US History Research
Databases available from the Cincinnati Public Library
Log in using your public library card number (NW followed by your student ID# Ex: NW777777) and pin (Default is 1234 if it's your first time logging in)
FactCite: The Lincoln Library Online - Defining Moments in US History and Milestone Documents Online are great places to begin your research.
Biography in Context Covers a vast array of people from historically significant figures to present-day newsmakers and offers authoritative reference content alongside magazine and journal articles, primary sources, videos, audio podcasts, and images.
You may log in using your public library card number (NW followed by your student ID# Ex: NW777777) and pin (Default is 1234 if it's your first time logging in)
Sign in with your NWLSD Google account and save articles directly to your Google Drive. Student Google accounts = username@students.nwlsd.org.
Virtual Reference Library (Gale) - Search the full-text of hundreds of electronic reference books on a wide range of subjects, including: the arts, business, education, history, law, medicine, and science. There are lots of options here depending your topic. Archives Unbound (primary sources), Nineteenth Century Newspapers, Slavery and Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive (primary sources)
History Databases - Full list of History databases available via Cincinnati Public Library
INFOhio - No login is required at school. See Ms.Miller or your teacher for home login info.
Explora - Full-text articles from thousands of ebooks, magazines, journals, and newspapers, along with images, videos, and primary sources.
Select Northwest High School.
Log in using your student ID# for the user name and password.
Do a keyword search for the name of the person you are researching.
If you don't get results, try doing a search for the time period or the field that the person is known for.
Example: If you are researching Rosa Parks, you could also search for civil rights or segregation. If you are researching Thomas Edison, you could also search for inventors or scientists.