The
following online databases are brought to you by Libraries
Linking Idaho, a joint effort of the Idaho Commission for Libraries and
the Idaho library community.
Go to
www.lili.org
to find
them. Scroll down to "secondary students." Enter your city and zipcode.
Good places to start:
World Book Advanced
A powerful reference tool with
encyclopedic, multimedia, e-book, and primary source databases.
Academic Search Premier
Academic Search Premier contains
indexing and abstracts for more than 8,500 journals, with full text for
more than 4,600 of those titles.
Student Research Center
A search interface designed
specifically for secondary education students, according to their needs
and search abilities.
Search
written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints,
maps, and sheet music documenting the American experience; a digital record of
American history and creativity. These materials chronicle historical events,
people, places, and ideas that continue to shape America.
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Automobile Reference Center
Automobile
Reference Center contains information on most major manufacturers of
domestic and imported vehicles, with repair information for most vintage
makes starting as far back as 1945.
Heritage Quest
Explore
your family's unique history with HeritageQuest® Online. It's an
incredible storehouse of American genealogical information dating back
to the 1700's. Sources include U.S. federal census images, over 25,000
family and local history books, Revolutionary War records, Freedman's
Bank Records, U.S. Serial Set records, the Periodical Source Index (PERSI),
and more.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Offers reference sources from multiple publishers
to provide respected authoritative essays on varied topics from numerous
subject areas.
Idaho
Digital Resources
Digital resources on
various Idaho topics.
Kids Search
A search interface designed
specifically for elementary/middle school students according to their
needs and search abilities.