Text Version      
Montgomery County Seal Montgomery County Seal
Home | Help | Site Map   Montgomery County Seal
Citizens ButtonGovernment ButtonBusinesses ButtonCulture & Leisure Button
Montgomery County Public Libraries

Contact Us | Home

catalog   catalog & articles
MCPL webpages  

History & Current Events

CQ Global Researcher
In-depth reports on vital world issues, with background, viewpoints, chronologies, maps, and international perspectives. Initiated in January 2007.

CQ Researcher
In-depth reports on current U.S. policy and social issues, with background, viewpoints, chronologies, and charts. 1991 to the present.

Facts.com World News Digest

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Reference books on subjects such as business, history, law, philosophy, psychology, religion, and science.

General Reference Center Gold
Magazines, journals, and regional newspapers for general interest and research

History Reference Center
Articles about U.S. and world history from reference books, journals, and encyclopedias; also includes primary sources.

Infotrac General One File
Articles from periodicals and newspapers. Indexing starts in 1980.

Issues and Controversies
Articles about controversial issues facing today’s society.

MasterFILE Premier
Articles from magazines, journals, and reference books, plus primary source documents and images.

National Newspapers 9
Articles from The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and six other national newspapers.

New York Times Historical (1851-2003)
Articles from the New York Times from 1851 through 2003, with searchable images of every page.

Opposing Viewpoints
Articles, overviews, editorials, statistics, and primary sources on controversial social issues.

Oxford African American Studies Center
African American history, including primary sources and biographies. Features the African American National Biography, Africana, and Encyclopedia of African American History.

Statesman's Yearbook Online
Country profiles, with details about government, history, current events, statistics, and leaders. Also covers international organizations.

Washington Post
Articles from the Washington Post, 1987 to the present, provided through National Newspapers 9.

Washington Post Historical (1877-1990)
Articles from the Washington Post from 1877 through 1990, with searchable images of every page.

World Book Online
Encyclopedia for students and adults; with multimedia enhancements.

1Search MCPL

Search all History & Current Events resources at once.

Enter term:

Quick Links

1Search MCPL

A to Z List of Databases

A to Z Magazine & Newspaper Locator

Research a Topic

Need Help?

FAQ

Troubleshooting

Ask-a-Librarian

Library Policies | Friends of the Library | Library Jobs | Site Map | Catalog Maintenance | Contact Us

Last edited: 2/25/2008