Electronic Resources

Databases can be accessed from campus, or remotely with appropriate passwords. 
To obtain passwords, see a librarian or click here to login using your student network account.  

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NEWSPAPERS


The Los Angeles Times
Full Text and Images
1985 - current
The New York Times
Full Text and Images
1851 - 2006
19th Century U.S. Newspapers
Full Text and Images
Primary source newspaper content from urban and rural newspapers of the 19th century. Coverage includes the American Civil War, African-American culture and history, Western migration, and Antebellum-era life.
The Times  (London) Digital Archive
Full Text and Images
1785 - 1985
Newspapers, magazines, and periodicals (including the current New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and other current and historical newspapers).


SCHOLARLY JOURNALS AND MAGAZINES

  JSTOR
Over 1,500 academic journals in many disciplines dating as far back as the early 1800's.
Full text and images.

To create your own account, follow this link and register. To re-authenticate your existing account, follow this link and login. Your first access must be through this link. Your access will be valid for the school year.
Newspapers, magazines, and other periodicals, including scholarly journals.
 

Science
The world's leading journal of original scientific research, global news, and commentary. Accessible from campus only; soon to be available remotely.

Scientific American
Online Archive 1993 - current issue

GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS, CURRENT EVENTS, STATISTICS

Congressional Quarterly Press
Historic Documents
Series (primary sources from 1972 to present)
CQ Weekly Magazine - Legislative news and analysis (full text articles).
CQ Researcher Online - In-depth reporting and analysis of current events.
Columbia International Affairs Online
Theory and research in international affairs from 1991 onward: country data, working papers, proceedings from conferences, policy briefs, etc.
SIRS Knowledge Source
Historic and government documents, including Supreme Court decisions, information about current events, excerpts from The World Almanac and Book of Facts and country information.
Historical Statistics of the United States
An invaluable source for quantitative facts of American history.

REFERENCE SOURCES,  DIGITAL TEXTS,  VIDEO,  IMAGES

  The OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue University. This link is to their Chicago Manual of Style research and citation guide.
  MLA Handbook (requires personal login)
The authority on MLA (Modern Language Association) documentation style. 
Encyclopedia Britannica
Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus
Full text and images, including recommended website links.
Oxford English Dictionary
Material covered in the 20-volume 2nd Edition of the OED.
  ABC-CLIO (e-books)
Searchable full-text of reference books (history, film, sports) found in the H-W Library's print collection.
 

ACLS Humanities E-Book
Searchable full-text collection of over 2,700 books in humanities disciplines, available electronically in seconds.
 


Salem History (e-books)
A robust database of content from Salem's printed reference books including Decades, Great Events from History, Great Lives from History, and Milestone Documents.
Annals of American History
Primary source documents related to topics in American History.
ARTstor
Digital library of images and descriptive information in art, architecture, humanities, and social science.
Oxford Art Online
Grove Art Online, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art.
Oxford Music Online
Grove Music Online, The Oxford Companion to Music, The Oxford Dictionary of Music.

Columbia Granger's World of Poetry
Full text of over 250,000 poems in English and other languages. Includes biographies, commentaries, history and criticism, and audio readings.


campus access
 
off campus

Theatre in Video
More than 300 definitive performances of the world's leading plays, together with over 100 film documentaries in streaming online video. Includes complete access to BBC's Shakespeare Collection.

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