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Online Homework Help Resources – Articles & Encyclopedias

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Britannica School

Britannica School is a three part encyclopedia with portals for elementary, middle, and high school students.
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California Digital Newspaper Collection

Full-page scans of historical California newspapers published from 1846 to the present.
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Digital Public Library of America

The DPLA empowers people to learn, grow, and contribute to society by maximizing access to our shared history, culture, and knowledge.
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Gale In Context: Biography

Find hundreds of thousands of biographical entries, past and present, from around the world. From Gale.
Light from cities all over the Earth as seen from space.
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Gale In Context: Global Issues

An analysis of critical global issues using historical documents, current viewpoints, news, country information, videos, podcasts and more.
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Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints

Explore current social issues with pro/con viewpoint essays, periodical articles, biographies, images, podcasts and more. Provided by Gale.
Statues of three U.S. soldiers at the Vietnam Memorial.
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Gale In Context: US History

Get contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in U.S. History.
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Gale In Context: World History in Context

Get contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in World History.
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Gale Interactive: Science

A virtual lab that gives middle and high school students the power to see beyond static text and embrace learning outside of the classroom.
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Gale OneFile: News

International, national, and local newspapers, plus images, radio and TV broadcasts, and transcripts.
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Archives Unbound

Presents topically-focused digital collections of historical documents that support the research and study needs of scholars and students.
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Library of Congress Digital Collections

Library of Congress Digital Collections features thousands of items in hundreds of subject areas.
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Newsbank

Full-text articles from national news and magazines, with current events topic finder and lesson plans. Includes the Mercury News Archive.
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