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History Librarian

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3rd Floor
Houston Cole Library
Jacksonville State University
700 Pelham Rd N
Jacksonville, AL 36265
256-782-5253
256-782-5872
kljohnson@jsu.edu

Subjects: Anthropology, Ethnic Studies, Genealogy, Geography, History, Philosophy, United States History, World History

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Library Databases: Country Information and Issues

Global Issues in Context
Analyze important global issues and events through topic overviews, international viewpoints, news, and multimedia content.
A Gale Cengage database
Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Collection
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Current and relevant content from over 500 industry journals.
A special collection that is part of Gale Cengage's Academic OneFile, which is provided by the AVL. With current and relevant content from industry journals, travel guides and magazines this collection provides well-rounded coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism field, while also allowing for focused study of specialized aspects of the industry - including cultural aspects of travel, leisure activities, economic aspects of tourism, and more.
CQ Press Library
American government, current affairs, history, politics, public policy, and data analysis for the social sciences.
Multi-search option for CQ Researcher or CQ Weekly.

Newspapers: International and Domestic

New York Times
Newspaper articles in all subject areas. PDF version of this newspaper from 1851-2010*, with indexing from 1851-1993.
*Additional year of content added annually

The most current three years will not be available from this access point, but you can access 2008 to current via our Digital Microfilm.
This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
US Newsstream
Includes titles listed below plus the full text of 300+ U.S. and international news sources. Includes coverage of 150+ major U.S. and international newspapers such as The New York Times and the Times of London, plus hundreds of other news sources and news wires.

Atlanta Journal & Constitution
Boston Globe
Chicago Tribune
Christian Science Monitor
Los Angeles Times
New York Times
USA Today
Wall Street Journal
Washington Post
Enables users to search the most recent premium U.S. news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites in active full-text format. For academic and public libraries, US Newsstream offers exclusive access to the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and co-exclusive access (with Factiva) to The Wall Street Journal. US Newsstream also offers one of the largest collections of local and regional newspapers, and is cross-searchable on the ProQuest platform. Includes:
- US Hispanic Newsstream
- US Major Dailies
- US Midwest Newsstream
- US North Central Newsstream
- US Northeast Newsstream
- US South Central Newsstream
- US Southeast Newsstream
- US West Newsstream
A ProQuest database | Part of ProQuest Central

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Britannica Academic
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Combination of the Encyclopædia Britannica, Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, thesaurus, magazines, periodicals, and many other research tools providing a variety of reliable sources students need for research.
A Britannica database provided by the AVL
Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)
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Explore this database of encyclopedias and reference sources within the Gale eBooks platform. For multidisciplinary research.
A Gale Cengage database | some titles provided by the AVL