Online Databases

MHS DATABASES

	InfoTrac® PowerSearch PowerSearch makes it possible to find subjects from A-Z in one or several of the Thomson Gale's periodical databases in a single search.

	eLibrary [in library] [from home] currently unavailable Full text database of magazine and newspaper articles, TV and radio transcripts, pictures, and maps. Find full text, up-to-date published articles.
	*BIOGRAPHY*
	Gale Biography In Context Contains full-text articles from magazines and newspapers; images and links to websites. Search for people---both current and historic from all eras and fields of endeavor.
	*SPANISH*
	Informe Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias.

	Jstor Early Journal Content Free access to journal content published in the U.S. before 1923 and before 1870 elsewhere. Use the Advanced Search option and check "only content I can access." to access available articles.

	*MASSACHUSETTS NEWSSTAND*
	ProQuest (Massachusetts Newsstand) Full text coverage of major Massachusetts newspapers, including the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, and other regional newspapers.

	*LITERATURE*
	Literary Reference Center [in library & from home]* A comprehensive database that provides users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. *To access students must use their Nevins Library Card.
	Literature Resources from Gale Research authors and their works, literary movements and genres. Search across several major Literature databases to find full text of literary works, journal articles, literature criticism, reviews, biographical information and overviews. Includes: Poetry for Students, Novels for Students, Short Stories for Students, and Drama for Students.

	*SALEM PRESS DATABASES* (ask librarian for password to use the following databases from home)
	Salem Literature Includes: Critical Insights: Authors Critical Insights: Works
	Salem History Includes: Great Lives and Great Events from History Decades: 1930 through1990 in America Musicians and Composers Notorious Lives *Milestone Documents: American History
	Salem Health Includes: Genetics Psychology & Mental Health *Magill's Medical Guide, 6th ed.

	*ENCYCLOPEDIAS*
	Encyclopedia.Com Reference information you can trust -- Contains more than 100 trusted sources, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauruses with facts, definitions, biographies, synonyms, pronuciation keys, word origins, and abbriviations. Worldbook Online Databases [in library & from home]* Includes: Early PeoplIncludes: es; World Book Online Info Finder; World Book Online Reference Center; World Books Online For Kids, World Book Differntiated Package; Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallagos. *To access students must use their Nevins Library Card.

	CITATIONS
	NoodleBib A great tool to cite your sources.

Primary Sources:	General U.S. History: http://www.teacheroz.com/generalUS.htm#documents
	Narional Archives Northeast Region: http://www.archives.gov/northeast/
	RUSA: Using Primary Sources on the Web: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/rusa/sections/history/resources/pubs/usingprimarysources/index.cfm
	Library of Congress: American Memory: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
	Primary Source Documents: http://www.historyteacher.net/APUSH-Course/Weblinks/Weblinks4.htm#PSD
	Discovering American Women's History Online: http://library.mtsu.edu/digitalprojects/womenshistory_time.php
	Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy: http://avalon.law.yale.edu/default.asp
	Eyewitness History--History Through the Eyes of Those Who Lived It: http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/20frm.htm
	Making of America:http://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moagrp/
	Mass Moments--Massachusetts History: http://www.massmoments.org/
	National History Day--U.S. Primary Sources: http://www.nationalhistoryday.org/USHistoryPrimarySources.htm
	American Documents from St. Ambrose University: http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/Majors/history/hisamedoc.htm
	100 Milestone Documents: http://www.ourdocuments.gov/content.php?flash=true&page=milestone
	Great Speeches Collection: http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/previous.htm
	Fairfield Schools Links to Primary Source Sites: http://www.fairfieldschools.org/wardehs/cwardehs03/primres.htm
	Mi nooka Community High School Libraries- Primary Sources Pathfinder: http://www.mchs.net/mchslib/pathfinders/primarysources.html
	Virginia Tech University Libraries - American Civil War Manuscript Guides: http://spec.lib.vt.edu/civwar/