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Online Resource List

CultureGrams Cultural reports for more than 200 countries with 25 different categories including climate, history, gestures, diet, economy, events and trends, holidays, and recipes

Encyclopedia Americana (Grolier) Online encyclopedia that includes websites and feature stories from the Associated Press, as well as lesson plans for educators

FirstSearch FirstSearch is an online service that gives library professionals and end users access to a rich collection of reference databases. With FirstSearch, materials in our library’s collection are highlighted in results from searches in dozens of leading databases.

Gale Virtual Reference Library E-books that ACHS owns

JSTOR Many scholarly journals for all disciplines

Literature Resource Center A current, comprehensive, and reliable online resource for research on literary topics, authors, and their works. Its coverage includes all genres and disciplines, all time periods, and all regions of the world. Includes scholarly articles, full-text poetry, book reviews, author biographies, and links to author websites.

NoodleTools A tool to help format a bibliography using MLA or APA style. Also includes note cards to help organize research

NoveList Readers Advisory. Includes both fiction and non-fiction and includes author read-alikes and book discussions

Opposing Viewpoints Viewpoint essays and articles about controversial topics

Science Online (Facts On File) Thousands of essays on science, math, and technology. Includes images, videos, and experiments, as well as definitions, biographies, and timely topics

SIRS Decades Over 5,000 selected primary and secondary source articles on people, places and events in 20th century America. Conveniently divided into decades.

SIRS Researcher Over 1600 sources offering information about the major social issues of today. Also include SIRS Government Reporter

Student Resource Center (Gale Cengage) Thousands of full-text magazine articles, primary source documents, and newspaper articles on hundreds of topics. Multimedia content includes podcast, audioclips, and video as well as flags, maps, and photos. Also includes literary criticism.