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Go to the Database by title box on the Library Tab in myRedDragon and look for America: History and Life the Definitive Database for the Past and Present of the United States and Canada! You will find articles from as far back as 1868!

This resource provides concrete literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. With full-text coverage of hundreds of journals and books, and selective indexing for journals dating back nearly 60 years, this database is without question the most important bibliographic reference tool for students and scholars of U.S. and Canadian history.

Like to read current articles about your favorite sport?  Go to the Database by title box on the Library Tab in myRedDragon and look for SPORTDiscus!

SPORTDiscus is the most comprehensive, full-text database covering sport, physical fitness, exercise, sports medicine, sports science, physical education, kinesiology, coaching, training, sport administration, officiating, sport law & legislation, college & university sport, disabled persons, facility design & management, intramural & school sport, doping, health, health education, biomechanics, movement science, injury prevention rehabilitation, physical therapy, nutrition, exercise physiology, sport & exercise psychology, recreation, leisure studies, tourism, allied health, occupational health & therapy, public health and more.

Would you like to read reviews for your summer readings? Try Book Review Digest Plus!   “An Invaluable Resource for Literary and Biographical Research”.

This database brings together book reviews on a wide range of topics from a variety of sources. Many of the reviews are serious, academic works.

Content Includes:

• A citation to every book review that appears in any of over 5,000+ indexed journals
• Over 2 million review citations, many with generous excerpts, from review sources such as newspapers, popular magazines, and academic journals with more than 118,000 new reviews added each year
• “Master” records for each book, with links to reviews from various sources
• Retrospective coverage as far back as 1983
• Over 270,000 full-text reviews from more than 1,400 American, British, and Canadian periodicals
• Coverage of books for children with a suggested grade range.

You can access Book Review Digest Plus through the Databases by Title link on the Library Tab in myRedDragon!

Need to do research in technology, physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, geology, mathematics, medicine, environmental science, social sciences and humanities?  Try ScienceDirect!  ScienceDirect is a full-text scientific database offering journal articles and book chapters from more than 2,500 peer-reviewed journals and more than 11,000 books.  The articles are grouped in four main sections: Physical Sciences and Engineering, Life Sciences, Health Sciences, and Social Sciences and Humanities.

Make sure you navigate to ScienceDirect through the Databases by Title link on Library Tab in myRedDragon!  Once in ScienceDirect, you can register for an account and personalize your ScienceDirect experience: click on the link in the upper right hand corner to “Register.” You can also create alerts for particular searches, topics, volumes/issues, and citations.

ScienceDirect offers tutorials and user guides designed to help you get the most out of the extensive functionality and content available to you on ScienceDirect.

AP Images is a primary source database from the Associated Press, one of the oldest and largest news organizations in the world. Spanning over 185 years, AP Images gives you access to the world’s largest collections of historical and contemporary photographs from the AP, NBC Universal Photo Bank, ImagineChina, the UK Press Association, and the files of Ebony and Jet.

This database has more than 3,500 photos added daily. Accessible through a variety of searches – from keyword and category to color and concept searching – imagery in this collection and can be used to improve your papers and PowerPoint presentations.

Content Includes:

• Over 12 million photographs dating back to 1826
• More than 36,000 audio sound bites
• Professionally produced collection of more than 340,000 graphics
• Graphics include maps, graphs, charts, logos, flags, illustrations and more

Ready to start? Go to the Library Databases link on the Library Tab in myRedDragon and search for AP Images in the alphabetical list of databases by title or Ask a librarian!

To make optimal use of AP Images have a look at: AP Images Quick Reference Guide!