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Full-text articles and graphics from more than 1,600 U.S. and international magazines, newspapers and U.S. government documents, which were carefully selected for their educational content, interest and level of readability for middle and elementary curriculum topics.  It includes activities, biographies, country facts, careers, fiction, holidays, photo essays, pictures, and maps of the world.  Licensed by the SD State Library from ProQuest
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Search primary source documents, e-books, encyclopedia articles, images, current events and more.
Online encyclopedias and reference resources.
This magazine database is designed for students in junior high and middle school, with magazines, newspapers and reference books (most are full-text) for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
  • Discovery
    Search this comprehensive file of periodicals for a broad range of subject areas including arts, business, children, education, general interest, health, humanities, international, law, military, multicultural, psychology, sciences, social sciences, and women's interests.
  • National Newspaper Abstracts
    Abstracts and indexing for New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal, included with a subscription to Research Library or Discovery.
  • Research Library
    Search the full collection of journals, magazines and newspapers for information on a broad range of general reference subjects.
Use this comprehensive database to retrieve in-depth reference content for the core curriculum areas of Literature, History, Biographies, Science, and Social Studies.
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