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Best Databases by Content Type
Looking for a specific type of information, but don't know where to start? Use the pull down menu to find the best databases for biographies, media, quotations, timelines, and much more. When using media, please keep in mind Copyright and Fair Use issues.

Best Databases for:

Biographies

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Chronologies & Timelines

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Countries

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EZ Citations

  • Encyclopædia Britannica: Encyclopædia Britannica Online
    More than just the online version of the print publication, the award winning Encyclopædia Britannica Online provides access to the full text of Encyclopædia Britannica, the world's premier encyclopedia, as well as Britannica Book of the Year, Britannica Student Encyclopedia, Britannica World Atlas, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Thesaurus, an Internet directory to Web sites selected, rated, and reviewed by Britannica editors, Spotlights and thousands of illustrations, including photographs, drawings, maps, and flags. Editorial Criteria for Selecting Web sites | Guided Tour (PDF).
  • Facts on File: All Facts on File
    Access all the Facts on File databases. The editors of Facts On File research and summarize key news information every week from more than 100 major newspapers, news magazines, other periodicals, and government and on-line sources from the U.S. and around the world into a permanent, researchable record. Special interest: The World Almanac®, World Almanac Encyclopedia.
  • EBSCO: All EBSCO
    Access all the EBSCO databases from a list. Search all the EBSCO databases simultaneously or just select the ones you want. EBSCO Help .

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Government Documents

  • EBSCO Academic Search Complete
    Access by searching on your topic. On your result list, go to the Narrow results by column (on the left) and select Government Documents. If it's not listed, there are none for your topic.
  • EBSCO: TOPICsearch
    Access by searching on your topic. On your result list, go to the Narrow results by column (on the left) and select Government Documents. If it's not listed, there are none for your topic.
  • FedWorld.gov: FedWorld Databases
    FedWorld was established by The National Technical Information Service (NTIS) to serve as the online locator service for a comprehensive inventory of information disseminated by the Federal Government. From this portion of the FedWorld site, you can search 20 government databases.
  • GPO Access
    Covers all types of U.S. government documents, including congressional reports, hearings, debates, judiciary materials and much more. Consists of records published by the Government Printing Office. Also included are documents issued by executive departments (Defense, State, Labor, Office of the President, etc.).
  • LOC: Thomas
    The Library of Congress' excellent site for finding US legislative information. The searchable databases include: Congressional Record, Floor Activities - House and Senate, Major Legislation, Enacted into law, Bill Summary & Status, Bill Text, Public Laws By Law Number and much more. 
  • Supreme Court Databases
    There are a number of databases that archive Supreme Court decisions, cases, background, analysis and opinions; most of them are not comprehensive. Some good databases to try: FedWorld: Historic File of Supreme Court Decisions (1937-1975), Legal Information Institute: Selected Historic Decisions of the Supreme Court (dates vary), Legal Information Institute: Supreme Court Decisions (1990-current), OYEZ Project (dates vary: aims to to include all leading constitutional law cases into their database and includes multimedia), USSC+ OnLine: The 1000 Cases Most Cited by the Court.

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Historical & Primary Documents

  • EBSCO: MasterFILE Premier
    MasterFILE has thousands of full text primary source documents. Access them by searching on your topic. On your result list, go to the Narrow results by column (on the left) and select Primary Source Documents. If it's not listed, there are none for your topic.
  • Encyclopædia Britannica: Encyclopædia Britannica Online
    Search on your topic. In the Choose a content source column (top, left), select Primary Sources to see all available. The column gives you a count of each content source, so if you see 0, you are out of luck.
  • Fatcs.com: Issues & Controversies: Historic Documents
    Browse by year or title.
  • Facts.com: World News Digest: Historic Documents
    Browse by year or title.

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Media: Images (Charts, Editorial Cartoons, Maps, Illustrations, Photos)

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Media: Audio & Video

  • EBSCO: Consumer Health Complete
    Click on Videos & Animations to search high quality medical animations help to understand diagnostics and surgical procedures, diseases, conditions & procedures. Physician-generated with the participation of major medical institutions.
  • Encyclopædia Britannica: Video Clips and Extended Play Videos
    Browse by topic to find your video.
  • Gale Health Reference Center Academic
    Search for your topic. From your result list, click on the multimedia tab. You can now further narrow by file type, such as audio, video or podcast, if any exist for your topic.

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Persuasive: Pro/Con & Opinion Polls

  • CQ Researcher
    The Pro/Con section of each article
  • EBSCO: Persuasive
  • Search EBSCO's Academic Search Compete, MasterFILE Premier and TOPICsearch simultanesuly to get the most likley articles to help with persasive papers. If you want opnion polls, try seaching TOPICsearch only. On your result list, go to the Narrow results by column (on the left) and select Opinion. If it's not listed, there are none for your topic.
  • Facts on File: Issues & Controversies
    Search for your topic, use the subject index, or find the most controversial topics under Issues Pro & Con.

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Quotations

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Statistics & Charts

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Topics

  • CQ Researcher
    All articles in CQ Researcher fit in a topic category. You can perform a quick search or browse by Topic or Issue Tracker.
  • EBSCO: TOPICsearch
  • Facts on File: Issues & Controversies
    All articles in Issues & Controversies fit in a topic category. You can perform a quick search or browse through the subject index or Issues Pro and Con list.
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Transcripts of Shows (Radio & TV)

  • Gale Health Reference Center Academic
    Search for your topic. From your result list, click on the multimedia tab. You can now further narrow by file transcript, if any exist for your topic.

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Web Sites

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