Recommended Databases & Websites - Ms. Lyon | Modern World Revolutions Project

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World History in Context | GALE This link opens in a new window
Contains reference articles, biographical information and new articles about major historical events and people across the globe
Oxford Reference | Oxford This link opens in a new window
Oxford Reference is the premier online reference product, spanning 25 different subject areas, bringing together 2 million digitized entries across Oxford University Press’s Dictionaries, Companions and Encyclopedias.

Locating Primary Source Material

Limit your source type, consider the publication date, and dive into archives! Reach out to the Library Director or Library Assistant with any follow up questions.

Video Audio Clip Resources

Classroom Video on Demand | Infobase This link opens in a new window
Contains video clip and full length films in areas of science, literature, art, history, world cultures. The videos are divided into small usable segments and most include transcripts.
ProQuest Academic Video Online This link opens in a new window
Includes documentaries, interviews, performances, news programs and newsreels, field recordings, commercials, demonstrations, original and raw footage

Featured Database for Journal Articles & Magazines

ProQuest Central | ProQuest This link opens in a new window
ANALYSIS. Includes popular magazines, scholarly journals, newspapers, books, videos & audio, dissertations & theses, newspapers and more.

Note: To access journal articles in ProQuest, you need to click "Scholarly Articles" on the left hand side tool bar

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
ANALYSIS. Provides an interdisciplinary archive of over one thousand leading academic journals from the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.

Recommended EBook Databases

Ebooks | EBSCO This link opens in a new window
This multidisciplinary ebook compliation includes EBSCO Academic, University Press, and Diversity and Ethnic Studies collections.
ProQuest Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Over 1000,000 university and academic press books on all subjects. You can read the entire book, print and download section, annotate, and save.