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Searching the Databases
- US History (Gale in Context)
- Why search here? Find information on US history. Topic centers help organize the information to make it easier for you to find lots of resources about your topic.
- What's included? Reference articles, academic journals, magazines, primary sources, and vetted websites
- History Reference Center (Ebsco)
- Why search here? Find information on US and world history.
- What's included? Academic journals, magazines, reference articles, and primary sources
- JSTOR
- Why search here? This multi-disciplinary databases provides authoritative secondary sources and includes more past date coverage of academic journals than any of our other databases.
- What's included? Academic journals
- eBooks - Academic (Ebsco)
- Why search here? Find ebooks to support research projects on lots of different topics.
- What's included? Thousands of academic ebooks from leading publishers and university presses.
- Classroom Video on Demand (Infobase)
- Why search here? This is a multi-disciplinary database with educational and archival videos and documentaries on lots of different subjects.
- What's included? Documentaries, education videos, and archival news footage
- PowerSearch (Ebsco)
- Why search here? Search almost all of Webb's databases with one search.
- What's included? Academic journals, magazines, newspapers, videos, primary sources