Jacobs Library

PrairieCat allows you to search for books in public and school libraries in our area. IVCC library staff will request any books you need through PrairieCat. Search PrairieCat

If you know the title of a particular periodical, this is a quick place to look.  The A-Z list will tell you in which databases you will find the periodical, and the years of coverage in each database. The A-Z list will also allow you to browse through issues by title. Browse the A-Z list of online magazines, scholarly journals, & newspapers

Women and Social Movements in the United States 1600 – 2000 is an online journal that contains 108 document projects, almost 2,700 publications with full-text primary sources, a dictionary of social movements and organizations, and a chronology of U.S. Women's History.  You can search the database or take advantage of one of the browse options.  For example the Browse People section listed 21 documents by Jane Addams and 38 documents about her.  The best way to appreciate the content of this database is to spend time searching or drilling down the browse lists to uncover what it has to offer!  Search Women and Social Movements in the United States 1600-2000

This collection captures American History from the 1890's to the 1980's.  It includes United Newsreel and Universal Newsreel.  Search American History in Video