17th-18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers

Description: The pamphlets, proclamations, newsbooks and newspapers gathered by the Reverend Charles Burney (1757-1817) represent the largest single collection of 17th and 18th century English news media available from the British Library. The present digital collection, that helps chart the development of the concept of 'news' and 'newspapers' and the "free press", totals almost 1 million pages and contains approximately 1,270 titles from England, Ireland, Scotland and a handful of papers from British colonies in the Americas and Asia. Content: All full-text Publisher: Gale. Coverage: 1603-early 1800's.
Paid for by Washburn University Libraries.
Simultaneous Users Allowed: Unlimited.

America: History & Life with Full Text
America: History & Life with Full Text For Mobile Devices

Description: Provides complete indexing to the history journals of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Covers 1,700 journals. Full-text coverage of over 230 journals and 100 books. Content: Citations, abstracts, full-text articles. Publisher: EBSCO. Coverage: 1955 - present.
Paid for by Washburn University Libraries.
Simultaneous Users Allowed: Six (6)

ARTstor

Note: First time users must register using an on-campus computer. Or call 785-670-1483 to have Mabee Library Reference register you.
Description:Searchable database of nearly one million digital images, with new image collections added several times a year. ARTstor covers many time periods and cultures, and documents the fields of architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, design, anthropology, ethnographic and women's studies, as well as many other forms of visual culture. Content: Digital images and associated catalog data. Publisher: ARTstor. Coverage: Varies.
Paid for by the Washburn University Libraries.
Simultaneous Users Allowed: Unlimited.

Chronicling America

Description: Contains newspaper pages from 1880-1922 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Content: Citations and selected full-text. Publisher: Sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP). Coverage: 1690 - present.
Free resource.
Simultaneous Users Allowed: Unlimited.

European Views of the Americas
European Views of the Americas for Mobile Devices

Description: A comprehensive guide to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750. Created from "European Americana: A Chronological Guide to Works Printed In Europe Relating to The Americas, 1493-1750, " the authoritative bibliography that is well-known and respected by scholars worldwide. Content: Citations. Publisher: EBSCO. Coverage: 1493-1750.
Complimentary resource.
Simultaneous Users Allowed: Unlimited.

Genealogy Connect

Description: A collection of hundreds of comprehensive genealogical resources formerly available only in print or on CD-ROM, including trusted sources from Genealogical.com and the Clearfield Publishing Company. Covers such topics as genealogy best practices, research methods and sources, immigration, royal and noble ancestry, and more. Publisher: Gale.
Paid for by the State Library of Kansas.
Simultaneous Users Allowed: Unlimited.

Handbook of Latin American Studies

Description: Bibliography on Latin America consisting of works selected and annotated by scholars. Annual volumes alternate each year between social sciences and humanities. Content: Citations with some annotations. Publisher: Hispanic Division, Library of Congress. Coverage: 1936 - current year.
Free resource.

HeritageQuest Online

Description: Search for local history, genealogy, and family history in the federal census, full-text books, historical documents, and many primary sources. Content: Census, books, and other documents all full-text. Periodical index (PERSI) citations only. Publisher: ProQuest. Coverage: Census 1790 - 1930. Full-text books 1620 - present.
Paid for by Washburn University Libraries in cooperation with the State Library of Kansas.
Simultaneous Users Allowed: Unlimited.

History Reference Center
History Reference Center For Mobile Devices

Description: Features full-text for more than 1,990 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books from leading history publishers. Also includes full-text for more than 150 leading history periodicals and contains nearly 57,000 historical documents, more than 77,000 biographies of historical figures, more than 37,400 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video. Content: All full-text, video. Publisher: EBSCO. Coverage: 1917 - present.
Paid for by Washburn University Libraries in cooperation with the State Library of Kansas.
Simultaneous Users Allowed: Unlimited.

JSTOR

Description: Archive of over 1,000 academic journals covering the humanities, social sciences, sciences, and selected monographs. Washburn subscribes to the Arts & Sciences I-XI and Life Sciences Collections. Content: All full-text. Publisher: JSTOR. Coverage: Complete back issues of journals usually excluding the most recent 3-5 years.
Paid for by Washburn University Libraries.
Simultaneous Users Allowed: Unlimited.

Kansas.gov

Description: The official Web site of the state of Kansas. Provides information and sources on Kansas state government, business, education, and history. Content: Web sites. Publisher: Information Network of Kansas. Coverage: Copyright 2008. Free resource.

Kansas History, Territorial through Civil War Years, 1854-1865

Description: This digital archive documents Kansas state history. Drawn from the Sabin collection and other Gale sources, the archive provides access to a wide variety of documents: personal narratives and memoirs, pamphlets and political speeches, sermons and songs, legal treatises and children's books. Publisher: Gale. Coverage: 1854-1865.
Paid for by the State Library of Kansas.
Simultaneous Users Allowed: Unlimited.

Kansas Statistical Abstract

Description: Contains the latest state, county, and city-level data on social, political, and economic characteristics of Kansas. Content: All full-text. Publisher: Institute for Policy & Social Research, University of Kansas. Coverage: 1 st edition(1965) - Latest year published.
Free resource.

Making of the Modern World: The Goldsmiths'-Kress Library of Economic Literature 1450-1850

Description: Contains more than 61,000 books and scores of serials covering economic and business literature. Focuses on: commerce, finance, social conditions, politics, trade, and transport. Documents the theories, practices, and consequences of economic and business activity in the West, from the last half of the 15th century to the mid-19th century. Includes facsimiles of rare books and primary source materials such as political pamphlets and broadsides, government publications, proclamations, and a wide range of ephemera. Content: All full-text.  Publisher: Gale. Coverage: 1450-1850.
Paid for by Washburn University Libraries.
Simultaneous Users Allowed: Unlimited.

New York Times Digital Microfilm

Description: Provides full text and full image articles from the New York Times. Includes digital reproductions of every page, every article and every issue in PDF format. For each article, you can view just the article or view the entire page that the article appeared in. In addition to news stories, includes editorials, letters to the editor, obituaries, birth and marriage announcements, photos, and advertisements. Content: All full-text, images. Publisher: ProQuest. Coverage: January 2008 - 2 months ago.
Paid for by Washburn University Libraries.
Simultaneous Users Allowed: Unlimited.

New York Times (Historical) with Index

Description: Provides full text and full image articles from the New York Times. Includes digital reproductions of every page, every article and every issue in PDF format. For each article, you can view just the article or view the entire page that the article appeared in. In addition to news stories, includes editorials, letters to the editor, obituaries, birth and marriage announcements, photos, and advertisements. Content: All full-text, images. Publisher: ProQuest. Coverage: 1851 -2007 (Indexed 1851 - 1993).
Paid for by Washburn University Libraries.
Simultaneous Users Allowed: Unlimited.

OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition
OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition for Mobile Devices

Description: :Contains everything contained in these Wilson databases: Business Abstracts with Full Text, Education Full Text, General Science Full Text, Humanities Full Text, Readers' Guide Full Text Mega, Social Sciences Full Text, and more. Content: Citations, abstracts, and selected full-text after 1993. Publisher: EBSCO Coverage: 1982 - present.
Paid for by Washburn University Libraries.
Simultaneous Users Allowed: Unlimited.

Sabin Americana 1500-1926

Description: This collection of many hard-to-find primary sources consists of works about the Americas published not only in the United States but from across the globe. Based on Joseph Sabin’s Bibliotheca Americana, it contains more than 29,000 titles with information about North, Central and South America, the Arctic and Antarctica and the West Indies. Content: Full-text. Publisher: Gale. Coverage: 1500 - 1926.
Paid for by Washburn University Libraries.
Simultaneous Users Allowed: Unlimited.

Voyages

Description: The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database is the culmination of several decades of independent and collaborative research by scholars drawing upon data in libraries and archives around the Atlantic world. The Voyages website itself is the product of two years of development by a multi-disciplinary team of historians, librarians, curriculum specialists, cartographers, computer programmers, and web designers, in consultation with scholars of the slave trade from universities in Europe, Africa, South America, and North America. The National Endowment for the Humanities is the principal sponsor of the project. Content: Mostly full-text. Publisher: Emory University Digital Library Research Initiative. Coverage: 1514-1866.
Free resource.