These can be accessed on your laptop from school or from home- be sure to check if you need a password from home!

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• ABC-CLIO

  • (From home use username and password nshoreha)​

  • Select from 6 databases such as American History, Government, Daily Life, and Ancient and Medieval Eras​

• Global Issues in Context

  • (From home use password empirelink)​

• Gale Opposing Viewpoints

  • (try logging in through the NOVELny website if you can't access through the link here).  ​

  • Use this for persuasive essays or debate papers- you can browse by subject to find both sides of an argument.

• Gale US History Collection

  • (try logging in through the NOVELny website if you can't access through the link here).  ​

• New York Times- Free Access

• Gale Newsstand​

  • (try logging in through the NOVELny website if you can't access through the link here).  

  • access to more than 1,000 major
    U.S. and international newspapers 

• CountryReports​​

  • (From home use username and password nshebrew)​

  • Information about countries of the world, including cultural, historical, statistical, and more. 

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Here are some free websites that are useful when doing research:

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• World History Encyclopedia

  • Similar to Britannica but free​

• The Churchill Archive

  • Primary Source Database on modern US and British history, including World War I and World War II​

• CIA World Factbook

  • Select your country from the drop-down menu; then hit "expand" to see the full article.​

• BBC News Country Profiles

• Maps of the World from the University of Texas

  • and current maps of interest​

• Congress.gov

  • Information on current and past members, legislation, and committees.

• World History Encyclopedia

  • Museum resources on mythology and the ancient world. ​