Link to WCPL Database Page for research and homework help. Be sure to check out NoveList, EbscoHost, and Learning Express, where you can practice taking tests in subjects like math, vocabulary and spelling, reading, writing and grammar. You can also take actual practice tests to prepare for the ACT, SAT, PSAT/NMSQT, AP, TOEFL iBT, CLEP, and more.
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American Government,
Biology,
Calculus,
Calculus (Spanish),
Environmental Science,
Physics,
Psychology,
Religion,
Statistics, and
US History.
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History
Designed for world history students in grades 12 and under, Historylink101 links to other Web sites categorized by subject. The cultures of Africa, Aztec, China, Egypt, Greece, Mayan, Mesopotamia, Rome, Olmec, Prehistory, Middle Ages and World War II are divided into categories of Art, Biographies, Daily Life, Maps, Pictures and Research and more. History Link 101 is a resource site for World History Classes. It is divided into six categories for each culture or time period. The categories are art, biographies, daily life, maps, pictures and research.
Research Help
After you've searched the Ebsco or Electric Library databases on the WCPL site
for full-text articles (click here to access the Database Page),
check out these "Hidden Web" periodical databases:
http://www.findarticles.com
Search this archive of published articles for free. Frequently updated, articles date back to 1998 from more than 300 magazines and journals.
http://www.magportal.com
Browse by category or use the search engine to find articles from a variety of magazines.
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