Need Help?

Need to find articles?

Check out these databases from school or home.


Ebsco's Host contains wonderful magazine articles about any topic.

Tip: Check the "Full Text" box and use the word "and" to search more precisely.
Example: Hirshima and Enola Gay


Lexis Nexis provides access to newspapers, including the NY Times (1969 to the present) and the Washington Post (1977 to the present).

Tip: Click on "News" and "General".


Search SIRS for good magazine and newspaper articles about social issues.

Tip: Select "Keyword/Natural Language" to search or browse by topic.



CQ Researcher provides 25+ page pro and con articles about major social and domestic issues.

Tip: Search by topic or keywords.



Need to find WEBSITES?

Check out these databases from school or home.

Google has the best response time and excellent relevancy matches.
Google Scholar is a great way to to search for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from broad areas of research.
AllTheWeb.com is the best back-up when Google doesn't do it for you.
Yahoo.com has the best subject categories. Sites are reviewed by a human editor.
Altavista.Com is the best site when you need something translated from or to a foriegn language.
Ask.com
Noodletools.Com is the best site for precise subject search engines.
Vivisimo.Com is the best site that simultaneously searches more than one search engine.
and don't forget...
Eagle Eyes is the award-winning Web library featuring over 3,500 assignment-related Web sites including one of the best collections of U.S. History primary sources.


Need to find books?

Search the online catalog by keyword, title, subject, author or call number.

If you can't find what you are looking for, let your librarians know!