Online Resources

These resources are supplied by the state of Texas for all students. They are available on any Internet-capable computer, at school or home, using the Username and Password supplied by your school librarian.

EBSCOHost: Magazine articles, primary documents, biographies, reference materials 

Newsbank: Newspapers from around the world, magazine articles, and special reports

Encyclopedia Britannica Online: Reference materials

NetTrekker-Search Engine for students and teachers

 

Educational Search Engines

Infotopia-Infotopia is an academic search engine accessing only trusted websites previously selected by librarians, teachers and library/educational consortia.

SweetSearch- A Search Engine for Students-Every Web site in SweetSearch has been evaluated by our research experts.

Library of Congress-LOC provides a gateway to many resources for the study of history, including thousands of primary source materials.

THOMAS: Legislative Information-students will find federal legislation that may impact many aspects of their own lives. A searchable version of the Congressional Record is also available.

 Exhibitions: LOC assembles exhibits on a vairety of topics

Today in History: items from the American Memory collections that happened on or relate to today's date

American Memory: LOC's online archive of primary sources that relate to the history and culture of America