LibGuides: History Databases: Research Tools

Accessing the Databases

NEW: All STCC students, faculty, & staff are now automatically registered in the library system!

When accessing the databases from off campus, you will be prompted to sign in.

USERNAME - Students can login with Student ID; Faculty & Staff should login with library barcode.

PASSWORD - Last name in all CAPS

If you are unsuccessful logging in, see libguides.stcc.edu/LoginSupport

Gale in Context: U.S. History

Gale in Context: U.S. History This link opens in a new window
Contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in United States history. Full of full-text magazines, academic journals, primary source documents, images, videos and audio files.

Library of Congress Digital Collections

Library of Congress Digital Collections are free and open access and contain written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music from their vast holdings.

Gale in Context: World History

Gale in Context: World History
Information on the most important people, cultures, topics and events that have formed the history of the human race.

HeritageQuest Online

HeritageQuest Online
Billions of records ready to reveal your family's story, powered by Ancestry.com

Military & Government Collection

Military & Government Collection This link opens in a new window
A collection of full-text journals and periodicals pertaining to all branches of the military and government. It is designed to offer current news to military members, analysts, policy makers, students and researchers.

CIA World Factbook

CIA World Factbook This link opens in a new window
The World Factbook provides up to date information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities. The Factbook includes politcal maps, flags of the world and more.