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Student Reference Center Very searchable interface with magazines, newspapers and encyclopedia articles. In-library use

InfoTrac Student Edition - High School Magazines, newspapers and reference books

World Book General encyclopedia that includes all of the articles from the print set, plus tons more. In addition, there are videos, animations, and sounds.

Biography

Biography Resource Center Articles from magazines and newspapers, images, and links to vetted websites.

Checks and Balances: The Three Branches of the American Government

Additional Biography Titles

Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography

FACTS ON FILE Science On-line Includes biographies of scientists

Profiles of Massachusetts

UXL Encyclopedia of World Biography

Saints From Catholic Online

Lincoln Library Biographies (Grades 6-12)

Lincoln Library of Shapers of Society (Grades 6-12)

Books and Authors

Biography Resource Center Articles from magazines and newspapers, images, and links to vetted websites.

Bloom's Literary Reference Online

EBSCO Literary Reference Center Helpful for homework assignments of a literary nature In-library use

Gale's Literature for Students Covers a range of literary genres in detail with critical analysis. Lots of info!

UXL Graphic Novelists

Careers

Ferguson's Career Guidance Center An easy-to-navigate database for career exploration and development

Countries and Cultures

Cultures, Customs, Holidays, & Foods

Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures

Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Holidays

Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Foods and Recipes of the World

Culturegrams Online Up-to-date reports on more than 200 countries and each U.S. state.

Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life

United States

American Indian Tribes

Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes

Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States

Culturegrams Online Up-to-date reports on more than 200 countries and each U.S. state.

World

Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces, 5th ed.

Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Mexican States, 2nd ed.

Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations, 5th ed.

Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cities

Geography

Encyclopedia of Landforms and Other Geologic Features

Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography

Health

Marshall Cavendish Facts About Drugs

Marshall Cavendish Drugs & Society

Marshall Cavendish Family Health

Complete Health Resource

Encyclopedia of Drugs and Addictive Substances

Shakespeare for Students

Supreme Court Drama: Cases That Changed America

UXL Encyclopedia of Diseases and Disorders

History

General

Ebsco History Reference Center History articles from magazines and non-fiction books. In-library use

Ancient

Marshall Cavendish Explorers & Exploration

Ancient Civilizations Reference Library

Middle Ages

Marshall Cavendish Exploring the Middle Ages

FACTS ON FILE Ancient and Medieval History Online

Middle Ages Reference Library

The Crusades Reference Library

Exploration

Marshall Cavendish Explorers & Exploration

World History

Elizabethan World Reference Library

Gilded Age and Progressive Era Reference Library

Renaissance and Reformation Reference Library

American History

Profiles of Massachusetts

Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States, 5th ed.

UXL American Decades

UXL Encyclopedia of U.S. History

Early Civilizations in the Americas Reference Library

Colonial America Reference Library

Witchcraft in America

Shaping of America, 1783-1815 Reference Library

Reconstruction Era Reference Library

Westward Expansion Reference Library

Industrial Revolution Reference Library

Roaring Twenties Reference Library

Harlem Renaissance

Great Depression and the New Deal Reference Library

The Sixties in America Reference Library

U.S. Immigration and Migration Reference Library

Lincoln Library of American History (Grades 4-12)

Wars

American Revolution Reference Library

American Civil War Reference Library

French and Indian War

Mexican-American War

Spanish-American War

War of 1812

World War I Reference Library

World War II Reference Library

American Home Front in World War II

Korean War Reference Library

Cold War Reference Library

Vietnam War Reference Library

Middle East Conflict Reference Library

War in the Persian Gulf Reference Library

Popular Culture and Fashion

Bowling, Beatniks, and Bell-Bottoms: Pop Culture of 20th-Century America

Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages

Religion and Mythology

Marshall Cavendish Gods& Goddesses

Marshall Cavendish Exploring Ancient Civilizations

World Religions Reference Library

Encyclopedia of World Mythology

Development of the Industrial U.S. Reference Library

Encyclopedia of Religion

Saints

Lincoln Library of Greek & Roman Mythology (Grades 4-12)

Science and Technology

General

Alternative Energy

Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography

Checks and Balances: The Three Branches of the American Government

FACTS ON FILE Science On-line Includes diagrams, biographies and science experiments

Marshall Cavendish Growing up with Science

UXL Encyclopedia of Science

Chemistry & Elements

Marshall Cavendish The Elements

Chemical Compounds

Chemical Elements: From Carbon to Krypton

Life Science

Marshall Cavendish Exploring Life Science

Encyclopedia of Biomes

Complete Life Science Resource

Habitats of the World

International Wildlife

Earth/Space Science

Marshall Cavendish Exploring Earth & Space Science

Marshall Cavendish Earth & Physical Sciences

Space Exploration Reference Library

Technology

Marshall Cavendish How it Works

Biotechnology: Changing Life through Science

CDs, Super Glue, and Salsa: How Everyday Products are Made

Weather

Encyclopedia of Weather and Natural Disasters

Environment

Endangered Species

Encyclopedia of Biomes

Encyclopedia of Water Science

Science Experiments

FACTS ON FILE Science On-line Includes diagrams, biographies and science experiments

Social Issues

American Social Reform Movements Reference Library

Constitutional Amendments: From Freedom of Speech to Flag Burning - 2nd ed.

Crime and Punishment in America Reference Library

Marshall Cavendish Open for Debate

Opposing Viewpoints Features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to Websites

Prejudice in the Modern World

Television in American Society

Terrorism Reference Library

Lincoln Library of Shapers of Society (Grades 6-12)

Sports

Lincoln Library of Sports Champions (Grades 4-12)