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Bloomsbury Resources
Resources on the African American and Latino Experiences

Research African American and Latino American Experiences

Brainfuse
Test prep, eLearning, and homework help,

Along with test prep and skill building, find one-on-one homework and language help.

Salem Online
Reference articles on literature, history, and science

Find online versions of Masterplots, Decades, Great Lives of History, and Encyclopedia of Energy.

PA Power Library
A collection of databases covering a wide variety of topics

Access thousands of articles, newspapers, encyclopedias, photographs and other reference materials.

Newspaper.com
Search the pages of historic Pennsylvania newspapers

Search over 400 historical newspapers to find great primary and secondary sources.

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Other Helpful Online Resources

  • BASE– one of the world’s most voluminous search engines especially for academic web resources.
  • Digital Public Library of America–  Millions of materials from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions across the country available to all in a one-stop discovery experience.
  • DOAJ– Directory of Open Access Journals.
  • Encyclopedia.com– Search over 200 individual encyclopedias and reference books from the worlds most trusted publishers.
  • ERIC– Search academic educational resources.
  • JURN-Search millions of free academic articles, chapters and theses.
  • National Archives– The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the nation’s record keeper.