On Wednesday, historian Howard Zinn passed away at the age of 87. He was a historian who served in WWII, was active in the Civil Rights Movement, and was a vocal activist on a range of issues. Importantly for students of history, Zinn’s book A People’s History of the United States helped to transform the ways we think about history. Instead of looking at history from the top through the eyes of presidents, generals, and political leaders, Zinn looed through the eyes of those at the ground level. These were people who were generally left out of the history books. For more information on Zinn, visit:

• Howard Zinn (1922-2010): A Tribute to the Legendary Historian with Noam Chomsky, Alice Walker, Naomi Klein and Anthony Arnove: http://www.democracynow.org/2010/1/28/howard_zinn_1922_2010_a_tribut
• Or search for works by Zinn in the Moraine Valley Library Collection: http://library.morainevalley.edu/search/?searchtype=a&searcharg=zinn,+h&SORT=D&submit=Search

The library has added broader coverage of some key news sources that are not freely available on the Web. We have added the Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, and broader coverage of the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and LA Times. We have also added historical coverage of the NY Times and Chicago Tribune. To access these databases you need a valid MVCC ID and then visit:

• News Database Page Page for access to the last 10 years of these papers
• History Database Page for historic access to the Times (back to the 1850s) and Tribune (back to the 1840s).