Getting Started
Begin your research by brainstorming keywords - the words and phrases you’ll use to search for books, articles, websites, government documents, and other resources. These may include names of people and places or historical concepts like eras and movements. A librarian can suggest “subject headings” to find the most relevant resources.
Example Keywords & Catalog Subject Headings
Database/Online Resources
Library databases are online collections of information, organized for research. Databases contain articles, eBooks, images, maps, primary sources and more. If you don’t have a library card, register online for immediate access to these resources. The following recommended databases are available on our Research and Teen Social Studies pages.
Explora High School (Ebsco)
Look up topic overviews, encyclopedia, magazine and academic journal articles, facts and primary sources for research papers, class projects or homework. Get information from trustworthy sources that you can cite in your papers. Designed with students and educators in mind.
Wall Street Journal Collection
Offers news and information through the lens of business, finance, economics, and money.
- Coverage: 1984 - present
- Access full-text articles, including today’s issue.
- Includes these Wall Street Journal publications: Wall Street Journal, Eastern edition, Wall Street Journal (Online).
Wall Street Journal Scanned Newspapers
- Coverage: 2008 - within days of the current issue
- Full-page images offer cover-to-cover access to recent newspaper content. Each page is full-text searchable.
Wall Street Journal Historical
- Coverage: 1889 - 2014
- Access full-text, digitized images of articles and ads.
New York Times Database Collection
- Coverage: 1980 - present
- Full-text articles of the New York Times newspaper, including today’s issue.
Search includes these New York Times publications, with various date coverages: The Daily (Podcast), New York Times Late Edition (East Coast), New York Times Book Review, New York Times Español, New York Times Magazine, New York Times (Online), New York Times (Video).
- Coverage: 1851 - 2022
- Full-text and images in PDF format of the New York Times. Provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, first-hand accounts and coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.
Academic OneFile (Gale)
Access full-text, peer reviewed scholarly journal articles written by experts in their field, plus podcasts, videos, and transcripts from United States (U.S.) and international news sources. Subjects include biology, chemistry, criminal justice, economics, environmental science, history, marketing, political science, psychology, science, and technology.
Internet Sources
Before using information you find on the internet for assignments and research, it is important to establish that the information comes from a reliable and appropriate source. The following websites, from government, academic and nonprofit organizations, have been evaluated for authority, accuracy, content and currency.
Contact the Reference Services department for help with your research project
- Phone us, 720-865-1363
- Chat with us online with the Ask Us! Service
- Meet with us in person or online to work one-on-one with a librarian