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Research Databases

World Book Online World Book is a suite of online research tools that includes encyclopedia articles, primary source collections, educator tools, student activities, pictures, audio, and video, complemented by current periodicals and related Web sites.

ProQuest    ProQuest reference databases offer comprehensive publication collections, in both full-text and full page image, that meets a wide range of research demands. From general reference to advanced subject matter, ProQuest has it all. 
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ELibrary    Offers more than 2,000 full-text sources, with improved functionality, and a fun and easy-to-use search interface. Includes magazines, newspapers, books, television/radio transcripts, maps, pictures, and audio/video clips.

ProQuest Learning: Literature    You'll find complete full-text works of poetry, prose, and drama combined with key secondary sources-such as author biographies, literary criticisms, essays, reviews, multimedia, and interviews- that place the original works in context.
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History Study Center A comprehensive collection of primary and secondary source material relevant to the study of history and social studies.
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Culture Grams   Experience the cultures of more than 200 countries in reports that include maps, statistics, a glossary, and in-depth information on 25 categories.    User Name:  phs98    Password:  cgrams

National Archives  The National Archives was established in 1934 by President Franklin Roosevelt, but its major holdings date back to 1775. They capture the sweep of the past.

Our Document   A list of 100 milestone documents, compiled by the National Archives and Records Administration.  The documents chronicle United States history from 1776 to 1965.

Holocaust   An overview of the people and events of the Holocaust through photographs, documents, art, music, movies, and literature.

  Media Links

The following websites are also excellent resources, and they do not require a password.

The Columbian                         The World Wide Web according to Clark County.  Need we say more?

New York Times                       The nations newspaper of record.  All the news thats fit to print.

Washington Post                        A major American newspaper especially good for national and international political news.

The Daily Beast (Newsweek)       The Daily Beast is the online home of Newsweek Magazine, which has served as the world’s preeminent conversation starter since its founding in 1933.

The Oregonian                            Oregon news from the Oregonian Daily Newspaper.

US News and World Report        Online version of the informational magazine.

In Depth: BBC News                 Features good writing, non-U.S. perspective, and rich choice of resources.

CNN News                              Timely information from one of the country's most popular news sources.

Kidon Media-Link                      Links to all forms of media worldwide: newspapers, magazines, television, radio and news agencies.  You can search by country or by language.

Yahoo Full News Coverage         Full coverage in Yahoo means you get a dozen or more current news stories, lists of local online newspapers, opinions/editorials, relevant websites, video, audio and more.

Online Libraries  Libraries are no longer restricted to a physical structure.  Now, information housed in libraries around the world is a simple mouse click away.

Library Spot  Find the best library and reference resources at LibrarySpot.com, including top dictionaries, encyclopedias, newspapers, maps, quotations and much more.

Library of Congress The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in its collections.

Internet Public Library  The Internet Public Library is a public service organization and a learning/teaching environment founded at the University of Michigan School of Information and hosted by Drexel University's College of Information Science & Technology.

Librarian's Index to the Internet    Librarians' Internet Index (LII) is a publicly-funded website.  There are over 20,000 entries, also maintained by our librarians and organized into 14 main topics and nearly 300 related topics.

Washington State Library To ensure that Washingtonians have access to the information they need today and to the history of Washington for tomorrow.

 askWA  A state-wide cooperative that allows you to get free, live online help from a librarian any time of the day, any day of the week. 

Fort Vancouver Regional Library     You may access the resources of more than 50 libraries that participate in the Interlibrary Exchange using your 14-digit library card number.  Databases by subject area are authors, Books & Literature, Auto Repair, careers & Education, Genealogy, Health, Homework Help, and full text of magazines and newspaper articles.

Multnomah County Library     Find homework help and other tools for K-12.  Homework websites by topic.  Volunteers help students find homework information and books

How to Research a Person  Use our extensive Biography section for books on your topic. Biographies are arranged in alphabetical order by the last name of the person the book is about, for example (B Ken for Kennedy).

Try the following databases and websites:

Biography.com A companion Website to the A&E television program.

Infoplease Almanac Biography Section  30,000+ biographies, searchable by category or person.

PBS Biographies - Limited number, but great multimedia biographical material, based on PBS programs.

Encyclopedias and Quick Reference

There are many encyclopedias seemingly available for "free" online. But be aware! Many of them only contain part of the content of the articles in an effort to get you to purchase a subscription.

Bartleby.com  The preeminent Internet publisher of literature, reference and verse providing students, researchers and the intellectually curious with unlimited access to books and information on the web, free of charge.

Encyclopedia.com (Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.)  Contains nearly 51,000 entries (marshalling six and one-half million words on a vast range of topics), and more than 80,000 hypertext cross-references.

Encyclopedia Smithsonian  The Smithsonian Institution has developed this site to make their seemingly-endless supply of information more accessible.  With links to research projects, publications, photographs, and connected resources, this site is quite user-friendly.

While there is much useful information in Wikipedia, your teacher will not allow you to use information found only through Wikipedia in your research. One way to verify Wiki-information is by checking other sources: published print sources (books, journals, magazines, etc.) and those found through library subscription databases are best; otherwise look for reputable authors (scholars, professors, and teachers).

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Based on Merriam - Websters Collegiate Dictionary, updated annually.

American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (Houghton Mifflin & Bartleby.com, 2000)  "Over 90,000 entries feature 10,000 new words and senses, 70,000 audio word pronunciations, 900 full-page color illustrations, language notes and word-root appendixes."