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.
Defining Documents in American History: LGBTQ+ (1923-2017)
Analysis of primary source documents from the ongoing movement to achieve recognition and equality for members of the LGBTQ+ community.
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.
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 eBooks
Search or browse eBooks on Business, Cooking & Food, Kids interest, and more!
Gale In Context: Biography
Find hundreds of thousands of biographical entries, past and present, from around the world. From Gale.
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.
Global Encyclopedia of LGBTQ History
An interdisciplinary approach to LGBTQ topics in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, and North America.
Library of Congress Digital Collections
Library of Congress Digital Collections features thousands of items in hundreds of subject areas.
Newsbank
Full-text articles from national news and magazines, with current events topic finder and lesson plans. Includes the Mercury News Archive.
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life
Covers worldwide cultural groups - history, politics, customs, religion, education, human rights, teen life, and more.
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations
Offers information on more than 200 countries and dependencies from around the world. Also includes biographical essays on national leaders.
