Databases at the Newburgh Free Library: HOMEWORK HELP
HOMEWORK HELP
- Black Freedom Struggle in the United States
This curated selection of primary sources is designed for teaching and learning about the struggles and triumphs of Black Americans. Developed with input from Black history scholars and advisors, its easily discoverable materials are ideal for assignments and special projects focused on U.S. Black history.
- Britannica Escolar - Newburgh
Discover the leading knowledge-building resource that is universally trusted for accurate and age-appropriate content in Spanish. New features make it more valuable than ever for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and students learning Spanish.
Funded by the New York State Library NOVEL program.
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- Britannica School - Newburgh
Britannica School is the go-to site for learning more about any subject—for all grades and all reading abilities—offering thousands of up-to-date, curated, and curriculum-relevant articles, images, videos, audio clips, primary sources, maps, research tools, recommended Web sites, and three separate databases—Elementary, Middle, or High.
Funded by the New York State Library NOVEL program.
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- EBSCO Explora - Newburgh
Explora is EBSCO's interface for Schools and Public Libraries. Designed to meet the unique needs of its users, Explora supports both student research and classroom instruction.
Funded by RCLS and Central Library (Newburgh).
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- Gale in Context: Elementary - Newburgh
Gale In Context: Elementary (formerly Kids InfoBits), introduces elementary school students to database searching with easy-to-use resources featuring age-appropriate, curriculum-related content.
Funded by the New York State Library NOVEL program.
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- Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context) - Newburgh
Presents pro and con articles on many controversial topics. Also offers topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, and more.
Funded by the New York State Library NOVEL program.
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- Middle School (Gale in Context) - Newburgh
Created specifically for middle-schoolers, Research in Context combines the best of Gale's reference content with age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more. Students will find outstanding support to complete assignments in core subjects including literature, science, social studies, and history.
Funded by the New York State Library NOVEL program.
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- TrueFlix - Newburgh
Offering dozens of units to supplement social studies and science core curricula learning, TrueFlix® is a highly-engaging multimedia resource that can be used in the library, the classroom, on mobile devices, or at home.
Funded by the Newburgh Free Library.
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- Tutor.com - Newburgh
Tutor.com provides high-quality one-on-one online learning and career services for library patrons. All sessions are online with professional academic or career tutors. Patrons can work with an online tutor through text or voice chat 7 days a week from 3PM - 10PM. Select services are also available in Spanish. Funded by Newburgh Free Library.
