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General Information
Photos and Graphics
Language Arts
Thompson Gale

Associated Press' current year's photo report and a selection of images from their vast negative and print library dating from the 1840s.
Oxford English Dictionary
The online edition of the print publication, offering definitions and etymology for all of the words included in the second edition to the new edition of the print version. Includes quarterly updates.
Encyclopedias


For grades 3 and up this encyclopedia has over 9,000 articles, current events, maps and pictures.

Social Studies

Biographical information on
Americans throughout history.

Weather Information

Accuweather

Weatherbug WMAR


Multimedia online reference sources including Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge, and Nueva enciclopedia Cumbra en linea.

Maps101
Username: gilman
Password: maps101
provided by the
Class of 1938 Geography Fund

Over 330 articles about continents, countries, cultures and current events. Included is an electronic atlas, global news desk, almanac and encyclopedia.

United Streaming
Fine Arts

Oxford Art Online
Oxford Art Online is an innovative new gateway that offers users the ability to access and search the vast content of Grove Art Online and Oxford art reference in one location.


Oxford Music Online
Oxford Music Online offers users the ability to access and cross-search the vast resources of Oxford's music reference in one location. This includes the Oxford Music Online, Grove Music Online, and Colin Larkin's landmark Encyclopedia of Popular Music.
Magazines

Sirs Discoverer

Find articles in Hundreds of magazines & newspapers for young people


State-by-state database with over 1000 articles, facts, history, geography, economny, cities, and government for every state. People profiles, an almanac, time line and maps are available.

History

History Resource Center

 

ProQuest K-12
History Study Center
ProQuest Historical Newspapers
(Graphical and Traditional)
ProQuest Platinum
ProQuest Professional Education

GreenFILE
EBSCO proudly offers GreenFILE, a freely accessible research database focusing on the relationship between human beings and the environment, with well-researched but accessible information on topics ranging from global warming to recycling to alternate fuel sources and beyond. Comprised of scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports, GreenFILE offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the ecology. Drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, GreenFILE will serve as an informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet.

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