Core Resources
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America: History and Life with Full TextCovers the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Indexing for over 1,800 journals from 1863 to present. Full-text coverage for nearly 260 journals and more than 80 books.
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JSTOR** Until June 30, 2022, due to the COVID-19 crisis, JSTOR is providing free access to a much greater number of journals. **
Back volumes for 880 journals from the very first issue but excluding the most current 2-5 years. General subject areas include art & architecture, Asian studies, botany, ecology, economics, education, finance, history, language & literature, mathematics, music, philosophy, political science, population studies, sociology and statistics. -
Chicago Manual of Style OnlineIncludes full-text of both the 17th edition of the manual and the16th edition, plus Quick Guides for both the Notes & Bibliography system and the Author-Date system, as well as a Q&A section.
Search key terms, or browse the table of contents. Each entry has navigation to preceding and following entries. Two methods of formatting citations, plus extensive grammar and usage guidance. -
American National Biography OnlineFeatures nearly 18,000 biographies, thousands of illustrations, more than 80,000 hyperlinked cross-references, links to select web sites, and powerful search capabilities. Updates are published quarterly; in April, July, October, and January.
This is an outstanding resource for biographical information on notable people who are now deceased and who lived in what is now the geographical extent of the United States and left an imprint on American history, broadly conceived. -
Credo ReferenceOver 1,390 reference books offering more than 3.6 million full-text articles. Also offers around 100 videos and tutorials on aspects of research skills, evaluating information, avoiding plagiarism, study skills, and creating and delivering presentations.
Related Guides
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Primary Sources for Historical ResearchSuggestions of dozens of different primary source collections that Cornette Library offers, along with guidance on how to find specific primary sources in our holdings or otherwise. Organized by form and by era and topic.
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Web Collections of Digitized Primary Source DocumentsOver 60 publicly available online collections of digitized primary source documents. Collections organized here by place, era, and topic.
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- Keywords: conserve and Giant Panda
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- Conserve: conservation, preservation, protection
- Giant Panda: panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca (scientific name).
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