General Reference, Newspapers, and Encyclopedias

Databases

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AtoZ Food America is a database unlike any other. From regional cookbooks to an exploration of ethnic culinary influences, from fun collections of historic cookbooks and television commercials to “how to” food preparation videos, AtoZ Food America has something sure to educate and entertain everyone.

A to Z World Food

With thousands of international recipes, hundreds of fascinating culture and ingredient articles, and essential culinary resources, AtoZ World Food brings international cuisines to you, from Albanian byrek to Zimbabwean matemba!

Academic Search Premier
More than 4,600 full-text magazines and journals on topics including biology, chemistry, psychology, and more.

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia

History Reference Center
Features full text for more than 1,990 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, more than 150 leading history periodicals, nearly 57,000 historical documents, more than 77,000 biographies of historical figures, more than 37,400 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video.

MasterFILE Premier
More than 1,700 full-text magazines on topics covering business, health, education, and more.

Newspaper Source PLUS

Newspaper Source Plus 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.

Online Resources

Colorado Historic Newspapers
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) currently includes more than 600,000 digitized pages, representing 160+ individual newspaper titles published in Colorado from 1859 to 1923.

Colorado Encyclopedia

Learn all there is to know about Colorado in one convenient online place!

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