History and Government Databases

For access to most databases you will need a USERNAME and PASSWORD. A pamphlet is available in the LRC which contains that information.

History

Annals of American History contains more than 2,000 primary source documents and 700 pieces of multimedia from Encyclopaedia Britannica. Resources are searchable by author, keyword timeline or topic.

American Memory contains primary source materials for U.S. history and culture from the Library of Congress.

Encylopaedia Britannica contains three encyclopedias with more than 100,000 articles, atlas, dictionary, images and video clips, reviewed Web sites, magazine articles and more.

Ohio Historical Society provides information about the state of Ohio.

SIRS Decades contains articles, photographs, maps, cartoons, artwork, posters, speechs and literary works related to the 20th Century.

Government

Ben's Guide to Government Information for 9-12 Students provides information about the workings of our government.

First Gov is a search engine for millions of United States government websites.

Students.Gov is an official U.S. government web site designed for students and their families.