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ACCESS PA

Find books and movies from across the state of Pennsylvania.  If you find an item, ask your librarian how to get it. 

ASK HERE PA

Chat now with a live librarian for help with your research.  Available 24 / 7! 

ANCESTRY.COM


Ancestry K12 offers access to all the original and primary documents of Ancestry's U.S. Collection for use in any K12 classroom.

BIOGRAPHY IN CONTEXT

Authoritative reference content alongside magazine and journal articles, primary sources, videos, and images.  Covering a vast array of people from historically significant figures to present-day news-makers.  

BLOOM'S LITERARY CRITICISM 

Assorted e-books from Chelsea House’s literary criticism collections edited by Harold Bloom.  The place to  go for the critical essays you need for your English assignments.                                                                      

BUCKS COUNTY FREE LIBRARY

Take advantage of the many resources provided for you at no additional cost! Multiple eBooks, audio books, magazines and movie/Television available to download with the free apps. All you need is a library card and a pin number. 

CAVENDISH SQUARE BRIEFS

Set of 5 eBooks that discuss the first amendment and what the writers of the constitution  


CQ RESEARCHER

Thoroughly researched and well balanced information on current as well as historical social/political issues. Highly recommended! 

EBSCO

This platform contains links to multiple databases such as Masterfile Premier, MAS Ultra, EBSCO ebooks as well as many more. Great general    resource for topical and general research.

FOLD3

Fold3® provides convenient access to military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served.

GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE LIBRARY

A database of reference eBook sources for multidisciplinary research.   

MyHeritage

This multilingual family history research database includes billions of historical documents from 48 countries, millions of historical photos, public records, indexes, and additional resources that span the past five centuries. 


INFO BASE EBOOKS - VARIOUS TOPICS

Assorted e-books on various topics.  


ISSUES & CONTROVERSIES

Helps researchers understand the crucial issues we face today.  This database is great for research papers and debate preparation.  

NEWSPAPERS.COM 

The largest online newspaper archive consisting of 636 million+ pages of historical newspapers from 20,200+ newspapers from around the world. 

OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS

A one-stop source for information on today's hottest social issues.  Great source for persuasive papers and speeches.   Information on social issues in viewpoint essays, reference books, statistics, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.

This collection of multi subject databases come to you from the Buck County Free library. The collection is suited for pre-school and adult learners. 

POWER SEARCH - Gale Resources

Search many of the Gale e-resources available in POWER Library in one place! Find articles and information from Academic OneFile, General OneFile, InfoTrac Newsstand 

SALEM EBOOKS - (HEALTH, HISTORY AND LITERATURE)

A database of reference sources for multidisciplinary research.

U.S. HISTORY


Gale In Context: U.S. History is an engaging experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in U.S. history.  Topics range from the arrival of Vikings in North America to the first stirrings of the American Revolution and on through the Civil Rights movement, September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and the War on Terror.

WORLD HISTORY

Gale In Context: World History reaches back to the ancient world—and forward to today's headlines—to deliver a chronicle of the people, cultures, events, and societies that have formed the history of the human race. A range of topics such as Aztecs, Industrial Revolution, Silk Road, the Buddha, Space Race, and more provide a wide perspective across the globe. 

WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA

Access to the World Book Encyclopedia Reference Center, an atlas, and a dictionary.  Great site for quick references. 

USEFUL SEARCH ENGINES and GUIDES

SHMOOP

Free study guides for for most high school and college subjects. Subscription test prep as well. 

SWEET SEARCH

Searches only web sites that have been approved by librarians, teachers and research experts. Excluded are spam and sites that lack academic and journalistic rigor. Site are constantly being re-evaluated and updated. 

DuckDuckGo

An Internet search engine that blocks advertising trackers and keeps your search history private. 


AllSides

We provide Media Bias Ratings for nearly 600 media outlets and writers, so you can easily identify different perspectives. 

Our World in Data

This is a web site that provides current and historical data on the worlds on going problems and issues. 

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