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AP Photo Archive (AccuWeather) Newspaper photos and graphics. Most items are from 1995 to present, some are historical. Details

Curriculum Resource Center (Facts on File) For middle school, high school, and junior college teachers and students. Homework support handouts for history, civics, geography, sports, science, and more. Details

Curriculum Resource Center - Junior Edition (Facts on File) For elementary teachers and students. Homework support handouts for history, civics, geography, sports, science, and more. Details

Daily Life through History (Greenwood) From the Daily Life through History and other series, full-text articles from over 50 volumes, over 10,000 book pages and 4 million words. Includes Tours through Time, primary documents, illustrations, and maps. Details

Gale Directory Library (Gale) Cross-searchable online directories. Includes Encylopedia of Associations (U.S.) and Gale Directory of Publications. New titles will be added periodically.   Details

Gazetteer of the World (Columbia University Press) A directory of places, landmarks, natural features, and more.  Details

History Reference Center (EBSCOhost) Features full-text for 2,300+ reference books, encyclopedias, and non-fiction books from leading history publishers. Has 61,100+ historical documents, 66,000+ biographies of historical figures, 110,200+ historical photos and maps, and, 80+ hours of historical videos. Details

History Study Center (ProQuest) Access to primary and secondary sources for the study of history, with 40,000+ documents and articles, 50+ reference works, 3,000 images, and links to 2,000 Web sites. Details

Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Collection (Gale) Access 500+ industry journals and articles. Provides coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism fields. Details

Humanities Index (Wilson) Full text plus abstracts and bibliographic indexing of the most noted scholarly sources in the humanities. (at Central Library only)  Details

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (Gale) A complete one-stop source for information on social issues. Includes Critical Thinking. Details

Pop Culture Collection (Gale) Provides journal articles and more for topics in the social sciences, history, art, or the liberal arts.  Details

Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps (ProQuest) Historic maps from 1867-1970. Provides access to 2448 large-scale maps of 573 California towns and cities. Users can manipulate, magnify, zoom, and layer maps from different years.  Details

Social Studies Fact Cards - California (Toucan Valley) A series of research resources for quick reference for students in grades 4 through 8. The Fact Card topics are those California topics included in the social studies curriculum in California, such as California missions, tribes, etc. Details

World Who's Who (Taylor & Francis) ) Outlines current information about the lives and achievements of over 22,000 distinguished individuals from around the globe. Formerly known as International Who's Who.  Details



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