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Articles from over 17,000 scholarly journals and other authoritative sources—including thousands of podcasts and transcripts from NPR and CNN as well as videos from BBC Worldwide Learning. Covers subject areas such as, biology, chemistry, criminal justice, economics, environmental science, history, marketing, political science, and psychology.

Full-text articles on popular culture, computer sciences, engineering, physics, arts, business and more. Includes Consumer Reports.  Video Tutorial

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International and U.S. news from thousands of newspapers, media and online sources. Choose the world, a region, country, state or city. Search hundreds of papers nationwide and Denver news sources, including the Denver Post back to 1989.

Provides thousands of unique and reliable full-text biographies, including the complete full text of Biography and Biography Today. In addition to keyword search, users can locate biographies by subject occupation, activity, nationality, gender, birthplace and more.

Primary source documents including historical newspaper articles, pamphlets, diaries, correspondence and more from specific time periods in U.S. history

Video courses to learn popular software and computer basics. Includes computer basics, internet basics, Microsoft tools, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, and understanding your Windows operating system. 

Contemporary Authors is part of Literature Resource Center from Gale.

In-depth analysis of topics in the news ranging from social and teen issues to environment, health, education, science and technology. Covers all sides of the issues. Great for school assignments and debate preparation. Video Tutorial

CultureGrams provides country reports that deliver a perspective on daily life and culture, and individual reports covering 200+ countries, all 50 United States, and the Canadian provinces.  Find recipes, printable flags and maps, audios of national anthems, statistics and more. Video Tutorials: All Editions (16:31)

Access to academic journals, reports, and many premier reference sources in the field of education.

Annotated references to educational materials issued in the monthly Resources in Education and journal articles issued in the monthly Current Index to Journals in Education.

Covers the culture, traditions, social treatment and lived experiences of different ethnic groups in America. It provides full text from a growing list of sources including peer-reviewed journals, magazines, e-books, biographies and primary source documents.

Look up topic overviews, 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.

Look up 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.

This research database offers content covering issues related to race in society today. Essays, articles, reports and other reliable sources provide an in-depth look at the history of race and provide critical context for learning more about topics associated with race, ethnicity, diversity and inclusiveness.

• Thousands of full-text articles from academic journals
• Government agency reports curated and provided by HeinOnline
• Full-text articles, primary source documents and speeches from BlackPast, a leading source on African American history and experience
• Journal content covering issues related to race, including those of Indigenous communities

Access full-text encyclopedias covering the arts, biography, country studies, history, law, literature, religion, science, social science and more! Great for research and homework. Video tutorial

Search multiple Gale and Infotrac databases simultaneously.

Browse all of the Gale databases available through the Denver Public Library.  Filter the collection of databases by name or limit them by focus, topic or type -- such as Gale In Context, eBooks, Periodicals, Literature, Business, etc.  

Formerly Infotrac OneFile. One-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images.

The experience and impact of Hispanic Americans as recorded by the news media, from 1704 to today. Draws from 17,000 resources, including 700 Spanish language newspapers. Updated daily.

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Search full-text articles, historical documents, biographies, maps and photos. Great for students of history. Classic version.

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GED tests and practice tests and courses for all ages, from school age help for tests and skills, to high school equivalency, college prep and college skills, to career skills, computer skills, citizenship and recursos en español. Create a free account to get started and track your progress.

• Adult Core Skills/Become a U.S. Citizen
• Career Preparation
• College Admission Test Preparation
• Computer Skills Center
• Grades 4-8 Educator Resources
• High School Equivalency
• Recursos Para Hispanohablantes

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text. Full text articles on libraries and librarianship, from current back to the mid 1960s. Video Tutorial

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Covers a wide scope of general interest topics with full-text for general reference publications dating as far back as 1975, reference books, full-text biographies, primary source documents and a collection of photos, maps and flags. Video Tutorial

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Full-text magazines, reference books, biographies, primary source documents, and an Image Collection of photos, maps and flags. Video Tutorial

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Find fiction and nonfiction books to read or listen to. Search by favorite author, title or series and find similar titles, reviews and reading group guides.

Full-text Ebsco database contains thousands of classic and contemporary poems, short stories, biographies, essays, lesson plans and learning guides. It also includes high-quality videos and audio recordings from the Academy of American Poets.

Controversial essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. Essays provide questions and materials for further thought and study and are accompanied by supporting articles. Great for debate preparation.  

Full-text database for students, researchers, psychologists, and counselors. Provides hundreds of full-text psychology journals, including many indexed in APA PsycInfo.

Magazines and journals focused on science.

Full text articles from science encyclopedias, reference books and periodicals.

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Tutor.com provides online, on-demand academic tutoring, homework help, and test preparation to kindergarten through 12th grade students, plus early college students, adult learners, and support for job seekers.

• Connect with a highly qualified, expert English or Spanish speaking tutor in a safe and secure online classroom from 3pm - 10pm, 7 days a week (with four exceptions: New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas).
• Tutor.com offers expert writing help, test prep resources from The Princeton Review® for the ACT®/SAT®, Advanced Placement (AP®) course videos, help with a resume, and more. 
• Access with your library card. An additional account with an email address is needed for services beyond a live tutoring session, and for the talk function in a tutoring session. If a child under 13 creates an additional account, they will be restricted to a text only tutoring session.

Provides a complete overview of our nation’s past that covers the most-studied events, decades, conflicts, wars, political and cultural movements, and people from reference sources, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted web sites.

From the ancient world to today’s headlines. A chronicle of the great cultures and societies that have formed the history of the human race. Rare primary sources, reliable reference and multimedia content put this vast topic into context.