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General Reference Databases

World Religions (ABC-CLIO) This link opens in a new window
World History in Context (Gale) This link opens in a new window
World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras (ABC-CLIO) This link opens in a new window
(Prehistory ~ 1500 CE)
World History: The Modern Era (ABC-CLIO) This link opens in a new window
(1500 CE ~ Present)
Biography in Context (Gale) This link opens in a new window

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Designed for scholarly research, this database supports high-level research in the key areas of academic study including STEM, social sciences and humanities. It includes resources from journals, periodicals, reports, books and more including peer-reviewed journal articles. (View list of titles)
Academic Onefile (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Targeted for academic research, this database combines full text for scholarly journals and selected general interest titles from across the disciplines. (View list of titles)
General OneFile (Gale) This link opens in a new window
This is Gale's large general-interest periodical resource that includes magazines and journals that are complemented by reference, newspaper, and audio content. Its searching mirrors Internet searches. It includes the Washington Post and the Economist.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Search full text academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in multiple disciplines
Newspaper Source Plus (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window

Depending on your research topic, the following databases maybe helpful.

GenderWatch This link opens in a new window
This database includes scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, books, conference papers & proceedings and more from an array of academic, radical, community and independent presses from 1970 to present
Global Issues in Context (Gale) This link opens in a new window
contains news, global viewpoints, reference materials, country information, primary source documents, videos, statistics, and more on issues of the modern world
Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society (ABC-CLIO) This link opens in a new window
provides authoritative context, diverse expert perspectives, and carefully selected primary and secondary sources on current world issues
Opposing Viewpoints in Context (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Pro and con arguments with contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues drawn from news articles, journals, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.
contains pro/con viewpoints, reference articles, interactive maps, infographics, and more on current issues with a focus on issues in U.S.

A-Z List of All Databases
List of all online databases that our library subscribes to, listed alphabetically by the database name

Ebook Central/eBrary (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Use your SH email address to log into EBook Central and access over 140,000 titles.

Encyclopedia of Religion in America by Charles H. Lippy (Editor); Peter W. Williams (Editor)
Call Number: (e-book, click on title to read)
ISBN: 9780872895805
Publication Date: 2010-06-01
Historical Dictionary of Islamic Fundamentalism by Mathieu Guidère
Call Number: (e-book, click on title to read)
ISBN: 9780810878211
Publication Date: 2012-07-20
Judaism by Matt Stefon
Call Number: (e-book, click on title to read)
ISBN: 9781615305377
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
A Mounting East-West Tension : Buddhist-Christian Dialogue on Human Rights, Social Justice and a Global Ethic by Keith Soko
Call Number: (e-book)
ISBN: 9780874627435
Publication Date: 2009-10-01

Religions of the World by J. Gordon Melton (Editor); Martin Baumann (Editor)
Call Number: REFERENCE 291 REL
ISBN: 1576072231
Publication Date: 2002-08-20
Encyclopedia of Buddhism by Edward A. Irons
Call Number: REFERENCE 294.3 IRO
ISBN: 9780816054596
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
Encyclopedia of Judaism by Sara E. Karesh; Mitchell M. Hurvitz
Call Number: REFERENCE 296.03 KAR
ISBN: 0816054576
Publication Date: 2005-11-01
New Encyclopedia of Islam by Cyril Glasse
Call Number: REFERENCE 297 GLA
ISBN: 9781442223486
Publication Date: 2013-10-25