America: History and Life	Is a database of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. With selective indexing for 1,700 journals from 1964 to present, this database is without question the most important bibliographic reference tool for students and scholars of U.S. and Canadian history. Strong English-language journal coverage is balanced by an international perspective on topics and events, including abstracts in English of articles published in more than 40 languages.  UN: crusaderresearch  PW: PCHS2010
Literary Reference Center	A comprehensive database that provides users with a wide range of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. UN: crusaderresearch  PW: PCHS2010
National Geographic	Search their magazine index for the issue, then go to the library and get it!
OPAC	On-line listing of CHS' library collection.
Points of View	POV is a full text database that provides users with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. In this tutorial you will learn about key interface features such as browsing by category, advanced searching and accessing helpful Research Guides. UN: crusaderresearch  PW: PCHS2010
Turnitin	Plagiarism detection program
Ultra Resources	This database includes 7 sites you can search.  They Are ERIC Topic Search, Professional Development Collection, Newspaper Source, Health Source: Consumer Edition, MAS Ultra-School Edition. UN: crusaderresearch  PW: PCHS2010

Catholic Online Saints Index	Catalog of brief bios on Saints from A to Z.
CIA Fact Book	Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities. Our Reference tab includes: maps of the major world regions, as well as Flags of the World, a Physical Map of the World, a Political Map of the World, and a Standard Time Zones of the World map.
The Internet Public Library	This site has potential -- it reviews sites for content, and categorizes them.  Great source of literary criticisms on the web.
Library of Congress	Great way to find primary sources.
National Archives	The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the nation's record keeper. Of all documents and materials created in the course of business conducted by the United States Federal government, only 1%-3% are so important for legal or historical reasons that they are kept by us forever.
Smithsonian	Resources from the Smithsonian Institute.

CNN in Spanish	The Cable News Network in Spanish.
NPR	An internationally acclaimed producer and distributor of noncommercial news, talk, and entertainment programming.
Newslink	Gives you access to nationwide newspapers and radio stations.
Newsweek	An online version of the weekly magazine.
The New York Times	An outstanding version of the real thing!
Time	An online version of the classic magazine.
The Washington Post	A solid online newspaper.
US News	Gives you breaking headline news from the world, national and international news on business and financial news.

Miscellaneous

 

A&E Biography	Many brief bios on all kinds of people.
AP Multimedia Archive	Multimedia resources for student.
Discovery Channel	Who doesn't watch the Discovery Channel?  Discovery School is worth some time also.
The History Channel	Get articles from history texts, as well as find related WWW links.
Library of Congress American Memories	American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. It is a digital record of American history and creativity. These materials, from the collections of the Library of Congress and other institutions, chronicle historical events, people, places, and ideas that continue to shape America, serving the public as a resource for education and lifelong learning.
NASA	'Nuff said.
National Gallery of Art	The mission of the National Gallery of Art is to serve the United States of America in a national role by preserving, collecting, exhibiting, and fostering the understanding of works of art, at the highest possible museum and scholarly standards.
Purdue Online Writing Lab	Online help with writing, grammar, and citing sources.
Scientific American	A great magazine, and a good online resource for science.
The Weather Channel	We know you stay up and watch weather disasters.  Your parents do.
Write for College	How do you cite these sources?  See the MLA Documentation Style.

Libraries (Note- you must have a Florida Library card to gain access to resources):

 

West Florida Public Library

Florida Electronic Library

 

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