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ABC-Clio eBooks
Collection of eBooks from ABC-Clio.

Academic Search Premier
Academic Search Premier provides full text for nearly 4,600 scholarly publications, including full text for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975.
AccessScience Encyclopedia of Science & Technology Online
This online science encyclopedia includes the latest edition of McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, research updates, illustrations, the latest Science News headlines, biographies and more.

African American Music Reference
African American Music Reference brings together text reference, biographies, sheet music, images, lyrics, liner notes and discographies that chronicle the history and culture of the African American experience through music. Coverage includes blues, jazz, spirituals, civil rights songs, slave songs, minstrelsy, rhythm and blues, gospel, and other forms of black American musical expression.

American Chemical Society
ACS provides access to the 120 years of the most cited chemistry research. The database allows searching of the full text of all titles published by ACS from 1879 to the present. 
Archival Research Catalog (ARC)
The Archival Research Catalog (ARC) is the online catalog of the National Archives and Records Administration's (NARA) nationwide holdings in the Washington, DC area, Regional Archives and Presidential Libraries.

Art Full-text
Offers full text and indexing of journals in art and art history, including coverage of non-Western art, contemporary art, theatre art, and exhibition reviews. Indexing from 1984 to the present, and select full text available from 1997 to the present.
ARTstor
This resource is a digital library of more than one million images. It includes items in the arts, architecture, humanities, and social sciences. In addition, it provides a suite of software tools to view, present, and manage images for research and pedagogical purposes. 
Business Source Premier
Business Source Premier provides full text for more than 2,300 scholarly business journals and other sources, including full text for nearly 1,100 peer-reviewed business publications. Coverage includes virtually all subject areas related to business.
CAMIO
OCLC's Catalog of Art Museum Images Online is a collection documenting works of art from around the world, representing the collections of 24 prominent museums including The Minneapolis Institute of Arts and Walker Art Center. 
Chronicling America
This site allows you to search and view newspaper pages from 1860-1922 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).  
CIAO Columbia International Affairs Online
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) contains full-text articles from university research institutes' working papers, conference proceedings, articles, books and much more.
Classical Music Reference Library
Classical Music Reference Library brings together reference materials covering the history of Western classical music, in a unified online database. Includes Baker's Dictionary of Music, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, and Baker's Student Encyclopedia of Music
Columbia Granger's World of Poetry Online
Granger's has been the definitive source in English for locating poems in anthologies on library shelves. Includes nearly 220,000 full text poems, 450,000 poem citations, and several critical context essays.
Concordian
The Concordian is Concordia College's student newspaper. This online edition contains content back to 1920. 
Consumer Health Complete
This resource is designed to support the information needs of patients and to foster an overall understanding of health-related topics from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic, and integrated medicine. 
CQ Researcher
CQ Researcher is a weekly publication containing in-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. Full-text articles are available from 1923.
Credo Reference
Credo Reference is a searchable reference database featuring more than 300 dictionaries and encyclopedias from major publishers.
Digital Horizons
Digital Horizons is an online treasure house of thousands of images, documents, video, and oral histories depicting life on the Northern Plains from the late 1800s to today. Here you'll find a fascinating snapshot of the lives, culture, and history of the people who shaped life on the prairies. 
Education Week
News for educators. 
Encyclopaedia Britannica
The standard Encyclopaedia Britannica, available online.
Encyclopaedia Britannica for Kids
A version of the standard work created for PK-12 readers.
Encyclopaedia Britannica School Edition
"School edition" searches across encyclopedias for three reading levels.
Europa World Plus
Europa World Plus is the online version of the Europa World Year Book and the nine-volume Europa Regional Surveys of the World series. Content covers political and economic information in more than 250 countries and territories.
Expanded Academic Index
A database comprised of more than 3,500 indexed and full-text titles in all disciplines including social sciences, humanities, education, science, and technology.  
Gale Student Resources in Context
Contains reference works, biographies, essays, overviews, primary works, images, and periodical articles. Includes National and State Educational Standards. 
GaleGroup Discovering Collection
This resource for high school students covers reference sources in the core curriculum areas of Literature, History, Biographies, Science, and Social Studies 
GaleGroup Junior Reference Collection
A comprehensive, cross-curricular database for schools and libraries featuring current, relevant, organized, and easy-to-read information covering science, biographies, authors, multicultural topics, and people and places. 
GaleGroup Kid's Edition
This periodical database is designed for elementary school students, with easy access to full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, and more. 
GaleGroup Kid's InfoBits
Kids InfoBits meets the research needs of students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. It features a developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface to magazine, newspaper and reference content for information on current events, the arts, and more.
Gran Enciclopedia de España
Written by leading specialists and contributors throughout Spain, this full-text, Spanish-language encyclopedia focuses on the diverse peoples and history of Spain and the country's historical presence in other territories of the world.
Gran Enciclopedia Iberoamericana
Written by an international team of leading specialists and contributors, this full-text, Spanish-language encyclopedia covers Spain, Portugal, Latin America, and the Caribbean. 
Informe! (Español )
This Spanish database includes scholarly and news sources. Most articles are available in full-text.
INFORUM
INFORUM is the newspaper for Fargo, North Dakota. Recent articles are free. Ask a reference librarian about accessing the full-text archive (1995-current) in the library. 
InfoTrac Junior Edition
Designed for junior high and middle schools. Includes age-appropriate content from magazines, newspapers, and reference books. It contains over 300 full-text general interest and curriculum-related magazines, thousands of full-text newspaper articles from USA Today, KnightRidder/Tribune News Service, and United Press International; reference books; and broadcast transcripts. 
InfoTrac Student Edition
Designed for secondary school students, providing instant access to screened, age-appropriate content from magazines, newspapers, and reference books. It includes over 1,000 full-text curriculum related and general interest magazines, 17 full-text ready reference books, historical images and 300+ full-color Rand McNally maps, and broadcast transcripts.  
Issues and Controversies
Explores hundreds of hot topics in politics, government, business, education, and popular culture. Updated weekly, with a 13-year backfile, Issues and Controversies offers in-depth articles made to inspire thought-provoking debates.  
Kid's Search
Elementary and middle school magazines as well as encyclopedias, newspapers, and dictionaries. Includes Primary Search, Middle Search Plus, and Science Reference Center databases
MasterFILE Premier (EBSCOHOST)
Multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 1,750 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also includes nearly 500 full text reference books, full text from 86,017 biographies, 105,786 full text primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 341,655 photos, maps and flags.  
MedlinePlus
MedlinePlus supplies reliable, up-to-date consumer health information. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, it contains information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in non-technical language. Use MedlinePlus to learn about the latest treatments, look up information on a drug or supplement, find meanings for technical words, or view medical videos or illustrations. You can also get links to the latest medical research on your topic or find out about clinical trials on a disease or condition. 
MegaFILE (EBSCOHOST)
Full text for popular magazines in all subject areas. Includes reference books, book reviews, biographies, primary source documents, and images. Excellent coverage of consumer information, education, health, science, social science, arts, current events, and more. Includes Consumer Reports, Parenting, Sports Illustrated, Time, Newsweek, People, and thousands of other titles. Searches across Academic Search Premier, Business Source Premier, and MasterFile. Updated daily.  
Minneapolis Tribune Historical
Contains full-text and article images from the Minneapolis Tribune (1867-1908) and the Minneapolis Morning Tribune (1909-1922). 
Music Online
Cross search: Classical Scores Library, Classical Music Library, Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, African American Music Reference 
New York Times Historical
The New York Times Historical (1851-2004) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue. 
North Dakota Studies
The North Dakota Studies regional website offers resources on the people, places, events, and fascinating history of North Dakota and the region for teachers, students, and lifelong learners. This resource was created through a collaboration of the North Dakota Humanities Council (NDHC), the North Dakota Center for Distance Education, and the North Central Council for School Television in partnership with Prairie Public. In addition, you will find photographs, maps, and other primary documents, well-researched and authoritative articles, as well as audio and video clips on the history, culture, and life of the region. 
Nursing and Allied Health Collection
All aspects of the nursing profession -- from direct patient care to health care administration -- are covered in this collection. Including nearly 400 titles, this collection's current and authoritative content will be of use to both professionals already working in the field as well as students pursuing a nursing-focused curriculum.  
Oxford Art Online
A comprehensive online reference resource for all aspects of the visual arts from prehistory to the present day. 
Oxford Islamic Studies Online
A comprehensive online research tool for the study of Islam. 
Oxford Language Dictionaries Online
A comprehensive bilingual dictionary that includes Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish dictionaries. 
Physics Central
Communicates to the general public the importance of contemporary physics. There are weekly updates on advances in physics, descriptions of new research, and brief biographies of people engaged in research and teaching.  
Points of View Reference
Full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of over 250 current issues.  
ProQuest Historical Newspapers
This resources provides searching of historical issues the Minneapolis Tribune and of the New York Times. It also provides access to full-text and article images. 
Science Reference Center - Graphical Interface
(Alternative interface for Science Reference Center) Science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources covering numerous science topics for middle and high school students. Included in Student Research Center and Kids Search databases 
Sharpe Online Reference (SOLR)
 Offering a unique, interdisciplinary approach to U.S. and global history and culture, this full-text, online reference collection explores the broad range of events, people, movements, and political, social, economic, and cultural issues that have shaped the nation and the world from earliest times to the present day.
Social and Cultural History: Letters and Diaries
Letters and diaries from thousands of private writings and personal narratives, bringing together the voices of ordinary men and women from all walks of life with the personal accounts of well-known historical figures. In their own words, people from diverse ethnic and social groups bring vividly to life hundreds of years of history through their perspectives on life, love, faith, politics, business, and countless personal events. The database currently includes 99,789 documents in 2,236 books and 432 websites. 
State of Working America
The State of Working America includes a wide variety of data on family incomes, wages, jobs, unemployment, wealth, and poverty that allow for a clear, unbiased understanding of the economy’s effect on the living standards of working Americans. 
Student Research Center
Middle School to High School - Magazine, journal, and encyclopedia articles, plus multimedia files for middle and high school students. Includes Health Source-Consumer Edition, MAS Ultra-School Edition, Middle Search Plus, and Science Reference Center databases 
TeachingBooks.net
K-12 resource materials and programs (short movies, audio book readings, book discussion guides, and more) that add a multimedia dimension to reading in the classroom, library, and home.  
Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600 - 2000
This database provides access to almost 2,200 documents, 800+ images, and 800 links to other Web sites relating to U.S. history and U.S. women's history. 
World Geography & Culture Online
Formerly called World Atlas, World Geography & Culture Online is a comprehensive resource covering over 200 countries. It includes information on geography, people and culture, weather, and more. Additionally, it includes over 1600 maps, several comparison tools, and many news articles. 
WorldandI Homeschool
WorldandI Homeschool includes a broad range of thought-provoking reading in the areas of current affairs, the arts, science, literature, global culture studies, philosophy, religion, economics, social commentary, and more. Schooling at Home page features 2,000 columns discussing practical issues and teaching methods for home schooling families. Topics range from hands-on activities to current news to the social aspects of homeschooling.  
WorldandI Journal
WorldandI Journal has global and cultural images and articles.
WorldandI School
WorldandI School has global and cultural images and articles.
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