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American Government 101 by 
The Handy American Government Answer Book by 
You Call This Democracy? by 
American Values by 
States' Rights and the Role of the Federal Government by 
Kumu Laʻakea Cumberlander
Hale Hoʻonaʻauao ʻo Midkiff
Email me: cecumber@ksbe.edu
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(Click on icon above. Must log in to Google account.)
Go to the Midkiff Online Resources link in your Canvas for usernames and passwords to all our online services. --> ʻOhana course - Departments - Midkiff Learning Center
ABC-Clio - Research database for World Issues and American and World History
How-to-Video: Overview Tutorial
American History 1493-1945 - Documents American History from the earliest settlers to the mid-twentieth century. It is sourced from the Gilder Lehrman Collection.
How-to-Video: Getting Started; Searching; Browsing
EBSCO - Research database containing over 100,000 encyclopedia, journal, magazine, and newspaper articles, primary sources, government documents, photos, etc.
How-to Video: Advanced Searching
Encyclopaedia Britannica - Encyclopedia with up-to-date general information on every topic
How-to-Video: Overview Tutorial
Go to the Midkiff Online Resources link in your Canvas for usernames and passwords to all our online services. --> ʻOhana course - Departments - Midkiff Learning Center
Historic American Newspapers (Hawaiʻi)
Chronicling America provides “access to information about historic newspapers and select digitized newspaper pages, and is produced by the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).”
New York Times - Current & archived editions of World & U.S. news
To create an account, click on Create Account and then click on 
and sign in with your KS email address. You will be emailed your access. It may take 24 hours to set up your free account.
Newsbank - World, National, and Hawaiʻi Current News as well as America's Historical Newspapers
Hawaiʻi newspapers listed as USA-Hawaii button under Quick Links on right side of homepage.
How-to-Video: Searching
How-to-Video: Overview Tutorial (Shows NYT as example)
Washington Post - 2005-present
When you get to the WP site, click on the Washington Post masthead, click on log in, and then click on and sign in with your KS email address. You will be emailed your access. It may take 24 hours to set up your free account.
