Individual Student Project
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Research
Library Databases
These library databases are great places to start your research journey.
Sign in using your school Google account!
Your username (before the @) and password will let you access databases and resources outside of school.
Sign in using your school Google account!
Your username (before the @) and password will let you access databases and resources outside of school.
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Articles from thousands of magazines and journals covering subject areas from the arts and multicultural studies to the STEM subjects. (Uniquely designed for students in honors level, college credit, and Advanced Placement courses.)
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Find thousands of primary source documents on the struggle for Black Freedom throughout different eras of U.S. History.
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One of the key African American magazines of the 20th century, covering 20th and 21st-Century current events, art, design, politics and culture, literature, advertising, and more. Contains issues from November 1945 though June 2014.
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Delivers fully-reproduced issues of The New York Times (1851-2019), Chicago Tribune (1849-1998), and the Chicago Defender (1909-1980).
The Chicago Defender was the major news source for African Americans in Chicago and beyond for most of the 20th century. At a time when Black voices were largely excluded from mainstream media platforms, the Defender covered both major events and the details of Black community life. |
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Explore the digitized collections of the largest library in the world, an invaluable resource for primary and secondary source research. Includes digitized maps, legal materials, audio interviews, music recordings, and much more.
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Provided by the Smithsonian Institute, the museum's online archives include resources on numerous aspects of African American history and culture. Formats include full documents, video and sound recordings, photographs, and more.
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Part of the New York Public Library, this center is devoted to the research, preservation, and exhibition of materials focused on global black history, arts, and culture, including thousands of digitized materials.
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An online database on the intercontinental and intra-American slave trade, including timelines, data and statistics, information about specific individuals, images, and more.
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Books
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Destiny is the online catalog for all District 207 school libraries. You can find print books and ebooks, as well as see what is available at South and West's libraries. You can request to borrow items from the other schools.
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Tip: Use a book's table of contents and index to zero in on the information that's most useful and specific to your topic.
Public Libraries |
Find even more resources in print or online at your local library. They have a large collection of nonfiction, databases, and primary sources you can utilize. You can also request even more resources from around the country at your public library.
Your librarians at Maine East can help you sign up for a card and help you figure out what resources to look for at your public library.
Your librarians at Maine East can help you sign up for a card and help you figure out what resources to look for at your public library.
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NIles-maine public library
park ridge public library
morton grove public library
des plaines public library
glenview public library
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Save Resources & Citations |
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NoodleTools provides integrated tools for citations, document archiving, annotation, and collaborative research and writing. Most library databases will create properly formatted citations and export it right to your NoodleTools project folder.
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Google Docs has a built-in Citation Tool to help you format citations, create a bibliography/works cited page, add footnotes, and more. Watch a tutorial here.
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The Online Writing Lab (O.W.L) at Purdue University is an extensive resource for creating works cited and annotated bibliographies, as well as help with research, writing, and formatting styles.
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