WSHS Library: Research Resources

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ABC-Clio. 6 databases covering history, geography and government, as well as a collection of ebooks.  http://www.socialstudies.abc-clio.com
 
AccessScience. Science encyclopedia and current events. http://www.accessscience.com/server-java/Arknoid/science/AS
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AccuNet/AP PhotoArchive. Almost 2 million images from the 1840s to yesterday. http://apimages.ap.org/unsecured/logip.aspx
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Annals of American History: Primary source material. http://america.eb.com/
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Columbia Grangers World of Poetry. Thousands of full-text poems. http://www.columbiagrangers.org/grangers/
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CQ Electronic Library. 4 databases cover current issues and the 3 branches of government. Also includes  the Encyclopedia of American Goverment Online.. http://library.cqpress.com/
 
EBSCOHost. Newspapers, journals, other research resources. http://search.epnet.com
 
Grolier Online. Encyclopedias. http://go-passport.grolier.com/
 
Oxford Art Online. Thousands of images and an art encyclopedia. http://www.oxfordartonline.com/subscriber/
 
InfoTrac. 23 databases of newspapers, journals, reference resources, as well as over 300 ebooks (online reference). http://access.gale.com/fairfax/library.html?loc=westspringfield1
 
ProQuestK12. Newspapers, journals and research resources. Includes complete runs of 8 historical U.S. newspapers. http://portal bigchalk.com
 
SIRS Decades.  20th-century United States in primary source documents. http://decades.sirs.com
   
Soundzabound is the ONLY royalty free music library which meets all the licensing and technology requirements needed for education! Download these copyright safe MP3 files. http://www.soundzabound.com (User name and password postedo on Library's 24-7 site.)
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World Book Online Reference Center. Includes the World Book encyclopedia, a Spanish-language encyclopedia and World Book Kids. http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Home
 
World Data Analyst. Manipulable country data. http://world.eb.com/
Ché Ferch-Jablonski, Librarian
Susan Salpini, Assistant Librarian
Page last reviewed August 27, 2009
West Springfield High School Library
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