Online Research by Subject
Find websites, magazines, newspapers, electronic books and more.
History and Geography
- Databases
You must have a current library card to login to databases outside of the library.
- Academic Search Premier
- Articles from academic and scholarly journals.
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- American Decades
- Information about prominent people and events from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s in America.
- Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia
- Online encyclopedia covering over 25,000 topics.
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- MasterFile Premier
- Articles from popular magazines.
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- Military & Government Collection
- Magazine, journal and newspaper articles relating to all branches of the military and government.
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- NetLibrary eBooks
- Electronic books on a variety of subjects.
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- Websites
- Background Notes
- Information on land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy and foreign relations of world countries. Provide by the US Department of State.
- CIA World Factbook
- Profiles of world countries published by the US Central Intelligence Agency.
- Distance Calculator
- Find the distance between any two locations on earth.
- Guide to Law Online
- Legal information including laws and constitutions for foreign countries. Provided by the Library of Congress.
- MapQuest
- View maps and driving directions for areas in the United States and Canada.
- Maps.Utah.Gov
- Statewide listing of Utah maps available online.
- National Geographic Society Publications Index
- Search for National Geographic articles from 1888 to the present.
- Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
- Collection of online World and US maps.
- Portals to the World
- Links to websites with information on world countries. Provided by the Library of Congress.
- Rulers
- Heads of state and heads of government of all countries and territories from 1700 to the present.
- The Fifty States
- Profiles of all fifty U.S. states.
- This Day in History
- Find out what historical events happened on this date from the History Channel.
- US Latitude and Longitude
- Look up the latitude and longitude of cities, towns, and geographic features in the United States.
- World Flag Database
- Images of flags from countries around the world. Includes images of state flags.
- World Leaders
- Directory of chiefs of state and cabinet members of foreign governments. Maintained by the US Central Intelligence Agency.
- Year by Year
- Lists significant events for every year from 1900 to the present.
