Hawaii State Public Library System

HSPLS has a great selection of databases that the public may access online. To use their databases, you will need your 10-digit public library card number and your PIN (last 4 digits of your phone number).

National Geographic Magazine Online

​Gale Virtual Reference Library

Articles in these Publications:

Arts and Humanities Through the Eras

Encyclopedia of World Biography

Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia

History Behind the Headlines:

The Origins of Conflicts Worldwide

The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

​Literature Appreciation

• ALA’s Recommended Reading List

• EBSCO’s Novelist (See librarian for user id & password)

Primary Sources / Social Studies Resources

• Library of Congress: Main Search Page

• Library of Congress: Primary Source Sets

• NHD Student Resources

• NHD Sample Projects

• Best of History Websites

• Eyewitness to History

• Primary Source Guides (Princeton)

• Digital History

• Newseum.org

• Newseum -- Today's Front Pages

• Best Sites for Primary Documents in U.S. History

• Best Sites for Primary Documents in World History

• Otero's Silver Circle (Custom Google Search Within Credible News Websites)

• Finding World History

• University of Hawaii: Digital Archive Collections

• University of Hawaii: Center for Oral History

• ALA: Using Primary Sources on the Web

• Primary Sources and Real World Data

• Primary Source on the Web: Houghton Mifflin

• GovTrack.us

Hawaii Related Sources

• Green Magazine Hawaii

• Hawaiian Historical Society

• Hawaii Legal Research: Hawaii Laws

• (includes historical laws from Hawaii Kingdom)

• Hawaii Statehood (from National Archives)

• Kamehameha Schools Archives

• Library of Congress - Chronicling America (featuring Historic Newspapers from Hawaii)

• Library of Congress Primary Sources for Hawaii

• Ulukau

• University of Hawaii Center for Oral History (Click on "Database" link to search)

• *Alternate link: Center for Oral History

• University of Hawaii Research Collections (eVols, ScholarSpace, Digital)

• University of Hawaii: Hawaii Pacific Journal Index & other Databases

• University of Hawaii LibGuides (Listed by Subject)

• University of Hawaii--Finding Hawaii Congressional Papers (LibGuide)

• Hawaii Digital Newspaper Project

• Hawaii Newspaper Guide (Public Library)

• Hawaii State Archives (includes Digital Collections)

• Honolulu Magazine

• Ka Wai Ola (OHA Newspaper)

​Local News

• Honolulu Star-Advertiser

• KHON2

• KITV

• KGMB

State of Hawaii

• Department of Education: Hawaii Public Schools

• University of Hawaii at Manoa Libraries

• Hawaii State Public Library System

Participation in Democracy

• Hawaii State Legislature -- Bills & Statutes

• LegiScan

• Find Law (Hawaii Revised Statutes and Constitution)

• Hawaii State Board of Education (Policies)

• GovTrack.us -- Tracks the U.S. Congress

• Hawaii State Legislature -- Senate Committees

• Hawaii State Legislature -- House Committees

Controversial Issues

• EBSCO - Points of View

• ProCon.org (provides data sources)

• Debatepedia (stimulates opinions/ideas)

• IDEA (International Debate Education Association - Top 100 Debates)

• NPR.org

Careers & Vocations

• Occupational Outlook Handbook

• JobStar Central

• Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance

• (See librarian for user id & password) *Hint: on the left, click on “Careers and Education” > “Career Reference”

• Career OneStop

• America’s Career InfoNet

• California Occupational Guides

• Hawaii Workforce Infonet

• Military Careers

College

• College Scorecard

• Big Future: Compare Colleges

• CollegeInSight

• startclass

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American Inventors

• American Inventors

• invent now

• Invention Dimension

• NASA Spinoff

• Smithsonian: American Inventors and Inventions

• They Made America: Innovators

Links

• AP Capstone Diploma

• EBOOKS @ HI Public Schools Digital Library

• Hawaii State Department of Education

• Hawaii State Public Library System

• Research2Go Videos

• Sgt Yano Library (Schofield Barracks)

• University of Hawaii at Manoa Library