Covering more than 500 years of the African-American experience, African-American History Online offers videos, primary sources, articles, images, timelines, and more about people, events, and topics of African-American history.
Coverage of more than 750,000 individuals, over 90,000 of whom have an associated full-text biography, links to more than 650,000 related full-text articles, as well as abstracts and images from thousands of periodicals, and a searchable collection of more than 35,000 images.
Live, online homework help, writing labs, adult learning resources, and much more. Live help from tutors is available daily 2 - 11 p.m.
A resource for understanding critical events and controversial subjects.
The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) connects people to the riches held within America’s libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions. All of the materials found through DPLA—photographs, books, maps, news footage, oral histories, personal letters, museum objects, artwork, government documents, and so much more—are free and immediately available in digital format. Find primary source sets, online exhibitions, genealogy resources, and more.
Designed specifically for elementary school students, this resource provides access to popular full-text magazines for elementary school research.
A research resource for middle and high school students. Search for a subject or browse topics such as arts and literature, biography, current issues, health and more.
Articles, essays, and primary source documents. Contains full text for periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more.
Electronic reference books covering business, history, law, science, and more.
eReference books relating to American and world history. Includes primary source resources.
eReference books relating to health and medicine.
eReference books on the sciences, including chemistry, earth science, and more.
More than 1,600 primary and secondary resources including historical magazines, documents, biographies, maps, photos and videos.
Practice tests for military, academic, civil service and licensing/certification exams.
Practice tests and study aids for students in grades 4-12.
Maryland's 24/7 online research and information service for Maryland residents and students of all grade levels.
Full-text of 1,700 general magazines and academic journals from 1975 to the present.
A website by Enoch Pratt Free Library providing information, links, and resources on a variety of subjects. NOTE: Each subject category includes links to "databases." The majority of these databases are only available with an Enoch Pratt Free Library card. Each category also includes links to websites and other information, which are available to all.
Contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources. 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.
The premier general encyclopedia and reference resource. Includes World Book Kids, World Book Student, World Book Advanced, and World Book Timelines. Also includes World Book Encyclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos, a beginner's Spanish-language reference tool.