Global Issues in Context offers international viewpoints on global issues and current events. Find hundreds of continuously updated issue and country pages that bring together specially selected sources for analysis of social, political, military, economic, environmental, health, and cultural issues. Rich multimedia – including podcasts, video, and interactive graphs – enhance each page. Browse Issues and Topics, use the Country Finder, or search.
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Online Resources and Research Databases
Health and Wellness Resource Center
Health and Wellness Resource Center provides instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials. Includes nearly 400 health/medical journals, numerous reference volumes, over 700 health videos from partner Healthology, Inc., hundreds of pamphlets and health-related articles from 2,200 general interest publications in addition to a broad collection of Gale reference titles. Material contained in this Resource Center is intended for informational purposes only.
Health Reference Center Academic
With Health Reference Center Academic find articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health & Safety, Alcohol and Drug Abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc. The material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only.
HeritageHub
HeritageHub provides access to hundreds of years of obituaries and death notices from thousands of newspapers across the United States.
HeritageQuest
HeritageQuest is a digital resource that combines searchable images of U.S. federal genealogical census records with digitized books containing family and local histories from around the country. It includes 25,000 family and local history books, U.S. census records, and PERSI, an index of over 1.6 million genealogy and local history articles.
Historical Belmont Newspapers
Visit our page describing local history resources, including our collection of digitized historical newspapers.
Historical Boston Globe
Historical Boston Globe is a full-image archive offering complete coverage from 1872-1979. Every issue of this title includes the complete paper – cover to cover – with full-page and article images in downloadable PDF.
Historical New York Times
The Historical New York Times provides the full image of articles published in the New York Times from its first issue in 1851 (to three years prior to the current year). Includes illustrations and advertisements. The title changed from the New York Daily Times to the New York Times in 1857.
Home Improvement Collection
Even the smallest home improvement project can be daunting: with the Home Improvement Collection of nearly 100 home improvement focused titles, hobbyists and professional carpenters alike will immediately put their projects on a more solid foundation. Coverage includes such topics as architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and many more.
Hoopla
No holds, no waiting; create a Hoopla account to instantly stream audiobooks, movies, and music.