History and Social Studies

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Databases

These databases are available from outside the Library using your Carol Stream Library card and pin number.

Search for maps.

America the Beautiful (Grolier)
Learn about the geography, history, people, economy, and government of each state.
Search archives throughout the world, including those at local institutions such as the Evanston Historical Society, the Newberry Library, and the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Locate articles on business, science, humanities, and popular culture.
Search full-text back to the first issues of the Chicago Tribune. Once on the basic search page, select the Historical Chicago Tribune from the Database drop-down list.
Locate in-depth coverage and analysis of social issues, politics, and domestic and international affairs from Congressional Quarterly.
Locate articles from scholarly journals.
Access this eBook reference collection covering business, health, history, literature, science, and more.
Access U.S. government documents, including Congressional documents, judiciary materials, and documents issued by executive departments (Defense, State, Labor, Office of the President, etc.).
Find your ancestors in Census records, genealogies, local histories, and military records.
Explore in-depth investigations of today's top issues in business, politics, government, education and popular culture.
Search magazine and newspaper articles specially selected for elementary school students. Also included are an almanac, encyclopedia articles, a dictionary, and a thesaurus.
Search full-text articles from over 2,300 popular magazines, professional publications, and scholarly journals.
For information on individuals, see Biography Resources, like
Search for current or historic people based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender.
For information on specific countries
Browse or search for detailed cultural information on more than 200 countries.
Discover country and cultural information with this comprehensive business travel, telecommunications and business culture reference tool.
Encyclopedias are also a valuable source of information. See Encyclopedias
 

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