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Books in WVHS Library

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Library & Researching
ONLINE SUBSCRIPTIONS
FOR SCHOOL OR HOME USE
(Ask the library staff for home passwords)
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CQ Researcher (1923 - Present) includes primary and secondary sources for a wide range of political and social issues, including topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy.
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Discovering Collection provides access to Authors, Biography, Multicultural America, Science, U.S. History, World History, Poetry and Shakespeare and other databases covering biographies, nations, states, world cultures, and science.
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School Access or First-time Home Access provides access to encyclopedias -- Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Encyclopedia, and Popular Science -- and dictionaries (including Spanish).
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| Internet search engine that locates sites that have been validated as accurate and of educational value. Search by keyword or browse subject directory. Also includes references and tools for research. |
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Opposing Viewpoints is a comprehensive source for information on today's hottest social issues. Includes viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and links to Websites.
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Royalty free music library, produced by top industry professionals, which meets licensing and technology requirements for education. Ensures your copyright compliance |
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History, U. S.: American Decades Primary Sources. 10 vols. 2004. Full or excerpted
primary sources from the period representing a diversity of
views that provide insight into the arts, medicine and health, media, education,
world events, religion, government and politics, lifestyles and social trends,
law and justice, religion, business and the economy, and sports from the decade.
Literature: Modern American Literature. 5th ed. 3 vols. 1999. Each entry for over 400 of the most significant American authors of the twentieth century excerpts a variety of critical approaches and shows the evolution of the critical reception of that author's work. The authors discussed exemplify the best American writing in a variety of genres, from poetry to expository essays, and reflect the diversity of the American experience in the twentieth century.
Social Science: Countries and Their Cultures 4 vols. 2001. Focuses on cultures and countries around the world, specifically what is and is not shared culturally by the people who live in a particular country. Entries contain descriptive summaries of the country in question, including demographic, historical, cultural, economic, religious, and political information.
Social Science: Encyclopedia of World Cultures. 10 vols. 1996. Lists and describes more than 1,500 global cultures. Based on research of social scientists, it is the source for historical, social, political, economic, linguistic, religious, and other information on virtually every existing culture.
Social Science: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas. 6 vols. 2005. Articles covering ideas that make up Western culture. Each entry explores origin, cultural interpretations, and historical themes of topics as diverse as abolitionism, beauty, communism, diveristy, feminism, love, physics, social capital, and others.
Social Science: St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture. 5 vols. 2005. A comprehensive and scholarly look at popular culture, with emphasis on ideas, people, events and products that symbolize America. Major topics include: television, movies, theater, art, books, magazines, radio, music, sports, fashion, health, politics, trends, community life, advertising and many other influences on American life.
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WOIS provides access to careers, schools and training programs in Washington State.
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World News Digest provides access to historical resources since 1940 and information on current issues, countries, and people. |
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PRIMARY SOURCES
(from McDougal Littell Classzone textbook support)
Check the Ports to Visit, including National Archives
Also includes links to Subject-Specific Sites.
Search Library of Congress collections for documents and images from American history and life.
Declassified documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act and a repository of government records on a wide range of topics pertaining to the national security, foreign, intelligence, and economic policies of the United States.
Listing of over 5000 websites describing holdings of
manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs
and other primary sources.
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