Arts & Humanities

ProQuest® African American Heritage was created in partnership with leading African American genealogists and recognized leaders in genealogical information to develop a comprehensive mix of resources, records, and tools specifically pertaining to African Americans.

genealogy, history, ancestry

ProQuest Arts & Humanities features over 550 full text titles covering Art, Architecture, Design, History, Philosophy, Music, Literature, Theatre and Cultural Studies.

The database contains over 460 full text scholarly journals from publishers such as Cambridge University Press, Johns Hopkins University Press, and Springer Nature, as well as relevant magazines such as Vogue, the New York Times Book Review, and Sight & Sound and trade journals including Publisher’s Weekly and Canadian Architect.

art, architecture, design, history, philosophy, music, literature, theater, culture

The Bloom's Library of literary criticism presents expert analysis, by world-renowned scholar Harold Bloom, of the writers and works most often studied in high schools and universities. 

• Author, Chracter, and Work indexes
• Essay topics
• Classics, movements, and themes
• Full-text stories and poems
• Author profiles
• Timelines
• Videos

The Fact Site is an ever-growing knowledge base for the world’s most random and interesting facts.

• Narrative overviews
• Primary source documents
• Images
• Biographies
• Timelines
• Glossaries

 middle/junior high/high school, fun facts

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Facts on File Issues and Controversies databases provide authoritative information in core subject areas such as careers & education, current issues, general reference, geography & culture, history, literature & language arts, medical & health, news services, religion & philosophy and science & mathematics. Features include:

• Pro/con Articles
• Debate Videos
• Court Cases
• Overview Videos
• National High School Policy Debate Topics
• Presidency And Presidential Races
• Instructional Resources

politics, law, debate, government, current issues, history

The Rosetta Stone® solution eliminates translation and tedious grammar explanations, allowing you to intuitively grasp new concepts, all while thinking exclusively in your new language. Unlike videos or books, our solution is all about interaction. Features include:

• Reports
• Live lessons
• On-demand video and audio
• Stories 
• Phrasebooks

language, culture

NoveList Plus is a book recommendation resource that combines the expertise of librarians with technology to create the ultimate resource in book recommendations. NoveList Plus features include"

• Curated lists
• Read-Alikes based on a specific book or author
• Appeal Mixer to customize a list based on elements like mood, characterization, and more

book recommendations

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Little Pim provides language learning tools for ages 0-6, incorporating words and themes relevant to a child's daily life. 

kids, language, culture

Canadian Business & Current Affairs (ProQuest) is a longstanding, comprehensive Canadian periodical collection covering multiple subjects and topics, with millions of full-text records. Accessible to readers and researchers at every level, the Canadian Business & Current Affairs Database features a diversified mix of publications, including scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, reports, radio and television transcripts, news, dissertations, and more.

Canada, news, culture, history, literature

Profiles on the countries of the world with extended histories, fast facts, images, economics, foreign affairs, daily life and culture. Introductory materials for grades 4 and up. More detailed information appeals to students in high grades. Features include:

• General overview
• Specific topics
• Sources and further research
• Tips for Teachers

kids, culture, international

NWADG.com is the premier digital source for news in Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers, Bentonville and surrounding areas in Northwest Arkansas. BPL patrons can access NWADG through our subscription to NewsBank in two formats:

• Image of printed edition
• Text based

local news, Northwest Arkansas

ABC-Clio is a unified search platform for American History and the African American Experience. Features include:

• Educator support
• Strategies for research, writing, critical thinking and more
• Citation help
• Ask a Cybrarian

American History, African- American Experience

A groundbreaking digital resource exclusively devoted to African American family history research. Features include:

• Educator support
• Strategies for research, writing, critical thinking and more
• Citation help
• Ask a Cybrarian

American History, African- American Experience

Features include:

• Educator support
• Strategies for research, writing, critical thinking and more
• Citation help
• Ask a Cybrarian

American History

Australia & New Zealand Database (ProQuest Central) features full-text, academic journals locally published in Australia and New Zealand. Subjects cover major areas of study: business, science, technology, medical, social sciences, political science, and humanities.

Australia, New Zealand

EBSCOhost is an intuitive online research platform used by thousands of institutions and millions of users worldwide. With quality databases and search features, EBSCOhost helps researchers of all kinds find the information they need fast.

all topics

History Study Center is a curated collection of full-text journals and popular magazines covering a range of global historical topics and themes. The collection includes current and archival secondary sources for vital content and varied perspectives on thousands of topics from world history. Authoritative and engaging, the History Study Center provides a launching point for the study of world history from ancient times through today. HSC supports students preparing to complete the Cambridge International AS and A Level Global Perspectives & Research project, as well as completion of the Advanced Placement U.S. History and Advanced Placement World History examinations and course work.

history, culture, literature

Latin America & Iberia Database provides full-text academic journals that are locally published by scholarly publishing organizations and educational institutions in many Latin American countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuala, as well as Spain and Portugal. Major subject areas of study are represented, including business, science, technology, engineering, medical, social sciences, education, arts, anthropology, law, and humanities.

Latin America, Central America, South America, Spain, Portugal, business, science, education, humanities

ProQuest One Literature brings together the most comprehensive collection of primary texts, ebooks, reference sources, full-text journals, dissertations, video and more, for unparalleled access to historical and contemporary content by and about celebrated and lesser-known authors from around the world.

literature, poetry, writing

ProQuest Learning: Literature supports key student use cases such as introducing high school students to poets, playwrights and novelists from diverse backgrounds. Editorially created topic pages include author biographies, literary work summaries and analyses, and genre and movement pages. Journals, magazine, and books provide current, authoritative coverage of famous and lesser-known writers, as well as much-studied literary movements like the Harlem Renaissance, the Beat Generation and Transcendentalism.

literature, poetry, writing

This database serves as the central resource for researchers at all levels. Covering more than 160 subjects areas, ProQuest Central is the largest aggregated database of periodical content. Features a highly-respected, diversified mix of content including scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, books, newspapers, reports and videos. *

all topics

Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free texts, movies, software, music, websites, and more. They provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, people with print disabilities, and the general public. Our mission is to provide Universal Access to All Knowledge.

ebooks, movies, concerts, internet

Download up to five (5) free songs per week to your personal device, and stream 3 hours per day!  Patrons are allowed to keep the music, which are DRM-FREE, Mp3 files that can be played on virtually any computer, smart phone or other mobile device. App available.

music

Access Kanopy, the best video streaming service for high-quality and thought-provoking entertainment.

movies, documentaries