Head Librarian
Webb Databases
- World History (Gale in Context)
- Why search here? Find information on world 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
- Global Issues (Gale in Context)
- Why search here? Find international viewpoints on global issues, topics, and current events. Topic centers help organize the information to make it easier for you to find lots of resources about your topic.
- What's included? Academic journals, magazines, news, viewpoints, and multimedia like podcasts, graphs, and vetted websites
- 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.
- Asian Life in America (NewsBank)
- Why search here? Learn about Asian and Pacific Islander life in America and Asian-American history, both past and present, through primary source newspapers
- What's included? Newspapers from the 18th century to the present
- Black Life in America (NewsBank)
- Why search here? Learn about Black life in America and Black history, both past and present, through primary source newspapers
- What's included? Newspapers, including over 400 African American publications, from 1704 to the present
- Hispanic Life in America (NewsBank)
- Why search here? Learn about Hispanic life in America and Hispanic history, both past and present, through primary source newspapers
- What's included? Newspapers, including 700 Spanish language publications, from 1704 to the present
- Access World News (Newsbank)
- Why search here? Look here for newspaper articles from around the world.
- What's included? Newspapers from over 200 countries spanning from 1980-today. Some foreign language newspapers.
On the Web
In addition to the databases above, you will be able to find some primary sources online. Here are a few types for searching the web for research sources.
- Search your topic and add the keyword libguide. For example, search {holocaust libguide}. This will bring up research guides from college and university libraries about your topic.
- Try adding the type of source that you want as a keyword. For example, search {holocaust interview} or {holocaust primary sources}
- Depending on the time period of your topic, you might be able to find videos on YouTube and other video sites. MAKE SURE THE PERSON WHO CREATED OR PUBLISHED THE CONTENT IS LEGIT!