Name of Service

URL

Use for:

AP Multimedia Archive

http://apimages.ap.org/default.aspx

Over one million photographs from the 1840s to the present), graphics, charts, tables, maps, timelines

Culture Grams

http://online.culturegrams.com

Includes World, Kids and State editions. Information on countries and states with extra features including recipe collection, photo gallery, currency converter, maps

Ebooks

http://access.gale.com/lpms/

A database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7. This collection features over 120 E books

eLibrary

http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/libweb/elib/do/login

Periodical database used for research on current events. Articles from newspapers, magazines, and radio broadcasts, information found in almanacs and maps

Good collection of photographs

Encyclopaedia Britannica Webster’s Third  New International Dictionary Unabridged

http://www.school.eb.com/dictionary

Throw out that URL to dictionary.com.  This is a real dictionary and without those pesky advertisements and pop-ups.  Keep this one open as a window on your desktop whenever you are writing or researching!

Enciclopedia Britannica
Universal en Espanol

http://www.spanish.eb.com

Spanish language general encyclopedia plus maps, tables, data and illustrations

Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition

http://www.school.eb.com

Four levels of encyclopedias plus an Internet guide, atlas, & videos. Includes study guides and exercises, interactive timeline

Encyclopaedia Britannica Spanish Reference Center: Gran Enciclopedia Planeta y Enciclopedia Juvenil

http://www.spanish.eb.com

Enciclopedia Juvenil provides a Spanish elementary encyclopedia, images, videos, and Spanish language learning materials specifically designed for younger learners.  Gran Enciclopedia Planeta is the most comprehensive Spanish language encyclopedia available today. It features 145,000 articles plus timelines, an atlas, and a dictionary.

History Resource Center United States

http://access.gale.com/lpms/

The History Resource Center: U.S. provides integrated access to over 1,000 historical (primary) documents, more then 30,000 reference articles, and over 65 full-text journal covering themes, events, individuals and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present. The material also includes access to the citations for over 180 additional history journals from the Institute for Scientific Information's Arts and Humanities Citation Index.

Issues & Controversies
 

http://www.2facts.com

Articles on controversial world event topics linked by issues, pro and con with statistical data.

KidsPage /Newsbank

http://www.mynewsbank.com

Expansive coverage of curriculum topics from a variety of sources for early readers. Lexile reading levels provided.