspect of culture and society. Database offers access to scholarly journals and magazines. Topics include gender studies, LGBTQ+ studies, family and marital issues.