Library Databases
When searching within the library databases, make sure you look for toolbars that give you print, email, and citation options. Also look for additional terms that support your topic as well as broader and narrower terms.
Suggested Databases
- Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
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A multi-disciplinary database which offers information in many areas of academic study. This database supports high-level research in the key areas of academic study by providing access to journals, periodicals, reports, books and more. (VIVA) - ProQuest Research Library & Global Newsstream This link opens in a new windowLarge collection of magazines, journals, and newspapers, including the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and many regional newspapers. (NVCC)
- Art & Architecture Source (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
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Covers a broad range of related subjects from fine, decorative and commercial art, to various areas of architecture and architectural design. Includes Art & Architecture Complete. (NVCC) - Biography (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window
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Biographical information on over 380,000 people from throughout world history; from encyclopedias and news articles. (NVCC) - Humanities International Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
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Provides citations and summaries for articles, essays and reviews, as well as original creative works including poems, fiction, photographs, paintings and illustrations. Indexes over 2,000 journals, books and other publications, with full-text for over 700 of them. (VIVA) - Science (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window
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Science topic overviews, biographies, periodical articles, images, videos and detailed experiments. (VCCS) - U.S. History (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window
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Includes U.S. History reference articles, periodical articles, images, and primary documents. (NVCC) - World History (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window
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Includes world history reference articles, periodical articles, historical maps, primary documents, audio and video. (NVCC)
- AP Newsroom (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowA daily updated primary source resource from the Associated Press (AP) with images, audio sound bites, graphics and text. (NVCC)
- Artstor This link opens in a new windowArtstor features millions of high-quality images and media. All content is rights-cleared for education and research — you are free to use it in classroom instruction and handouts, presentations, student assignments, and other noncommercial educational and scholarly activities.
Artstor is now part of JSTOR. (NVCC) - Britannica Image Quest This link opens in a new windowMore than two million rights-cleared images from over 50 of the best image collections in the world. (NVCC)
Suggested Keywords
- Dorothea Lange
- "Great depression"
- farm security administration or FSA
- women photographers
- photojournalism and history
- Richard Drew
- September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
- September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 Influence
- Will Counts
- Elizabeth Eckford or Hazel Bryan
- The Scream Image
- Central High School
- Little Rock, Arkansas
- School integration
- Marc Riboud
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Protest movements
- Peace movements
- Burtynsky , Edward , 1955-
- Oil fields
- Petroleum industry and trade
- Charles Levy
- Nagasaki -shi (Japan) History Bombardment, 1945
- Atomic bomb
- Pete Souza
- Bin Laden , Osama , 1957-2011 Assassination
- Obama , Barack
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
- Earthrise
- "Project Apollo"or "Apollo 8"
- space photography
- Earth (Planet) Photographs from space
- Tommie Smith
- John Carlos
- John Dominis
- Olympics - social aspects
- Racism in sports - history