Scholastic Go!This link opens in a new windowuser: westonhigh
pass: grolier
An authoritative encyclopedia like Grolier is the best place to familiarize yourself with topics and generate a list of keywords.
Britannica SchoolThis link opens in a new windowuser: weston
pass: wildcats
The best place to start your research. Authoritative entries help you understand the scope of your topic and generate keywords. Choose your reading level. Translation available.
CulturegramsThis link opens in a new windowusername: weston
password: wildcats
Geography, maps, history and cultural information about all countries.
Academic Journals
Academic OneFileThis link opens in a new windowpassword: wildcats
The grandaddy of academic databases. Use this once you have narrowed down your topic a bit to find articles from newspapers, magazines, video, podcasts and academic journals dated 1980-present.
JSTORThis link opens in a new windowsign up for ecard at Boston Public Library website for access
Papers published in academic journals on tightly focused topics. Access is through Boston Public Library. Apply for an ecard below.
JSTOR ecard applicationThis link opens in a new windowApply for your BPL ecard here to access JSTOR.
American Decades encyclopedias, Great Events from History (Middle Ages, Renaissance & Early Modern Era, 1454-1600, GLBT Events), Great Lives from History (Middle Ages, Renaissance), Milestone Documents (American History, World History)
A broad collection of scholarly analysis and full-text periodicals, reference works and primary documents that cover the events, movements, and individuals that have shaped world history.
The home page for all High School audio and ebook resources.
Statistics
World AlmanacThis link opens in a new windowuser: westonhs
pass: wildcats
Quick facts and statistics on countries, media, sports, economies, technology--and just about anything else you can think of. A classic.
Primary Sources
AP NewsroomThis link opens in a new windowusername: weston
password: #1wildcats
High quality, professional, historical and current images from the Associated Press, ready for you to download and use in projects.
History databases, A-Z
Academic OneFileThis link opens in a new windowpassword: wildcats
The grandaddy of academic databases. Use this once you have narrowed down your topic a bit to find articles from newspapers, magazines, video, podcasts and academic journals dated 1980-present.
Britannica SchoolThis link opens in a new windowuser: weston
pass: wildcats
The best place to start your research. Authoritative entries help you understand the scope of your topic and generate keywords. Choose your reading level. Translation available.
CulturegramsThis link opens in a new windowusername: weston
password: wildcats
Geography, maps, history and cultural information about all countries.
American Decades encyclopedias, Great Events from History (Middle Ages, Renaissance & Early Modern Era, 1454-1600, GLBT Events), Great Lives from History (Middle Ages, Renaissance), Milestone Documents (American History, World History)
A broad collection of scholarly analysis and full-text periodicals, reference works and primary documents that cover the events, movements, and individuals that have shaped world history.