Online Homework Help Resources – Articles & Encyclopedias

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AtoZ Global Road Warrior

Information on countries worldwide for business and tourism, including current news, currency, culture, language, electricity & phone, etc.

AtoZ USA

Information for travel planning and school state reports, including history, maps, symbols, climate, economy, demographics and schools.

AtoZ World Travel

Information on major cities worldwide for travelers, including current news, currency, culture, language, electricity & phone, and more.

Britannica Escolar

Britannica Escolar es una enciclopedia en dos partes con portales para estudiantes de primaria y secundaria.

Britannica School

Britannica School is a three part encyclopedia with portals for elementary, middle, and high school students.

California Digital Newspaper Collection

Full-page scans of historical California newspapers published from 1846 to the present.

Digital Public Library of America

The DPLA empowers people to learn, grow, and contribute to society by maximizing access to our shared history, culture, and knowledge.

EBSCO Reference Center: Literature

Literary criticism, plot summaries, biographies, poems, short stories, and reviews. For high school level and up.

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Apr 26th | 10:30am - 11:30am
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EBSCO Reference Center: Poetry & Short Stories

Complete poems and short stories, criticism, and information about poets and authors.

EBSCOhost

High-quality articles from reputable publishers recognized by library professionals, chosen to meet the specific needs of researchers.

EBSCOhost: Advanced Search

Find articles from magazines, journals, newspapers, books, and primary sources. Includes Academic Search Complete.

EBSCOhost: Newspapers & Magazines

Full-text articles and multimedia from popular US magazines as well as international, national (US), and regional newspapers.

EBSCOhost: Library & Information Science

Articles on librarianship and related subjects. Coverage extends back as far as the early 20th century.

Explora

Research any topic by searching select popular magazines, newspapers, biographies, primary sources, images, videos, and references books.

Explora: High School

Search hundreds of popular high school magazines, plus biographies, primary sources, reference books, videos, photos, maps, and flags.

Gale In Context: Biography

Find hundreds of thousands of biographical entries, past and present, from around the world. From Gale.

Storytime Chill: Paletas and Pages with Author Lucky Diaz

Apr 26th | 10:30am - 11:30am
Enjoy stories, a delicious paleta (frozen popsicle), and more with Lucky Diaz, Author of Paletero Man!

Gale In Context: Global Issues

An analysis of critical global issues using historical documents, current viewpoints, news, country information, videos, podcasts and more.

Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints

Explore current social issues with pro/con viewpoint essays, periodical articles, biographies, images, podcasts and more. Provided by Gale.

Gale In Context: US History

Get contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in U.S. History.

Gale In Context: World History in Context

Get contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in World History.

Gale Interactive: Science

A virtual lab that gives middle and high school students the power to see beyond static text and embrace learning outside of the classroom.

Gale OneFile: News

International, national, and local newspapers, plus images, radio and TV broadcasts, and transcripts.

Gale Primary Sources: Archives Unbound

Presents topically-focused digital collections of historical documents that support the research and study needs of scholars and students.

Library of Congress Digital Collections

Library of Congress Digital Collections features thousands of items in hundreds of subject areas.

Storytime Chill: Paletas and Pages with Author Lucky Diaz

Apr 26th | 10:30am - 11:30am
Enjoy stories, a delicious paleta (frozen popsicle), and more with Lucky Diaz, Author of Paletero Man!

Newsbank

Full-text articles from national news and magazines, with current events topic finder and lesson plans. Includes the Mercury News Archive.
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