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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.

The Blackwell Companion to Catholicism by James J. Buckley (Editor); Frederick C. Bauerschmidt (Editor); Trent Pomplun (Editor)
Call Number: (e-book, click on title to read)
ISBN: 9780470751336
Publication Date: 2008-04-15
Catholicism : A Very Short Introduction by Gerald O'Collins
Call Number: (e-book, click on title to read)
ISBN: 9780199545919
Publication Date: 2008-12-15
Christianity: History, Belief, and Practice. by Matt Stefon
Call Number: (e-book, click on title to read)
ISBN: 9781615305421
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
An Introduction to Catholicism by Lawrence S. Cunningham
Call Number: (e-book, click on title to read)
ISBN: 9780521846073
Publication Date: 2009-02-16

Encyclopedia of Catholicism by Frank K. Flinn; J. Gordon Melton
Call Number: REFERENCE 282 FLI
ISBN: 9780816054558
Publication Date: 2007-04-01
New Catholic Encyclopedia by Catholic University of America Staff (Contribution by)
Call Number: REFERENCE 282 NEW
ISBN: 0787640042
Publication Date: 2002-09-13
Catechism of the Catholic Church by Libreria Editrice Vaticana
Call Number: REFERENCE 282.2 CAT
ISBN: 1574551108
Publication Date: 2000-10-01

NoodleTools
Creating a NoodleTools Account
MLA: Works Cited Quick Guide
A brief summary of the essential components in any MLA "Works Cited" citation, from the Modern Language website. Includes a link to a practice "Works Cited" template.
MLA Formatting and Style Guide
from the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Documenting Legal Works in MLA Style - The MLA Style Center
Create a Hanging Indent in Google Docs (video)