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Full-text and peer-reviewed scholarly articles on popular culture, computer sciences, engineering, physics, arts, business and more. Great for students and researchers. 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 and Rocky Mountain News from 1990-2009.
Provides thousands of unique and reliable full-text biographies. In addition to keyword search, users can locate biographies by subject, occupation, activity, nationality, gender, birthplace and more.
Primary source documents from six different periods of Black Freedom in American history:
Slavery and the Abolitionist Movement (1790-1860)
The Civil War and the Reconstruction Era (1861-1877)
Jim Crow Era from 1878 to the Great Depression (1878-1932)
The New Deal and World War II (1933-1945)
The Civil Rights and Black Power Movements (1946-1975)
The Contemporary Era (1976-2000)
In-depth analysis of current events and topics in the news, ranging from social and teen issues, to environment, health, education, science, politics and technology. Covers all sides of the issues. Great for school assignments and debate preparation. Video Tutorial
Profiles of 200+ countries and territories, U.S. states, and Canadian provinces and territories. Learn about daily life and culture, recipes, flags, maps, national anthems, statistics and more. Video Tutorial (16:31)
Look up topic overviews, encyclopedia and magazine 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.
Research issues related to race in society. Academic journal articles, essays, government agency reports, primary source documents, speeches, and other reliable resources provide the history of race and context for topics associated with race, ethnicity, diversity, and inclusiveness.
Encyclopedias and reference books—all full text—covering arts, biography, countries, history, law, literature, religion, science, social science, and more. Great for homework and research.
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Search for articles, documents, ebooks, maps, and reference works on subjects relating to world history. Get help with researching topics and writing citations. Classic version.
Explore America's past and present as recorded by the news media through a wide and diverse lens. Fully searchable digital resources reveal United States history through the experiences, contributions, values, beliefs, and perspectives of a variety of American ethnicities and cultures. Suggested Searches are built into each Life in America resource to help connect to content organized by historical eras, themes, topical areas, and events.
Find fiction and nonfiction titles for kids and young adults. Search by title, author, series or reading level to find similar titles and reviews.
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.
Essays that present multiple sides of a current event, issue or controversy. Essays provide questions and materials for further thought and study and are accompanied by supporting articles. Great for debate preparation, and pro/con argumentative essays.
Access information on the latest developments across a range of scientific disciplines. Updated daily.
Virtual on-demand tutoring and homework help for students and adult learners, with resources and support for English language learners.
Connect with a qualified English or Spanish-speaking tutor in a safe and secure online classroom from 3pm - 10pm, 7 days a week (except New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas).
Includes world languages conversation practice, ACT/SAT test prep from The Princeton Review, Advanced Placement (AP) course videos, job seeker/resume help, and more.
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 age 13 creates an additional account, they will be restricted to a text-only tutoring session.
Provides a complete overview of U.S. history covering the most-studied events, decades, conflicts, wars, political and cultural movements, and people. Search reference sources, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary sources, images, videos, audio files, and see links to curated web sites.
Research resources for human history of the world. Find topics about human civilizations, countries, cultures, economics, events, periods or eras, human rights, political organizations, religions, and wars. Includes reference and encyclopedia entries, biographies, news articles, primary sources, and academic journals.
