Online Resources: Social Studies
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Academic OneFile- Academic OneFile is an excellent source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions, researchers are able to find accurate information quickly. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995. Updated daily.
American Mosaic - African American Experience- Original sources, articles, audio clips, images and reference materials give voice to the African-American experience from its African origins to the present day
American National Biography - Information about more than 17,400 men and women (deceased only) -- from all eras and walks of life -- whose lives have shaped the nation.
Annals of American History- Explore the rich and varied history of the United States through primary source documents. You'll find speeches, historical accounts, memoirs, poems, images, and multimedia.
AP Multimedia Archive- AP photos with caption text from 1840s to present, graphics, charts, tables, maps and timelines.
CIA World Factbook- Up-to-date facts about countries all over world can be found on this government sponsored site.
CIAO- Columbia International Affairs Online provides basic country information as well as maps. An atlas feature can show country comparisons and economic data. Diplomatic and domestic policy papers are available from both the United States and other countries.
CQ Researcher - Background on current and controversial issues. Your complete source on the most current and controversial issues of the day with complete summaries, all the pros and cons, bibliographies and more.
CultureGrams- Customs, lifestyles, manners, family life, personal appearance, recipes of 187 countries
Daily Life Online (Greenwood)- Information on daily life throughout history plus World Cultures today
Facts.com- News items from 1980-present
- Gale Student Resource Center
- Magazines, primary sources, and general overview articles
Government Reporter (SIRS)- Sirs Government Reporter is a valuable source for current and historic government documents; landmark and recent US Supreme Court decisions; information about federal departments, agencies, and elected leaders.
Historic Events of the 20th Century Online - The Civil Rights Movement, The Collapse of Communism, The Holocaust, Islamic Fundamentalism, World War I, and World War II
Historical Newspapers- The Historical New York Times. New York Times newspaper articles from 1851 to 2004.
Historical Text Archive- Historical Text Archive publishes high quality articles, books, essays, documents, historical photos, and links for a broad range of historical subjects.
History Net- This resource has great links to information on the Civil War, World War II, and the Vietnam War.
- Interactive Citizenship (SIRS)
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SIRS Interactive Citizenship
- What Citizens Need to Know about Government has information that is presented in American government textbook style with interactive links.
- What Citizens Need to Know About World Affairs
presents a historical perspective to understand the philosophies and concepts underlying events as they happen in various parts of the world.
- Issues and Controversies
- Issues and Controversies is updated twice a month with information about timely topics in the news. Full-text searching of primary source documents with outlines, chronologies, photographs, maps, graphics, tables, cartoons and sidebars are created or selected specifically for students. There are links to pre selected web sites.
Library of Congress- Free government site maintained by the Library of Congress containing primary sources.
netTrekker- An academic search engine
New York Times Historical Newspapers- New York Times is available from 1851 to 2003.
- Opposing Viewpoints
- Provides paired pro and con articles as well as complete reference books
- Proquest Reference Library
- Full text magazines and newspapers since 1980
- Sirs Knowledge Source
- SIRS provides full-text articles from 1988-present on a variety of social, scientific, health, historic, economic, business, political and global issues. Today's News, World Almanacs Excerpts and Maps of the World are special sections.
- U.S. History Resource Center
- Access to historical (primary) documents, articles reference titles, and full-text journals covering themes, events, individuals and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present
World Data Analysis- A rich collection of current and past statistics on the countries of the world that makes historical and cross-national comparisons easy.
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