Chat with a librarian
LANGUAGE ARTS
| BIOGRAPHY | |
| Biography in Context |
Information about famous and infamous people |
| CAREERS | |
| Nevada Career Information System | Match skills and interest with occupations |
| Resume Maker | Learn to make a resume! |
| COUNTRIES & CULTURES | |
| CultureGrams | Photographs and facts about countries and states |
| CURRENT EVENTS & SOCIAL ISSUES | |
| SIRS Knowledge Source | Start your research here for all topics |
| Opposing ViewPoints in Context |
Learn all sides of an issue – great for debates |
| Student Resources in Context | Search reference books, Magazines & Journals, Newspapers, Primary Documents, and Multimedia for subject areas History, Literature, Science, Social Science & biographies. |
| HISTORY & GOVERNMENT | |
| Online Nevada Encyclopedia | Explore Nevada’s history and heritage |
| U.S. History In Context |
Provides integrated access to over 1,000 primary documents, more than 30,000 reference articles, and over 65 full-text journals covering themes, events, individuals, and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present. |
| American Government | Wonder how the government works? Find out more here! |
| American Indian History Online | A premier resource for information on Native Americans contains biographies, events, primary sources, timelines, images maps and charts. |
| World History in Context | Draws on themes and trends from the history curriculum for the 20th Century, and integrates reference sources, full-text articles, maps and images. Also includes full-text and facsimile images for over 1,400 primary source documents. |
| LANGUAGE ARTS | |
| Something about the Author | Biographical profiles of YA authors and illustrators |
| Literature Resource Center | Plots themes characters criticism and reviews |
| Teen Scene | The latest hot titles for teens! |
| HEALTH | |
| Health Source: Consumer Edition | Up to the minute info about health and wellness |
| REFERENCE and RESEARCH | |
| Credo Reference | Super basic reference sources – an alternative to Google! |
| World Book | The encyclopedia you love – online! |
| SCIENCE & MATH | |
| Science Online | Science experiments of all kinds! Also biographies and diagrams! |
| Science in Context |
Includes topic overviews, experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations and the latest scientific developments are covered in articles from over 200 magazines and academic journals and links to quality web sites. |
| and MORE! | |
| HelpNow! BrainFuse | Experienced tutors online to help you with your homework assignments! They will also tutor you in areas you need extra help with. |
| Hot Topics | Online resources and selected websites by topic. See the section labeled “Homework Resources”. |
Find more databases and websites at the Teen Zone – Homework Help. Also check the “Tips” page for guides for doing your report or research.
Databases require your Library Card and PIN . Students who do not live in the Las Vegas – Clark County Library District but live in Nevada may use the State Databases with their Library Card.
Provides integrated access to over 1,000 primary documents, more than 30,000 reference articles, and over 65 full-text journals covering themes, events, individuals, and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present.
