Contextual Research

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Local Libraries

Current Events

News (Gale Onefile) This link opens in a new window
Major U.S. and international newspapers; search for full text articles by title, headline, date, newspaper section, etc. A one-stop source for current news and searchable archives.
eLibrary This link opens in a new window
Magazines, newspapers, books, television/radio transcripts, maps, pictures, and audio/video clips.

History & Global Issues

When using the databases, remember to target your search using Keywords with Boolean Operators in the Advanced Search Field. Doing so will make your search faster and more successful!

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World History in Context This link opens in a new window
Covers significant people, events and topics in World History. Full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.
U.S. History in Context This link opens in a new window
Significant people, events and topics in U.S. History. Reference content and full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.
Global Issues in Context This link opens in a new window
International viewpoints on global issues and current events. Features Issue and Country Portals that bring together a variety of sources for analysis. Includes multimedia sources such as podcasts, video, and interactive graphs.
Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
eReference - Articles from encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.

Culture & Geography

Explore the following links for quick and concise overviews:

CultureGrams This link opens in a new window
Unique, reliable cultural information for states and countries; vital statistics; maps, history, recipes, flags, and biographies.
World Religions: Belief, Culture, and Controversy This link opens in a new window
Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
eReference - Articles from encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.

Political Science

Scholarly Databases - All Topics

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journal articles on the college level.
ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
Articles from journals, newspapers, magazines. Includes peer-reviewed, scholarly journals for biology, computing, education, science, psychology, religion, social sciences, and many other disciplines.
Academic Onefile This link opens in a new window
Peer-reviewed full-text scholarly content across the academic disciplines. With millions of articles; authoritative and comprehensive.
Academic eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
Over 130,000 eBooks in all subject areas. Scholarly sources on the college level from university presses and academic publishers. Download these books to mobile devices!

IB Extended Essay: Primary Text Research - Class of 2020: Contextual Research - Resources for All Topics

Catalog

Local Libraries

Local Libraries

Current Events

History & Global Issues

Culture & Geography

Political Science

Scholarly Databases - All Topics