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Research in Context (Gale)
Reference content with age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more. Students will find outstanding support to complete assignments in core subjects including literature, science, social studies, and history.
Newspaper Source (EBSCO)
Provides a full-text digital collection of the world's major news content. It includes millions of articles from newspapers, newswires and news magazines. In addition, it offers television and radio transcripts and ongoing daily updates from popular news sources.
Student Resources in Context (GALE)
An engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on a wide array of subjects. The solution merges Gale's authoritative and continuously updated reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.
Learning Literature (PROQUEST)
Includes all available resources about a particular author together onto one screen—biographical information, criticism, reviews, multimedia, and a link to the full-text literary works.
Britannica School
Discover encyclopedia articles, multimedia, primary sources, games, and other learning resources that support student research and reinforce curriculum standards

French Revolution
Primary sources from the Internet History Sourcebook
Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media
This site with more than 600 primary documents is a collaboration of the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (George Mason University) and American Social History Project (City University of New York), supported by grants from the Florence Gould Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The Trial and Execution of Louis XVI
Includes: The Indictment of Louis XVI (December 11, 1792), The Execution of Louis XVI (January 21, 1793)
Henry Edgeworth De Firmont, & Proclamation of the Convention
to the French People (January 23, 1793).
Fordham University: Primary Sources on the French Revolution
There are a considerable number of links to primary sources from this Fordham University site.
Victor Hugo Biography: Encylopedia
Revised and updated biographical reference source.
Victor Hugo
Famous people profiles.
France In the Seventeenth Century
The History Learning Site.
The World of the Habsburgs - Biography of Marie Antoinette
Explore people, events, objects and locations connected with Habsburg history and learn more about their historical context.

Understanding MLA Style (8th edition)
In 2016, MLA style changed (to its 8th edition). This video uses lots of examples to show the logic of the new changes and to explore some of the most noticeable new details.
Purdue OWL MLA General Format
MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities. This resource, updated to reflect the MLA Handbook (8th ed.), offers examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the Works Cited page.
MLA Style Center
Writing Resources from the Modern Language Association.