LibGuides: ESL Resources: Research Databases

Recommended Databases

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Credo Reference features hundreds of encyclopedias and dictionaries. This is a great source for background reading about a topic.
World History (Gale in Context)
World History In Context covers people, events and topics in World History including full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files, and more.
World History (Gale OneFile)
Gale OneFile: World History provides access to scholarly journals and magazines useful to both novice historians as well as advanced academic researchers.
Global Issues (Gale in Context)
Global Issues In Context offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. Multimedia - including podcasts, video, and interactive graphs - enhance each country portal.

SIRS Discoverer
SIRS Discoverer offers articles, nonfiction books, images, activities, and websites curated for educational relevance, age appropriateness, and readability.
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See "Countries, States, and Provinces" under Research Topics for country data.

CIA World Factbook
A resource from the US Central Intelligence Agency. Includes comprehensive country information.
United Nations Data
United Nations Data provides a variety of statistical resources compiled by the United Nations (UN) statistical system and other international agencies.
Global Edge
A web-portal with a wealth of country information, developed by Michigan State University's International Business Center.