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General Newspaper, Magazine and Journal Articles
Contains newspaper and magazine articles, including the New York Times, that cover national and international news
Encyclopedia Britannica
Thousands of articles, links, and illustrations. Also includes sound and video clips
Ethnic NewsWatch
A full text database of 100+ publications focused on diversity in America: ethnicity, race, religion, gender, disabilities, youth and age
American daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership.Founded in 1851, the Times has long been regarded within the industry as a national "newspaper of record".
Search the most recent U.S. newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites. U.S. Newsstream offers exclusive access to the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and The Wall Street Journal
Arts & Literature
Ebsco's Literary Reference Center
A comprehensive database that provides users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and time frames
Gale's Literature Resource Center
Biographies, critical analyses, etc. of authors from all ages and genres. Over 90,000 writers are examined.
A collection of several hundred scholarly journals in literature and history and other arts and sciences fields. The most recent years are not available, but this unique collection complements other databases by making available the "deep backfiles" of scholarly journal holdings, which often extend back into the 19th century.
Project Muse
A comprehensive selection of over 300 prestigious humanities, arts, and social sciences journals from 60 scholarly publishers. Every journal is heavily indexed and peer-reviewed, with critically acclaimed articles by the most respected scholars in their fields. 100% full-text and user-friendly.
Humanities and Social Sciences provides access to 750+ journals, including leading international peer-reviewed titles
SIRS Issues Researcher
Information covers diverse fields ranging from the social and scientific to government and the arts
**For access to articles scroll to the bottom of the page to the box that says "You have access to this article, via pre-paid tokens" and click on View
History and Social Sciences
Provides content, study tools, and innovative ways of matching current events with enduring themes of American politics and public policy.
American History
Information about historical events, maps, documents, flags, biographies and more.
CQ Researcher
Provides research on current events and issues. Includes a comprehensive review of the controversies, historical background, chronology of events, and opposing views.
Explores ordinary life through time and across the globe, bringing the past to life through historical topics such as food and cooking, celebrations, clothes, romance, work, religion, housing, language, and social customs.
Global Issues in Context
Resource that ties together a variety of sources to present a rich analysis of issues – social, political, military, economic, environmental, science related, health related, and cultural.
Issues and Controversies
In-depth investigations on today's top issues
JSTOR
A collection of several hundred scholarly journals in literature and history and other arts and sciences fields. The most recent years are not available, but this unique collection complements other databases by making available the "deep backfiles" of scholarly journal holdings, which often extend back into the 19th century.
Project Muse
A comprehensive selection of over 300 prestigious humanities, arts, and social sciences journals from 60 scholarly publishers. Every journal is heavily indexed and peer-reviewed, with critically acclaimed articles by the most respected scholars in their fields. 100% full-text and user-friendly.
ProQuest Social Science Database
Anthropology, communication, criminology, economics, education, political science, psychology, social work, and sociology
Pro and Con
An impartial view of controversial issues in Congress and analysis of current cases before the Supreme Court
SIRS Issues Researcher
Information covers diverse fields ranging from the social and scientific to government and the arts.
**For access to articles scroll to the bottom of the page to the box that says "You have access to this article, via pre-paid tokens" and click on View
World Geography
Overview of geographic, political, social, economic, and cultural forces that influence our world.
World History : The Ancient and Medieval Era
Covers from the beginnings of history until 1500. This is a multimedia database, so it includes essays, biographies, timelines, images, maps, and more.
World History : The Modern Era
Resources to explore the cultures, events, personalities, movements and religious developments that occurred around the globe and throughout history.
Science & Health
Physics research journals
This collection provides unmatched discipline-specific coverage spanning thousands of publications, many in full text.
A leading full-text database for environmental studies. It provides hundreds of top environment journals covering ecosystem ecology, energy, environmental policy, sustainability and other related subjects.
A research database covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.
Health Reference Center
Find articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc.
JSTOR Scholarly journals in literature and history and other arts and sciences fields. The most recent years are not available, but rather "deep backfiles" which often extend back into the 19th century.
An international journal with original, groundbreaking research spans all scientific disciplines.
ProQuest Science
Delivers more than 500 full-text magazines and journals designed to support advanced placement and college-prep-level science studies.
*For access to articles from Taylor & Francis, Routledge and Psychology Press please email Ms.Carrigan, lcarrigan@klschools.org, the citation.
Science Direct
An information source for scientific, technical, and medical research. Please email Ms.Carrigan, lcarrigan@klschools.org if there is an article you need that is not available full text.
Scientific American Archives
Every issue. 1993 to the current.