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Biography
Biography (Gale In Context) 
Includes Full Text
Coverage: Current and historical information
Reference book articles, magazine articles, images, websites
Use for: Biographical information on notable people past and present
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Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Gale Directory Library
Citations Only
1816-Present
Index of biographical entries within books and other publications
Use for: Finding reference books with biographical information
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General History
Academic Search Complete
Includes Full Text
Links to cited references
1865-present, many full-text.
Academic and peer-reviewed journals, magazines
Use for: General information on a wide variety of subjects
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JSTOR
Includes Full Text
Dates covered: 1600s up to 3-5 years ago. All issues of included journals.
Scholarly and peer-reviewed journals, primary sources
Use for: All topics, especially scholarly and historical information about any topic
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World History (Gale in Context)
Includes Full Text
1994-Present
Books, news, magazines, primary sources, images
Use for: History, Humanities
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World History (Gale OneFile)
Includes Full Text
1996-Present
Scholarly and peer-reviewed journals, magazines
Use for: History
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ACLS Humanities E-Book
Full Text
1880s-Present
Online books. 4700+ searchable titles.
Use for: Humanities, History, Government, Art, Dance, Literature, Philosophy
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Academic OneFile (Gale)
Include Full Text
1984-present.
Scholarly and peer-reviewed journals, magazines, newspapers, books, news program transcripts
and podcasts, videos, images
Use for: All topics
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History Study Center Online
Includes Full Text
Coverage - over six thousand years of world history, from the rise of early Mesopotamian
civilizations to the fall of Saddam Hussein.
Book articles, magazine articles, maps, pictures, primary documents, video clips,
web sites
Use for: History, Government, Humanities, Sociology
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The New York Times (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
Includes Full Text
Coverage: September 18, 1851 up through December 31, 4 years ago
Newspaper articles from The New York Times
Use for: Newspaper articles on any topic
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Newsweek Magazine Archive, 1933-2012
Full Text, PDF page images in color
Coverage: February 17, 1933-December 31, 2012
Use for: History, news articles from the past on a variety of topics
Daily Life Through History
Full Text
Books, essays, primary documents, images, maps, videos
Use for: History, Literature, Sociology, Humanities, Anthropology, Culture and Customs
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War and Terrorism (Gale OneFile)
Includes Full Text
1983-present
Scholarly and peer-reviewed journals, magazines, newsletters and newswires, Congressional
Research Service reports, books, images, videos
Use for:History, Government
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Military and Intelligence (Gale OneFile)
Includes Full Text
1983-Present
Magazines, newspapers, newsletters, newswires, scholarly and peer-reviewed journals
books, images, videos
Use for: History, Government, Current issues
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Military Database
Includes Full Text
Typically 1990s-present, limited coverage back to 1916
Academic and peer-reviewed journals, magazines, trade publications, technical reports,
conference proceedings, government publications
Use for: Government, History, Civil Engineering, Aerospace Engineering
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American History
America: History & Life
Some linked Full Text
Coverage: Prehistory to Present
Academic and peer-reviewed journals, articles, book reviews and relevant dissertations
Use for: History, Government
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U.S. History (Gale in Context)
Includes Full Text
1984-Present
Books, magazines, news, primary sources, images
Use for: History, Government
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U.S. History (Gale OneFile)
Includes Full Text
1984-Present
Scholarly and peer-reviewed journals, magazines, newspapers, books, Congressional
Research Service reports
Use for: History, Government
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American History in Video
Streaming video
Newsreels, archival footage, public affairs footage, documentaries
Includes video from A&E, The History Channel and Bullfrog Films
Use for: History, Government
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Voting and Elections Collection (CQ Press)
Full Text
1789-present (data availability may vary below the state level and for primaries)
Election results, analyses and maps, encyclopedia articles, primary sources, historical
documents, facts and figures
Use for: Government, History, Election and campaign information
Black Freedom Struggle in the United States
Full text
1790-present
Primary source documents such as government documents, newspaper articles and conference
papers
Use for: History, Government, Sociology
History Study Center Online
Includes Full Text
Coverage - over six thousand years of world history, from the rise of early Mesopotamian
civilizations to the fall of Saddam Hussein.
Book articles, magazine articles, maps, pictures, primary documents, video clips,
web sites
Use for: History, Government, Humanities, Sociology
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MasterFILE Complete
Includes Full Text
1975-present
Includes primary sources, photos, maps, charts, graphs, magazine articles
Use for: English, Government, History, Humanities, Social Sciences
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Historical Statistics of the United States
Statistics and explanatory essays
Coverage: 1790-2000
Categories: Population, Work and Welfare, Economic Structure and Performance, Economic
Sectors, Governance and International Relations
Use for: All Subjects
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Women and Social Movements in the United States 1600-2000
Full Text
Coverage: 1600 – 2000
Documents, pictures, web sites
Use for: History, Sociology
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American Music
Musical works
Early Colonial period to the recent past
Streaming music. Includes historic American music about major historical events, politics,American
Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers, and cowboys
Includes all content from the previously separate product African American Song
Use for: Music, Humanities, History
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Texas History
Texas Reference Center
Includes Full Text
1975-present
Magazine, newspaper and reference book articles relating to Texas
Use for: Information about Texas
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Handbook of Texas
Full Text
Current
Encyclopedic articles, Southwestern Historical Quarterly articles, pictures
Includes Handbook of Houston, Handbook of Civil War Texas, Handbook of Tejano History,
Handbook of African American Texas, Handbook of Texas Music
Use for: History, Government, Sociology, Geography
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The Austin American Statesman (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
Full Text
Coverage: July 26, 1871 through December 31, 1980
Articles from The Austin American Statesman newspaper
Note: The name of the paper varied over time
Use for: Newspaper articles on any topic, especially Texas history
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El Paso Herald/El Paso Times (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
Full Text
Coverage: 1881-Present
Articles from The El Paso Times (1881-present) and El Paso Herald Post (1896-1996) newspapers
Note: The names of the papers varied over time
Use for: Newspaper articles on any topic, especially Texas history and politics, primary
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