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Selected Library eResources
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Tutor.com
Live online tutoring one-on-one from professional tutors. Includes math, science, social studies, and English at all levels including AP. Also includes tutors to help with testing (GED, Citizenship test) and job help (resumes, interview preparation). Check out the Writing Center for specific help with writing and proofreading reports, essays, and papers.
Articles from Magazines, Newspapers, and Journals (EBSCOhost)
Full text articles from tens of thousands of popular and scholarly magazines, journals, and newspapers from 1975 to the present, including Newsweek, Consumer Reports, and many other titles.
Articles from Newspapers
The ProQuest database of over 500 national and international newspapers including the San Francisco Chronicle, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal.
Academic Search Complete
Full text articles from 8,600+ scholarly and multidisciplinary periodicals, including more than 7,500 peer-reviewed journals.
Biography Reference Center
Full text biographies for contemporary and historical people.
Biography Resource Center
Full text biographies for contemporary and historical people.
Facts on File American History Online
Spans more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history, highlighting the important people and events of the American experience.
Facts on File Ancient and Medieval History Online
Explores the pre-modern world with in-depth focus on Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
Grolier Online Encyclopedias
Online versions of Cumbre en Linea, Lands and People, and America the Beautiful (use this link inside the Library).
Learning Express
Online practice tests based on the official exams for SAT, GED, ACT, GRE, GMAT, Civil Service jobs, ASVAB and many more.
Literary Reference Center
Author biographies and literary criticism.
Literature Resource Center
Author biographies and literary criticism.
Mango Languages
Learn various languages online. Mango teaches you actual conversation skills for a wide variety of languages, including Spanish, French, Italian, Chinese, Japanese and English learning programs for Spanish and other language speakers.
Points of View Reference Center
Pro and con articles on popular controversial subjects.
Social Studies Fact Cards
Fact cards on California, the United States and the World. Useful for those reports on missions, Native Americans, or explorers.
Student Research Center
For Middle and High School students, the SRC searches for the best resources topics for students. Search results are divided into categories - Magazines, Newspapers, Books and Encyclopedias, Biographies, Country and State Reports, Radio and TV transcripts, photos, and more.
Virtual Reference Library by Gale
Dozens of online encyclopedias and other research titles like Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, West's Encyclopedia of American Law, Dictionary of American History, Gale Encyclopedia of Science, and Arts and Humanities Through the Eras.
Other Educational Web Sites
Hippocampus
A free online high-quality multimedia education content for high school and college students. The content has been developed by colleges and universities.
Khan Academy
Online education content delivered via video tutorials, from teaching math, history, medicine, finance, physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, economics, American civics, art history to computer science.
Sparknotes
Over 500 study guides for English literature, Shakespeare, and on various subjects (history, math, and biology). The literature section includes brief analyses of characters, themes and plots. Provide test prep for SAT, ACT, AP Subject Tests, and GRE.
Learn-a-Language
Online language lessons, interactive games, flash cards, and fun lessons. Learn up to 8 foreign languages (Spanish, Italian, French, Japanese, German, Russian and Chinese).