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Ebooks
General Databases
Journals/Magazines
Journals/Magazines available in full text through Discovery
General Databases
Journals/Magazines
Journals/Magazines available in full text through Discovery
Newspapers
Primary Sources
Religion Resources (Included in Discovery searches)
Religion Resources (Search separately -- not included in Discovery searches)
Primary Sources
Religion Resources (Included in Discovery searches)
Religion Resources (Search separately -- not included in Discovery searches)
Social Studies Resources (Included in Discovery searches)
Social Studies Resources (Search separately -- not included in Discovery)
Social Studies Resources (Search separately -- not included in Discovery)
Religion Resources (Included in Discovery searches)
Gale Virtual Reference Library: Social Science 
Includes:
Includes:
- The Basics of Sociology
- Bioethics
- Child Development
- Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood
- The Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology
Religion Resources (Search separately -- not included in Discovery searches)
Social Studies Resources (Included in Discovery searches)
Gale Virtual Reference Library: History
Ebooks on history topics:
Ebooks on history topics:
- American Decades Primary Sources
- American Eras Primary Sources
- Classical Rhetorics and Rhetoricians
- The Crusades Reference Library
- Dictionary of American History
- Dictionary of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
- Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History
- Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture
- Encyclopedia of Modern Asia
- Encyclopedia of Modern China
- Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East & North Africa
- Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Asia and Oceania
- Korean War Reference Library
- St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture
- Vietnam War Reference Library
Gale Virtual Reference Library: Multicultural Studies
Includes Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History and Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America.
Includes Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History and Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America.
Gale Virtual Reference Library: Nation and World
Includes:
Includes:
- Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture
- Encyclopedia of Modern China
- Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations: Europe
Social Studies Resources (Search separately -- not included in Discovery)
GreenFile
Free, open-access research database covering environmental topics from scholarly, government, and general interest sources.
Free, open-access research database covering environmental topics from scholarly, government, and general interest sources.
Academic Search Premier
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.
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.
Points of View Reference Center
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
National Geographic Magazine
Available digitally 1995 to present. 1913 to present available in print at the MLC Library.
Available digitally 1995 to present. 1913 to present available in print at the MLC Library.
Review of General Psychology
Available digitally 1999 to present. 1997 to 2019 available in print at the MLC Library.
note: Alternative access: Review of General Psychology
Available digitally 1999 to present. 1997 to 2019 available in print at the MLC Library.
note: Alternative access: Review of General Psychology
Smithsonian
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.
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
Articles and resources for social studies teachers. Available digitally 2000-2009. 1973 to 2019 available in print at the MLC Library.
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.
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
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
Global Newsstream
Content from newspapers and news sites from around the world from 1980 to the present.
Content from newspapers and news sites from around the world from 1980 to the present.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
- 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.
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
Jan NassDatabases, Magazines and Journals, Reserves, Website
nassja@mlc-wels.edu
Liz WesselCurriculum Library, Makerspace, Checkouts, Fines and Bills, Lost Items
wesselea@mlc-wels.edu
Grace BasesCatalog Records, Call Numbers, Interlibrary Loan
basesgm@mlc-wels.edu
Linda KramerLibrary Director, Selecting Materials, Research Help, Reference, Children's Literature
kramerlm@mlc-wels.edu