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Academic Search Ultimate
A multi-disciplinary full-text database of over 10,000 academic journals, newspapers, magazines, reports, and books. Scholarly content covers a broad range of important areas of academic study including the humanities, sciences and social sciences, education, arts, literature, and more.

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Credo Reference
Reference database that provides access to a large number of biographical sources, atlases, and encyclopedias covering the arts, business, economics, history, literature, science, technology, religion, philosophy, politics, psychology, geography, country studies, and more.
Humanities International Complete
Full text journals, books and other published sources, covering all aspects of the humanities, with worldwide content. Includes abstracts and full text from journals, books and book reviews, art work and images, performances and reviews, literature and criticisms, poems and short stories, and conference proceedings.

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JSTOR
An interdisciplinary archive of journals in the arts, humanities, social sciences, sciences, and mathematics. JSTOR also contains a large collection of scholarly ebooks from academic publishers.
SocINDEX with Full Text
Comprehensive coverage of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study. Complete with indexing for books, monographs, conference papers and other non-periodical content sources; also includes searchable cited references.

Religious Studies Database

ATLAReligion
An essential resource for religious and theological studies, providing bibliographic records covering topics such as biblical studies, world religions, church history and religion in social issues. Includes journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all fields of religion,

Current Events - Pros and Cons

CQ Researcher
Provides reports of research and analysis on issues in the news. Coverage includes health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. Each report focuses on a single issue and is written by a seasoned journalist.

U. S. History - Reference Books

The American Heritage Encyclopedia of American History (Ref 973.003 Am512)

Dictionary of American History (Ref 973 D561 1976)

Encyclopedia of American Social History (Ref 302 En56)

Historic Documents (Ref 973.02 H673)

The Encyclopedia of Southern Culture (Ref 975.8016 G946)

Encyclopedia of the American Civil War (Ref 973.703 En56)

Encyclopedia of the United States in the 20th Century (Ref 973.003 En56)

The Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania (Ref 974.8003 En56)

A Guide to the History of Pennsylvania (Ref 974.8003 En56)

American Decades: 1900-1999 (Ref 973.9 Am512201-512209)

The Presidents: a Reference History (Ref 973.0992 P933)

Vital Statistics on the Presidency: Washington to Clinton (Ref 324.63 R144v)

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