Resources

The CVHS Library offers the following online subscription resources for student and faculty research. Please note that CVHS students and faculty may obtain username and password information by visiting our library in person. Click on a resource title below to access that resource.

ABC-CLIO Social Studies Databases

"World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras, World History: The Modern Era, American History, and American Government. Extensive articles on world and national history, with key terms and names cross-referenced. Includes numerous image and video files linked to major subject headings."

Biography Resource Center

Biographies of American and international figures; Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary; and Contemporary Authors.

CQ Researcher

Pros and cons of current issues, including background, chronology, opposing viewpoints, and bibliographies.

Ebooks infobase Publishing

eBooks - Electronic versions of the following books which can also be found in print, in the library collection: Psychological Disorders series (includes eleven individual titles dealing with psychological diseases and disorders), Atlas of African American History, Encyclopedia of Islam, Encyclopedia of Life Science, Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire, and Encyclopedia of the United States Constitution.

EbscoHost Research Databases

Current and past magazine and newspaper articles from a wide variety of media sources; biographies; primary source documents; photos; maps; and flags.

Encyclopedia Britannica

Comprehensive and authoritative general reference encyclopedia

Facts.com

Top news stories and editorials from the past several decades; "Issues and Controversies" section; editorial cartoons; country profiles; links to world media organizations; obituaries; and lists of world government leaders.

InfoPeople

If the preceding resources did not help you, this quick reference chart will guide you to the online search engine that best meets your needs.

KnightCite

To create bibliographic citations for any research resources, use the KnightCite citation generator offered by Calvin College's Hekman Library. Check the work of citation generators by consulting our library's resources, such as The Chicago Manual of Style and publications of the Modern Language Association.

Nettrekker

An academic database providing Internet searching and reference tools. You will find web sites that have been selected for their authority and usefulness. You can save your searches and access them at any time from any computer. It is a subscription database so you will need to establish an account -- see the librarians or stop by the library and get a handout with the instructions.

NewsBank, Inc.

Full-text articles from the Concord (NH) Monitor and the New Hampshire Union Leader, as well special features compiled from other sources, including the Associated Press.

Rosen Teen Health and Wellness

Rosen Teen Health and Wellness - Provides comprehensive information and self-help tools on topics including diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, fitness, mental health, diversity, family life and more. Includes customized local hotlines and national 24-hour hotlines for teens in crisis.

Spectrum Web Catalog

A web based card catalog.

Sweet Search (Search Engine)

It searches only the 35,000 Web sites that research experts and librarians and teachers have evaluated and approved. We constantly evaluate our search results and "fine-tune" them, by increasing the ranking of Web sites from organizations such as the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian, PBS and university Web sites. SweetSearch helps students find outstanding information, faster. It enables you to determine the most relevant results from a list of credible resources, and makes it much easier for you to find primary sources. We exclude not only the spam sites but also the marginal sites that read well and authoritatively, but lack academic or journalistic rigor. As importantly, the very best Web sites that appear on the first page of SweetSearch results are often buried on other search engines.

The Internet Archive

Videos, audio files, and images that are now in the public domain, available for downloading or streaming, including rare books from other libraries’ collections.

UnitedStreaming

An indexed archive of video and still photo resources from documentary film producers, including the Discovery Channel, the British Broadcasting Corporation, and Schlesinger Media.

Need to create a bibliography for your research?

To create bibliographic citations for the preceding online subscription resources or any print or electronic resources, click here to use the KnightCite citation generator offered by Calvin College's Hekman Library. Please note that students may use this citation generator or other online citation generators as guides when creating research bibliographies; however, students are advised to check with their teachers for specific bibliography requirements. We also advise students to check the results of citation generators by consulting resources available in our school library, such as "The Chicago Manual of Style", publications of the Modern Language Association (MLA), or our own "Sample Citations" guides.