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American National Government Research Guide

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1. Select a database related to your topic
Academic Search Complete - college level, academic topics
Biography - about people
Daily Life through History - pre-history to the present
History Reference Center - U.S. and world history
Humanities Source - culture, art, religion
JSTOR - humanities and social sciences
World History: Ancient and Medieval 
 
2. Go to the Library database list [Log into MyEFSC > Library Resources > Databases tab]
 
3. Set up your search 
database search screen

 

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