Media Center Resources
AEA Digital Library AP Images BookFlix Brittanica Online Consumer Reports CQResearcher Culture Grams Facts on Files Issues & Controversies Gale iClipArt for Schools Learn 360 Rosen Teen Health SIRS Issues Researcher Soundzabound TeachingBooks.net TrueFlix AEA Digital Library Photos and videos for education use Interactive books for K-3 Encyclopedia reference for all ages Online magazine Research reports on current issues Learn about countries, states, and people Research documents K-12 resources of 39 different databases Royalty free Clipart, photos, sounds and more Education videos and photos 7-12 resources Database for Pro v. Con Issues Royalty free music for schools Info on books and authorsNonfiction interactive ebooks Photos dating back to 1800s – Primary source |
General Research/All Topics
- Google BookSearch
Book Search works just like web search / Partial or entire text of thousands of books - Google NewsArchive
Provides an easy way to search and explore historical archives. Automatically create timelines which show selected results from relevant time periods. Dates back to 1700’s - Google Scholar
A simple way to search for scholarly research/literature: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles from academic publishers, professional societies, etc - Almanac
- LibrarySpot
Online directory of topics/websites - Virtual Library Resource Center
Library / Search by keyword or topic - National Public Radio
- Iowa Reading Research
Specific Topics
- American Memory
Primary source documents - American FactFinder
Tools for creating, viewing, printing, and downloading maps - Artcyclopedia
Search artist, medium, movement, subject or browse for digitized art and online exhibits - Bartleby
Search Quotations, classic passages, phrases and much more - Biography
People search - National Science Digital Library
For your science projects - USA.Gov
Official web portal to search all U.S. government sites