Current Events & Social Studies

Facts.com
Includes national and world news coverage; the World Almanac; and in-depth pro and con coverage of today’s top Issues & Controversies.

MasterFILE Premier from EBSCO
Need magazine articles? General publications with full text dating as far back as 1975. Also includes reference books, biographies, primary source documents, and an image collection of photos, maps and flags.

ProQuest
Need to find an article from a newspaper?  Allows you to search through 5 newspapers , Ethnic NewsWatch and ENW: A History at once.

Library of Congress Country Studies Handbooks
Need reliable information about a country?  This is a trustworthy source for government, society, geography, history, economy, and even defense information for 101 countries and regions.

CIA World Factbook
Quick information on world countries courtesy of the Central Intelligence Agency. Lots of statistics!

NationMaster Find statistics of all kinds on countries here. Your friends (and teachers) will be impressed when you know which country is Most Athletic.  Check out StateMaster for quick stats on our 50 states.