For the user names and
passwords for all of the resources listed below, refer to the Library page on Edline or the
Athenian Library Online handout in the Library.
Athenian Library Catalog
Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) that lists the Library's book and media titles and also includes web links (Webpath Express) that are selected and reviewed by experts. These web links are embedded in book or media subject headings.
Online Research
Databases
General Research
Proquest
Proquest is an
academic-oriented online database containing thousands of full-
text magazine and newspaper articles.
Encyclopedia
Britannica
This web site
provides an online version of the Encyclopedia Britannica and a
world atlas, dictionary and thesaurus.
EBSCO
Includes full-text journals, primary source documents, History, Literary and Science reference centers, Religion & Philosophy Collection and more.
Current
Events
New York Times
Online
Click on the "log-in" button
near the top of the page to acc ess this
resource.
Wall
Street Journal Online
Near the top of this web page
you will find an "online subscribers log-in" button,
click it to
access this resource.
History and Government
Issues and
Controversies in American History
Like Issues and Controversies, this database offers a unique online resource of clear,
concise, and balanced explanations of the most contentious issues in American
history from pre-1500's to the present.
Congressional Quarter
Researcher
After you enter
your User Name and Password, click on the words “The CQ
Researcher,” which will link you to this database. CQ
Researcher contains
pertinent
information on most current events and controversial social issues.
PBS
Video Database of America’s History and
Culture
Click on the “log-in” button in
the upper right corner of the web site and type in
the User Name
and Password. This database contains information on more than
375 hours of PBS documentary programs and related curriculum
resources. The
videos are available for viewing at the
Athenian Library.
Humanities and Social Science
Project MUSE
Only available throught the Athenian computer network, this database provides full-text access to voer 300 high quality humanities, arts, and social sciences journals including back issues of select journal from the JSTOR database.
Science
Scientific American
Digital
This
site offers subscribers a digital archive of every issue of the Scientific
American dating back to 1993.
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