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Databases

Article Databases

Student Research Center
Articles, essays, news transcripts, images, and primary source documents for research in a wide range of subject areas. Updated daily.

New York Times Historical (1851--2004)
Offers full page and article images with searchable full text from 1851 to 2004.

MAS Ultra School Edition (EBSCO)
Primary source documents, biographies, and images. Full text magazine articles.

NewsBank
Local and National newspapers. Includes articles from Boulder Daily Camera (2001-current) and New York Times (2000-current).
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MasterFILE Elite
Full text dating as far back as 1975. Includes full text reference books, biographies,and full text primary sources. Image Collection of over 300,000 photos, maps and flags.

Teen Health & Wellness
Real Life, Real Answers, provides students with comprehensive support and self-help tools on topics including diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, fitness, mental health, diversity, family life, and more.

TopicSearch

Middle Search Plus (EBSCO)
Articles for middle and junior high school research in a wide range of subjects. Biographies, primary source documents, and images. Updated daily.

Primary Sources

History Resource Center: World
More than 1,500 primary sources, 1,600 historical maps and atlases, full-text articles from more than 110 academic journals.

History Resource Center: US
brings together a broad collection of facts, primary documents and scholarly analysis

E-Books

History E-Book Collection
From Revolutions to Fashion. Explore primary sources and encyclopedias on wide-ranging aspects of history and social studies.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Excellent databases for researching history, especially the American Revolution.

Biographies

Biography Resource Center (Infotrac)
Biographical essays and articles. Your first stop for in-depth biographies.

Practice Tests

Learning Express
Lots of practice tests with immediate scoring. Tests include AP placement, ACT, SAT, and GED.

Literary Criticism

NoveList
Know the story but not the title? Looking for a good book? Enter key words from the plot of a book to find its title, or look up a favorite book to find similar books you might like. Includes brief plot summaries and some book reviews.

Selected Websites

American Memory
Excellent resource for studying American history. Primary sources and other materials in a wide range of formats, including diaries, reports, sound recordings, photographs, and maps.

CIA World Factbook
Extensive data, maps, and flags of all the countries in the world.

Occupational Outlook Handbook
Describes more than 250 occupations. Includes educational requirements, qualifications, outlook, and salary information.

Study Guide Zone
Free study guides for standardized tests. Includes guides for ACT, ASVAB, GED, PSAT, and SAT, among others.