Social Studies

This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 4,500 journals, including full text for more than 3,700 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles.

Gale Virtual Reference Library Restricted Resource

Ebooks on a variety of topics.
note: Included in Discovery searches.

Points of View Reference Center Restricted Resource

Contains resources that provide multiple viewpoints on an issue. Includes information from newspapers, news transcripts, reference books, and primary sources on a large number of varied topics.
note: Not included in Discovery searches. Search or browse site directly.

Student Resources in Context Restricted Resource

Topic overviews, primary sources, biographies, critical essays, and full-text newspaper, magazine, and journal articles on core subjects ranging from the Great Depression to Malala Yousafzai.
note: Included in Discovery searches.

Primary Sources

Digital Public Library of America
Large collection of primary sources including photographs, maps, news footage, oral histories, and more. Search or browse by topic. Copyright and permission info are included for each item in the collection.

Library of Congress Digital Collections
Photos, drawings, sound recordings and other primary source materials from the Library of Congress. Copyright and permission information are included for each item in the collection.

Minnesota Reflections
Primary source materials from and about Minnesota. Browse by topic or location, or search for something specific. Copyright and permission information is provided for each item.

Journals/Magazines

National Geographic Magazine Restricted Resource

Available digitally 1995 to present. 1913 to present available in print at the MLC Library.

Review of General Psychology Restricted Resource

Available digitally 1999 to present. 1997 to 2019 available in print at the MLC Library.
note: Alternative access: Review of General Psychology

Smithsonian Restricted Resource

A monthly magazine created for modern, well-rounded individuals with diverse interests. It chronicles the arts, history, sciences, and popular culture of the times. Available digitally 1990 to present. 1970 to present available in print at the MLC Library.

Social Education Restricted Resource

Articles and resources for social studies teachers. Available digitally 2000-2009. 1973 to 2019 available in print at the MLC Library.

Social Studies and the Young Learner
A quarterly for creative teaching in grades K-6. 1997 to 2019 available in print at the MLC Library.

Yale Review
Journal with discussion of politics, economics, and history and publication of new works by distinguished contemporary writers. Available digitally 1997 to present. Most years 1912-2009 available in print at MLC Library.
note: Alternative access: Yale Review

Newspapers

Chronicling America
Digitized historic American newspaper pages from 1789-1963.

Global Newsstream
Content from newspapers and news sites from around the world from 1980 to the present.

Minnesota Digital Newspaper Hub
Digitized pages of Minnesota newspapers from as far back as 1850.

Ebooks

Directory of Open Access Books
Links to digital academic, peer-reviewed books.

Ebooks Minnesota
Collection of ebooks, most on Minnesota topics or by Minnesota publishers. Free for anyone in Minnesota to use. No login necessary. An unlimited number of people can use a book at the same time.

Overdrive (MLC Collection)
Collection of popular ebooks and audiobooks, including children's titles and MTLE prep materials. Uses the same login information as your library account. If you haven't yet set a password for your library account, do this before checking out items in Overdrive.

Overdrive (TdS Collection)
Collection of popular ebooks and audiobooks. Uses the same login information as your library account. If you haven't yet set a password for your library account, do this before checking out items in Overdrive.

Overdrive (Traverse des Sioux public library collection)
Collection of popular ebooks and audiobooks. Uses the same login information as your library account. If you haven't yet set a password for your library account, do this before checking out items in Overdrive.

Journals/Magazines available in full text through Discovery

Ethnic and cultural studies Restricted Resource

Politics & government Restricted Resource

Psychology Restricted Resource

Social sciences & humanities Restricted Resource

Finding items in the library

Browse items in the library:

G: Geography
GR: Folklore
HM: Sociology

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Quick Links

MLC Library Website: Information about the library and its resources.
MLC Help Site: Help with passwords, Moodle, and more.
Discovery: One-stop source for digital library resources.
MLC Catalog: Books in the MLC Library.
TdS Catalog: Area public libraries--request items for pickup at MLC, usually in 3-5 days.
MNLINK: Minnesota libraries--Request items for pickup at MLC, usually in 5-10 days.
ILL (interlibrary loan): Items that you can't find in MLC, TdS, or MNLINK, usually arrive in 1-3 weeks.

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Library Staff

Library Phone Number: 507-233-9131

Jan Nass
Databases, Magazines and Journals, Reserves, Website
nassja@mlc-wels.edu

Liz Wessel
Curriculum Library, Makerspace, Checkouts, Fines and Bills, Lost Items
wesselea@mlc-wels.edu

Grace Bases
Catalog Records, Call Numbers, Interlibrary Loan
basesgm@mlc-wels.edu

Linda Kramer
Library Director, Selecting Materials, Research Help, Reference, Children's Literature
kramerlm@mlc-wels.edu