WSHS Library: Research Resources 2007

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Databases by Subject/Type

 

ABC-Clio logo  
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
AP Photo logo  
AccuNet/AP PhotoArchive. Almost 2 million images from the 1840s to yesterday. http://accuweather.ap.org
Annals of American History logo  
Annals of American History: Primary source material. http://america.eb.com/
Columbia Earthscape logo  
Columbia Earthscape. AP environmental science and health. http://www.earthscape.org/
Columbia Granger's logo  
Columbia Grangers World of Poetry. Thousands of full-text poems. http://www.columbiagrangers.org/grangers/
CQ Library logo  
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/
 
Grove Art Online. Thousands of images and an art encyclopedia. http://www.groveart.com/
 
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
Pro & Con logo  
Pro & Con Online. Current issues of national and international interest. http://www.pro-and-con.org/
 
ProQuestK12. Newspapers, journals and research resources. Includes complete runs of 8 historical U.S. newspapers. http://portal bigchalk.com
 
SIRS Knowledge Source. Newspapers, journals and reference resources. http://sks.sirs.com
 
SIRS Decades.  20th-century United States in primary source documents. http://decades.sirs.com
World Conflicts Today logo  
World Conflicts Today. Original coverage of 10 hotspots around the globe. http://www.worldconflictstoday.com/
World Book logo

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/

 

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