History/Social Studies - Digital Resources - McDonogh School

History/Social Studies

ACLS Humanities eBooks

An online, fully searchable collection of books in the humanities, recommended and reviewed by historians

American Memory Collection (Library of Congress)

Digitized primary source and archival materials relating to American culture and history.

Annals of American History

Primary source documents from American history including speeches, writings, memoirs, poems, and interviews

Biography In Context

Information on well-known people: magazine articles, dictionary, video, audio

Black Studies Center

Digital core collection for Black Studies Primary and secondary sources Foundational gateway to Black Studies

Britannica Online

Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Thesaurus, Journals, Web links

Classroom Video on Demand

Classroom videos streamed to you in segmented, easy-to-use clips from The History Channel, A&E, Films for the Humanities, ABC News, and many more

Digital Public Library Primary Source Sets

Each set includes an overview, ten to fifteen primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide, these sets were created and reviewed by teachers on the DPLA's Education Advisory Committee

eLibrary

Over 2,500 full-text titles, 9,000+ Research Topics General reference with editorial content Over 7 million maps, photos, graphics, websites

Global Issues in Context

Global perspectives on issues of international importance and current world events, and news related to these issues, this is a truly non-U.S. centric resource that provides rich analysis of those issues

History Study Center

History Study Center is a collection of primary and secondary sources on global history from ancient times to the present day.

JSTOR: Journal Archive

An archive of core scholarly journals

Opposing Viewpoints in Context

Magazine and newspaper articles, including overviews of history and general issues related to current events and controversial topics approached from opposing perspectives

Proquest Historical Newspapers:New York Times

Proquest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times with Index

Proquest Research Library

Regional and international magazines, newspapers, and journals from 1988 to present including 90 days rolling of The New York Times

Questia

E-books, reference, newspaper and journal articles, with Organizational research tools and project management

Research Library Prep

Provides access to over 6,500 scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers, including 5,000 titles in full text.

SIRS Decades

Primary and secondary sources highlighting key events, movements, people, and places in 20th century America

SIRS Knowledge Source

Magazine and newspaper articles, government documents, and primary sources exploring current social issues concerning all areas of study

U.S. History in Context

Articles covering precolonial times to the present: reference, biographies, periodicals, primary documents, and radio & TV transcripts

World Data Analyst

Current and historical statistics on 217 countries, with cross comparisons, rankings, and ability to create tables and charts through data export

World History - Ancient & Medieval Eras

Reference, primary sources, articles, maps and images

World History in Context

Articles, reference, primary documents, maps and illustrations covering the past 4,900 years, focusing on European, Asian, African, Indian, and Latin American history

World Religions Online

Focuses on the world's major religions and traditional spiritual practices, with information on spiritual leaders, sacred texts, and holy days and festivals