Covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 forward, including world history, military history, women's history, history of education, and much more. Provides indexing of historical articles from more than 2,300 journals in over 40 languages back to 1953, and includes book citations, dissertations and theses, with coverage extending to related disciplines such as archeology, anthropology and sociology. Users can search by time period. The database has over 800,000 records and the full text of more than 540 journals and more than 140 books. Remote access requires username and password.
An electronic journal collection providing access to abstracts and/or full-text searching for academic journals and primary sources, covering a wide range of subject areas in the arts, business, humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Remote access requires username and password.
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Find global information on topics related to business, economics, education, government, health, international studies, politics, science, social issues, sports, STEM and more. New media featured include blogs, college/university newspapers, links to video from news channels, journals, magazines, newspapers, newswires, transcripts of radio and television programs, and web-only content. Most news media in this database are in English, but also included are over 100 sources in Spanish and over 90 in French. Trial good through December 31, 2020.
Remote access requires username and password. Access expires December 31, 2020.
This multidisciplinary collection includes thousands of eBook titles covering a large selection of academic subjects and features e-books from leading publishers and university presses. Coverage in eBook content is 1963 to the present.
Off-site access requires a special user ID and password.
MASSOLIT provides high-quality videos given by academic scholars from all over the world. The collection consists of 730 lectures across 115 courses in History. Most lectures are between 8-12 minutes in length.
Remote access requires logging in to your MASSOLIT account with your WSA email address and password. Available to students in grades 9-12.
NewsBank provides a comprehensive collection of reliable news sources covering a wide array of topics and issues in three different databases. Find global information on a wide range of topics in Access World News. Explore and research topics across Washington State in Washington State News. Search more than 30 years of Seattle area history with The Seattle Times Collection. Trial expires December 31, 2020.
Remote access requires username and password. Access expires December 31, 2020.
Search more than 30 years of Seattle area history with The Seattle Times Collection. Coverage is from 1985 to current. Find full-color newspaper pages, with photos, in 'Seattle Times, The (WA) '/ Format: Image, or individual full-text articles (no photos) and content only published online in 'Seattle Times, The (WA)' / Format: Text and 'Seattle Times, The: Web Edition Articles (WA)'. Trial expires December 31, 2020.
Remote access requires username and password. Access expires December 31, 2020.
Explore and research topics across Washington State. This resource contains 136 news sources from across the state including many local and regional newspapers (both print and online) and several college/university newspapers. Also included are transcripts of news broadcasts from television stations in Seattle and Spokane. Trial expires December 31, 2020.
Remote access requires username and password. Access expires December 31, 2020.
Yabla provides an immersive language-learning experience for Spanish students featuring authentic videos by native speakers. The interactive controls in Yabla's online video player include one-click dictionary definitions, pitch-adjusted slow play, loop play, and subtitle toggling.
Access provided to Upper School Spanish classes only, through student-created Yabla accounts.
