Research

PASSWORD PROTECTED RESEARCH WEBSITES:

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EBSCO – By clicking on this link you will be able to access the following:  

Encyclopedia Britannica 

CultureGrams – Concise cultural information on countries around the world.

eLibrary – General reference aggregation of periodical and digital media content with editorial guidance for novice researchers.

ProQuest Central Student – Millions of articles from more than 10,000 full-text scholarly journals.

School & Educators Complete – eBook subscription database (over 12,000 titles) to support  multiple subject areas (English Language Arts, Science, Math, Social Studies, Health, Physical  Education, Information Literacy and Technology). 

SIRS Discoverer – Selected content for novice researchers, especially elementary and middle school students and educators.

SIRS Issues Researcher – Curriculum-aligned database of content organized by complex issues, ideally for middle and high school students and educators.

SORA (By Overdrive)- Audio and eBooks. Add the San Diego County Library to your account in order to access secondary sources not available through HTH. For more information to set up an account go to the SORA directions page.

ProQuest Research Companion – Information literacy tools and tutorials to help develop critical thinking.

OTHER RESEARCH WEBSITES:

The Library of Congress– great selection of primary sources including books, recordings, images, manuscripts, maps, and newspapers.

The Smithsonian Learning Lab – materials include recordings, digital images, texts, art and culture, and more.

The National Archives– Primary source documents in the DocsTeach section

JSTOR– offers some free content to primary and secondary sources.

SmARThistory: (Art history through the Khan Academy) Smart History is a leading resource for the study of art and cultural heritage. The growing collection of videos and essays are designed to be engaging and conversational and cover art that ranges from the Paleolithic to the present across Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania.

Google Scholar-A search engine to find scholarly literature.

Google Arts and Culture– features content from over 2000 leading museums and archives who have partnered with the Google Cultural Institute

ResearchGate- ResearchGate is the professional network for scientists and researchers. The website helps researchers connect and make it easy for them to share and access scientific output, knowledge, and expertise

EXAM PREP:

SHMOOP: Need to study for an AP exam? This website has great resources for several exams including SATs!!  You will sign in through “Clever” to access this material. Log in using your email address and password using “active directory”.

Recommended Reading:

Good Reads

News:

San Diego Union Tribune

New York Times

BBC News

CNN

CNN 10 (10 Minute Video Review of major news stories)

The Wall Street Journal

Free Ebooks:

Listed below are links to free e-books that can be read online, or downloaded to a reader.

Barnes and Noble Free Ebooks

Online Books Page

Obooko

Open Library

Project Gutenberg

Riveted

SORA (By Overdrive)- Audio and eBooks. Add the San Diego County Library to your account in order to access secondary sources not available through HTH. For more information to set up an account go to the SORA directions page.

ProQuest Ebook Central – eBook subscription database (over 12,000 titles) to support multiple subject areas (English Language Arts, Science, Math, Social Studies, Health, Physical Education, Information Literacy and Technology). *No User Name or Password required. You can register for an account and save ebooks that you are reading for this site.