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Newspapers, Magazines, and Journals

The following resources are available for your use. These links are maintained by outside resources. Blue Valley USD#229 is not responsible for their maintenance or daily availability.  If you need some help citing any of these sources, take a look at the Research Paper Style Guides.

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Magazine Indexes and Full-Text Articles

  • EBSCO  UserID and password required for at home access.

  • LexisNexis  High School Students and Staff Only UserID and password required for at home access.  

  • CultureGrams  UserID and password required for at home access.

  • SIRS Decades  High School and Middle School Students and Staff Only. UserID and password required for at home access.  

  • SIRS Researcher  High School and Middle School Students and Staff Only. UserID and password required for at home access.  

  • History Reference Center    Provides full text from more than 2,000 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, cover to cover full text for more than 120 history periodicals, more than 59,600 historical documents, 49,600 biographies of historical figures, more than 110,200 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video. Available to all schools.  Ask your Library Media Specialist(s) for At Home Access Information.

  • SIRS Discoverer Deluxe    Provides full-text articles with graphics selected from over 1,200 U.S. and international periodicals and U.S. government documents. This index includes access to the World Almanac for Kids, Funk and Wagnalls New Encyclopedia. Available to all schools.   Ask your Library Media Specialist(s) for At Home Access Information.

  • Infotrac    Provided by the Kansas State Library, this resource includes: Expanded Academic ASAP (1995-  ) with backfiles (1980-1994); Gale's Literature Resource Center; Health Reference Center-Academic (1994- )& the Health and Wellness Resource Center   ;   the Business & Company ASAP (1995-  ) with backfiles (1980-1994) & Business and Company Resource Center; Infotrac Custom Newspapers &  the National Newspaper Index (1995-  ) Many full-text articles. (more info)  Available in School Only.  At Home Access Information available with Kansas State Library Card, ask your LIbrarian for details.

  • OCLC FirstSearch    Provided by the Kansas State Library, this resource provides some full-text articles. ABI/Inform(UMI) (1971-); ArticleFirst (1990-); ContentsFirst (1990-); ERIC (1966-); FastDoc (1990-); GPO (1976-); Medline (1986-); NetFirst; PapersFirst (1993-); Periodical Abstracts(UMI) (1987-); ProceedingsFirst(1993-); World Almanac; WorldCat(2150 BC-) (more info)  Available in School Only.

  • HeritageQuest    Provided by the Kansas State Library, this resource includes: The Complete U.S. Federal Census 1790-1930; ProQuest’s Genealogy & Local History Collection; Periodical Source Index of 6,500+ genealogy and local history periodicals.  New! Ask your Media Specialist(s) for At Home Access Information

  • Books In Print    This resource provides information on books currently available in print. The index includes full text and summary reviews.    New! Ask your Media Specialist(s) for At Home Access Information

  • GreenFILE    A bibliographic database of information about environmental concerns, GreenFILE indexes scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports. This resource offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the environment. Drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, GreenFILE serves as an informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet. The database contains nearly 300,000 records, full text for selected titles and searchable cited references for more than 200 titles as well.    New!

Selected On-line Magazine Sites

Periodical coverage found at these links vary according to site. Most offer table of contents, full-text of current cover story, and means to search archives. In some instances, archived full-text articles are also available without cost; at other sites you must be an on-line subscriber to retrieve, print or download articles.

Selected On-line Newspaper Sites

Newspaper coverage found at these links vary according to site. Most offer table of contents, full-text of current cover story, and means to search archives. In some instances, archived full-text articles are also available without cost; at other sites you must be an on-line subscriber to retrieve, print or download articles.

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