Online Resources 

Noodle Tools  - An online platform to help manage research projects. Use Google single sign-on once you are logged into your Minnehaha Google drive.

Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)  - Website for The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University, houses writing resources and instructional material as a free service to assist with many writing projects.  

Britannica School High -  Encyclopedia articles and learning materials for high school students. 

Britannica Academic Edition -  Journal articles, primary sources, video and other learning materials for high school and college students. 

Gale Virtual Reference Library - A database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research, including Novels for Students. Because each library creates its own eBook collection, the content you see may vary if you use the database at different libraries (your school, your public library, or your office). 

Primary Search -  A full-text database providing popular children’s magazines, easy-to-read encyclopedic entries and a vast image collection.

Academic Search Premier  -  A multidisciplinary research database providing acclaimed full-text journals, many of them peer-reviewed, magazines and other valuable resources covering a wide variety of academic subjects.

Bloom's Literature  - A database containing criticism and analysis of great books; full-length videos of plays and films; guidance on writing about classic works.

EBSCO Megafile - A multi-disciplinary general database providing thousands of articles from high quality publications (including academic journals, magazine, newspapers and books). Coverage spans every area of academic study and general interest subject area and is a great resource to begin any research project.  

Gale in Context : High School - Database with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites covering subjects from Humanities & Social Sciences,  Journalism, U.S. History and World History. 

Gale Virtual Reference Library - A database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research, including Novels for Students. Because each library creates its own eBook collection, the content you see may vary if you use the database at different libraries (your school, your public library, or your office). 

Shakespeare - Website providing access to the complete works of Shakespeare, operated by The Tech, MIT's student newspaper. 

Academic Search Premier  -  A multidisciplinary research database providing acclaimed full-text journals, many of them peer-reviewed, magazines and other valuable resources covering a wide variety of academic subjects.

Bible Gateway  - A website designed to allow easy reading, listening, studying, searching, and sharing of the Christian Bible in many different versions and translations. 

Evangelical Covenant Church - website of the Evangelical Covenant Church

Encyclopedia of Religion - A cross-cultural approach emphasizing religion's role within everyday life and as a unique experience from culture to culture. 

Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) - site that provides access to images, texts, videos, and sounds from across the United States.

Getty Research Institute - an international center with an extensive library, special collections, array of programs, and a knowledgeable and diverse staff; online resources related to the history of art, Open Content portal for access to images in the Getty collection within public domain

Minnesota Digital Library – Provides access to unique digital collections shared by cultural heritage organizations from across the state of Minnesota.  

Academic Search Premier  -  A multidisciplinary research database providing acclaimed full-text journals, many of them peer-reviewed, magazines and other valuable resources covering a wide variety of academic subjects.

AFRO Archives - A media platform that provides good news about the Black community not otherwise found; also an extensive collection of digitally archived issues spanning over 100 years of history, presented in cooperation with Google,  features various AFRO editions covering an impressive span of change, division and progress in African American History. 

Black Freedom Struggle in the United States - primary source documents such as historical newspaper articles, pamphlets, diaries, correspondence and more from specific time periods in U.S. history marked by the opposition African Americans have faced on the road to freedom.

CIA World Factbook - The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.  Reference tab includes: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, a World Oceans map, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map. 

EBSCO Megafile - A multi-disciplinary general database providing thousands of articles from high quality publications (including academic journals, magazine, newspapers and books). Coverage spans every area of academic study and general interest subject area and is a great resource to begin any research project.   

Middle Search Plus - Designed for middle school libraries, provides a full-text database of popular middle school magazines and reference books. Covering subjects such as history, current events, science and sports, it also includes thousands of biographies and primary source documents, plus over a million photos, maps and flags. 

Minnesota Digital Library – Provides access to unique digital collections shared by cultural heritage organizations from across the state of Minnesota.  

MNopedia  - The Minnesota Encyclopedia is a free English-language encyclopedia project from the Minnesota Historical Society and is a resource for reliable information about significant people, places, events, and things in Minnesota history. 

Alt Health Watch - A full-text alternative health research database focused on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. It offers the latest information about the evolving practice of holistic medicine and therapies.  

Consumer Health Complete - A comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content, providing content covering all key areas of health and wellness, from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary and holistic medicine. 

Gale Virtual Reference Medical Collection - A collection of reference books covering the medical field and drugs 

Health Source - Consumer Edition - Database providing access to full-text consumer health magazines and reference books containing information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. 

Health Source : Nursing/Academic Edition -  A full-text database covering nursing and allied health topics, including pediatric nursing, critical care, mental health, nursing management, medical law and more. 

PLOS (Public Library of Science) - A nonprofit open-access science, technology and medicine publisher with a library of open-access journals and other scientific literature under an open-content license; it publishes seven journals. The publications are primarily funded by payments from the author or the author's employer or funder.  

Academic Search Premier  -  A multidisciplinary research database providing acclaimed full-text journals, many of them peer-reviewed, magazines and other valuable resources covering a wide variety of academic subjects.

arXiv (Cornell University) - A free distribution service and an open-access archive for 1,802,736 scholarly articles in the fields of physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance, statistics, electrical engineering and systems science, and economics. Materials on this site are not peer-reviewed by arXiv. 

BioMed Central (BMC) - A United Kingdom-based, for-profit scientific open access publisher that produces over 250 scientific peer-reviewed journals in the fields of  biomedicine, the physical sciences, mathematics and engineering. All its journals are published online only. BioMed Central describes itself as the first and largest open access science publisher. BMC is part of Springer Nature. 

EBSCO Megafile - A multi-disciplinary general database providing thousands of articles from high quality publications (including academic journals, magazine, newspapers and books). Coverage spans every area of academic study and general interest subject area and is a great resource to begin any research project.   

Gale OneFile: General Science Collection - Database providing access to scholarly journals and magazines covering the latest scientific developments. Key subjects covered by the database include biological sciences, computing, engineering, and technology.

Health Source : Nursing/Academic Edition -  A full-text database covering nursing and allied health topics, including pediatric nursing, critical care, mental health, nursing management, medical law and more. 

MAS Complete: School Edition - Designed specifically for high school libraries, provides a full-text database of popular magazines, reference books and primary sources covering many subjects, including history, science and health. It also includes over a million photos, maps and flags.  

PLOS (Public Library of Science) - A nonprofit open-access science, technology and medicine publisher with a library of open-access journals and other scientific literature under an open-content license; it publishes seven journals. The publications are primarily funded by payments from the author or the author's employer or funder.  

Science  magazine - access to the magazine and its archives

Science Reference Center - A comprehensive research database that provides access to full text science-oriented content. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife. 

Today's Science - database offers in-depth explanations of of important advances in biology, chemistry, environmental science, space, physics, and technology. Science news, interviews with researchers, and related content, and authoritative sources provide sources for student research and study. 

AllSides  - Unlike regular news services, AllSides exposes bias and provides multiple angles on the same story so you can quickly get the full picture, not just one slant. 

MediaBias/FactCheck - an independent website that rates the bias, factual accuracy, and credibility of media sources. Media Bias/Fact Check determines the bias of media sources and the level of overall factual reporting through a combination of objective measures and subjective analysis

New York Times - Use your MA email address to create and confirm your account at nyt.com/passes. 

Newspaper Source - A database which provides cover-to-cover full text for hundreds of national (U.S.), international and regional newspapers. In addition, it offers television and radio news transcripts from major networks.  

Points of View Reference Center  - A full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. 

PolitiFact - a fact-checking site focused on specific statements made by politicians; a project by the Poynter Institute for Media Studies; see also the related site PunditFact, dedicated to checking the accuracy of pundits, bloggers, political analysts and hosts/guests of talk shows. 

ProQuest US Newsstream - Provides access to the most influential and respected contemporary news resources in the United States. This comprehensive contemporary news collection delivers access to current, full-text news sources including newspapers, newswires, news journals, television and radio transcripts, blogs, podcasts, and digital-only websites. 

Star Tribune - Minnesota focused news coverage 

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Academic Search Premier  -  A multidisciplinary research database providing acclaimed full-text journals, many of them peer-reviewed, magazines and other valuable resources covering a wide variety of academic subjects.

AllSides  - Unlike regular news services, AllSides exposes bias and provides multiple angles on the same story so you can quickly get the full picture, not just one slant. 

Alt Health Watch - A full-text alternative health research database focused on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. It offers the latest information about the evolving practice of holistic medicine and therapies.  

American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection : Series 1 through Series 5 - The AAS Historical Periodicals Collection presents titles from 1693 through 1877. Representing over two centuries of print culture from early colonial imports to titles published on American soil during the Revolution and early republic. The entire AAS collection features over 7500 titles from the seventeenth through the late nineteenth century.

Artstor Public Collections - Allows access to images, videos, documents, and audio files from library special collections, faculty research, and institutional history materials, as well as hundreds of thousands of open access images from partner museums. 

arXiv (Cornell University) - A free distribution service and an open-access archive for 1,802,736 scholarly articles in the fields of physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance, statistics, electrical engineering and systems science, and economics. Materials on this site are not peer-reviewed by arXiv. 

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Bible Gateway  - A website designed to allow easy reading, listening, studying, searching, and sharing of the Christian Bible in many different versions and translations. 

BioMed Central (BMC) - A United Kingdom-based, for-profit scientific open access publisher that produces over 250 scientific peer-reviewed journals in the fields of  biomedicine, the physical sciences, mathematics and engineering. All its journals are published online only. BioMed Central describes itself as the first and largest open access science publisher. BMC is part of Springer Nature. 

Black Freedom Struggle in the United States - primary source documents such as historical newspaper articles, pamphlets, diaries, correspondence and more from specific time periods in U.S. history marked by the opposition African Americans have faced on the road to freedom.

Bloom's Literature  - A database containing criticism and analysis of great books; full-length videos of plays and films; guidance on writing about classic works.

Britannica School High -  Encyclopedia articles and learning materials for high school students. 

Britannica Academic Edition -  Journal articles, primary sources, video and other learning materials for high school and college students. 

Business Source Premier - Research database featuring full text and searchable cited references for top journals covering a variety of business disciplines plus economic data, company profiles, market research, and business periodicals.  

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CIA World Factbook - The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.  Reference tab includes: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, a World Oceans map, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map. 

Citation Maker - MLA and APA citation help

Consumer Health Complete - A comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content, providing content covering all key areas of health and wellness, from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary and holistic medicine. 

Copyright - Know Your Copyright page, sponsored by the Association of Research Libraries, provides specific descriptions of fair use for teachers and students

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Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) - Website which provides access to images, texts, videos, and sounds from across the United States.

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EBSCO Megafile - A multi-disciplinary general database providing thousands of articles from high quality publications (including academic journals, magazine, newspapers and books). Coverage spans every area of academic study and general interest subject area and is a great resource to begin any research project.   

ELM  - ELM (eLibrary Minnesota) gives Minnesota residents online access to magazine, journal, newspaper, and encyclopedia articles, eBooks (online books), and other information resources. ELM provides information on a vast array of topics, including consumer information, arts and humanities, current events, health, science, social science, politics, business, and more.

ERIC - The Education Resource Information Center database provides access to education literature and research. Content includes journal articles, research reports, curriculum and teaching guides, conference papers, dissertations and theses, and books dating back to 1966. 

Evangelical Covenant Church - website of the Evangelical Covenant Church

Explora Teens - Contains middle and high school-appropriate magazine, journal, and encyclopedia articles and also includes primary source documents, reference books, and multimedia.  

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Gale databases - Contains magazines and journals from 5 databases 

Gale in Context : High School - Database with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites covering subjects from Humanities & Social Sciences,  Journalism, U.S. History and World History. 

Gale in Context : Middle  School - Database created specifically for middle-schoolers, provides videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources in core subjects including literature, science, social studies, and history.

Gale OneFile: General Science Collection - Database providing access to scholarly journals and magazines covering the latest scientific developments. Key subjects covered by the database include biological sciences, computing, engineering, and technology.

Gale Virtual Reference Library - A database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research, including Novels for Students. Because each library creates its own eBook collection, the content you see may vary if you use the database at different libraries (your school, your public library, or your office). 

Global Conflict Tracker - The Center for Preventive Action's (CPA) interactive guide to ongoing conflicts around the world of concern to the United States. The map displays nearly thirty conflicts with background information and resources on each conflict.  The ongoing conflicts were originally identified by a Preventive Priorities Survey (PPS), which asked government officials, foreign policy experts, and academics to assess ongoing and potential conflicts based on their likelihood to occur in a given year and their potential impact on U.S. interests. 

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Health Source - Consumer Edition - Database providing access to full-text consumer health magazines and reference books containing information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. 

Health Source : Nursing/Academic Edition -  A full-text database covering nursing and allied health topics, including pediatric nursing, critical care, mental health, nursing management, medical law and more. 

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Learning Express Library Complete - AP/SAT/ACT Test Prep. Online courses in math and English, plus online practice tests for official exams, including civil service, academic achievement, citizenship, real estate, and military. 

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts -  Research database for library and information science studies.  Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. 

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MAS Complete: School Edition - Designed specifically for high school libraries, provides a full-text database of popular magazines, reference books and primary sources covering many subjects, including history, science and health. It also includes over a million photos, maps and flags.  

MasterFILE Complete - Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text covering virtually every subject area of general interest. 

MediaBias/FactCheck - an independent website that rates the bias, factual accuracy, and credibility of media sources. Media Bias/Fact Check determines the bias of media sources and the level of overall factual reporting through a combination of objective measures and subjective analysis

Middle Search Plus - Designed for middle school libraries, provides a full-text database of popular middle school magazines and reference books. Covering subjects such as history, current events, science and sports, it also includes thousands of biographies and primary source documents, plus over a million photos, maps and flags. 

Minnesota Digital Library – Provides access to unique digital collections shared by cultural heritage organizations from across the state of Minnesota.  

Minnesota Humanities Center - Absent Narratives Resource Collection - A searchable database of ready-to-use videos, educator guides, and readings to support efforts to include Absent Narratives in the classroom or workplace.  

MnLink -  This catalog provides the ability to search the collections of libraries in Minnesota.

MNopedia  - The Minnesota Encyclopedia is a free English-language encyclopedia project from the Minnesota Historical Society and is a resource for reliable information about significant people, places, events, and things in Minnesota history. 

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New York Times - Use your MA email address to create and confirm your account at nyt.com/passes. 

Newspaper Source - A database which provides cover-to-cover full text for hundreds of national (U.S.), international and regional newspapers. In addition, it offers television and radio news transcripts from major networks.  

Noodle Tools  - An online platform to help manage research projects. Use Google single sign-on once you are logged into your Minnehaha Google drive.

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Oxford Academic: Journals -  A service of Oxford University Press, a major publisher of academic journals, both in the sciences and the humanities. "Optional open access" allows authors to provide all readers online access to their paper without charge, this "Oxford Open" model applies to the majority of their journals. 

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PLOS (Public Library of Science) - A nonprofit open-access science, technology and medicine publisher with a library of open-access journals and other scientific literature under an open-content license; it publishes seven journals. The publications are primarily funded by payments from the author or the author's employer or funder.  

Points of View Reference Center  - A full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. 

PolitiFact - a fact-checking site focused on specific statements made by politicians; a project by the Poynter Institute for Media Studies; see also the related site PunditFact, dedicated to checking the accuracy of pundits, bloggers, political analysts and hosts/guests of talk shows. 

Primary Search -  A full-text database providing popular children’s magazines, easy-to-read encyclopedic entries and a vast image collection.

ProCon -  ProCon.org is the country's leading source for pro, con, and related research on controversial issues. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit nonpartisan public charity, ProCon.org uses professional researchers and rigorous editorial standards to explore more than 70 controversial issues. 

Professional Development Collection - Provides a highly specialized database of full-text electronic information especially for educators, professional librarians and education researchers.  

ProQuest US Newsstream - Provides access to the most influential and respected contemporary news resources in the United States. This comprehensive contemporary news collection delivers access to current, full-text news sources including newspapers, newswires, news journals, television and radio transcripts, blogs, podcasts, and digital-only websites. 

Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)  - Website for The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University, houses writing resources and instructional material as a free service to assist with many writing projects.  

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Regional Business News Plus - Database providing comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. 

Religion News Service - Religion News Service (RNS) is an independent, nonprofit and award-winning source of global news on religion, spirituality, culture and ethics, reported by a staff of professional journalists. Founded in 1934, RNS seeks to inform readers with objective reporting and insightful commentary, and is relied upon by secular and faith-based news organizations in a number of countries.

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Science  magazine - access to the magazine and its archives

Science Reference Center - A comprehensive research database that provides access to full text science-oriented content. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife. 

Shakespeare - Website providing access to the complete works of Shakespeare, operated by The Tech, MIT's student newspaper. 

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Today's Science - database offers in-depth explanations of of important advances in biology, chemistry, environmental science, space, physics, and technology. Science news, interviews with researchers, and related content, and authoritative sources provide sources for student research and study. 

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Umbra Search African American History -  Provides a digital library collection of materials documenting African American history and cultural life from archives, libraries, museums, and other US repositories. Umbra Search features thumbnail images and descriptive information about photographs, manuscripts, documents, books, sound files, video files, and other freely available resources. 

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World Politics Review - A full-text database which provides coverage on topics of key relevance to foreign policy, international politics , foreign affairs, and critical global trends. World Politics Review is updated daily and provides in-depth background material on global issues that are not deeply covered by mainstream media sources. 

Worldcat - This world wide catalog provides the ability to search the collections of libraries in the community and thousands more around the world. 

Educator Resources - Minnesota Humanities Center

Absent Narratives Collection - The Absent Narratives Resource Collection is a searchable database of ready-to-use videos, teacher guides, and readings that will support your efforts to include Absent Narratives in your classroom. Items included in the collection have been created or developed by the Humanities Center and its partners. (from website)

Bdote Memory Map - The Bdote Memory Map began as a part of the “City Indians” multi-media installation at Ancient Traders Gallery on Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis in 2005. This resource provides better understanding about the Dakota people’s relationship to Minnesota. Educator materials are included. (from website)

Reflections on War and Service: Educator Guide to War Memorials on the Minnesota State Capitol Mall - includes map, discussion guide, and links for contextual information and audio files of veterans' stories. 

Stories and Culture: Recognize Minnesota's Deep Cultural Heritage - includes the following multi-media

• • • • Firsts: Minnesota's African American Groundbreakers - Watch six interviews — Archie Givens, Jr., Arthur Blakey, Jr., Linda Finney, Robyne Robinson, Sharon Sayles-Belton, and William Finney — to hear about their experience in Minnesota.

      • Iron Range: Minnesota Building America - This four-part Emmy Award winner for Best Cultural Documentary, produced by TPT and the Minnesota Humanities Center, focuses on The Land, The Mines, The People, and The Work on the Iron Range.

      • Voices from the Latino Community - View five video projects that convey the contributions of Minnesota’s Latino community to the arts, culture, and economy of Minnesota.

      • Prayers on the Prairie - See how Asian Minnesotans from five differing religious traditions — Buddhism, Chinese Ancestral Worship, Hinduism, Hmong Shamanism, and Islam — are able to thrive, practice, and live out their religious tenets in Minnesota.

TreatiesMatter.org - A companion site to the “Why Treaties Matter” exhibit, TreatiesMatter.org presents relationships as a context for examining Dakota and Ojibwe–U.S. treaties. Through videos, text, and teacher resources, hear authentic Dakota and Ojibwe stories of sovereignty, adaptability, and sustainability in this place now called Minnesota. (from website)