Academic OneFile
Provides access to scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers in all major disciplines. Coverage from 1980's to present. ...read morego to resource
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Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1789-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present including 125 newspapers from Tennessee. ...read morego to resource
eBooks & Audiobooks
It's easy to checkout eBooks, downloadable audiobooks, and other digital items from Tennessee libraries. All you need is your library card to get started. ...read morego to resource
Gale Literary Sources
Get biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism, and reviews on more than 150,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world. Gale Literary Sources provides combined access to the Literature Resource Center, LitFinder ...read morego to resource
Gale Virtual Reference Library
GVRL is a collection of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These eBooks are available 24/7 with no checkout. Titles can be browsed, searched and downloaded anytime from any Internet-connected device. The eBooks you can access ...read morego to resource
General OneFile
One-stop source for magazine and journal articles covering general interest topics along with reference, newspaper, and audio content. With millions of articles available, General OneFile serves a wide audience of readers. ...read morego to resource
HeritageQuest Online
Collection of genealogical and historical sources, with coverage dating back to the 1700s. Searches U.S. census records, full-text family and local history books, Freedman's Bank records and more. ...read morego to resource
LitFinder
LitFinder provides access to literary works and authors throughout history and includes more than 150,000 full-text poems and 800,000+ poetry citations, as well as short stories, speeches, and plays. The database also includes secondary materials like biographies, images, and ...read morego to resource
Opposing Viewpoints In Context
Covers today's hottest social issues, from capital punishment to immigration to marijuana. This cross-curricular research database supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts classes. Includes pro/con viewpoints, reference articles, interactive maps, and ...read morego to resource
Student Resources In Context
Covers a broad range of topics, people, places, and events in an engaging online experience to help students with papers, projects, and presentations that reinforce development of academic and 21st-century learning skills like critical thinking and problem solving, ...read morego to resource
Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture
Free, comprehensive reference work featuring over 1,500 entries on the Volunteer State. Cosponsored by the University of Tennessee Press and the Tennessee Historical Society. ...read morego to resource
Tennessee Records on Ancestry.com
Tennessee records, including birth, death, and tax lists are available online thru a partnership with Ancestry.com. While other Ancestry.com resources require a subscription; these records are free for Tennesseans. ...read morego to resource
Testing & Education Reference Center
Testing & Education Reference Center (TERC) contains descriptions of 30,000 graduate and professional education programs in more than 300 academic disciplines offered by more than 1500 accredited colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada. Corresponds to the six-volume ...read morego to resource
The Informant
The Informant is a student created and run organization designed to inform Tennessee students of the bills being introduced, debated and voted on within the Tennessee state legislature. We at The Infomant research the bills being introduced in both houses of the Tennessee state ...read morego to resource
The Tennessean (2002-Present)
Full-text articles from The Tennessean newspaper. Provides Nashville and Middle Tennessee regional coverage. Dates of coverage: Nov. 7, 2002 to present, with incomplete coverage back to Jan. 1, 1999. ...read morego to resource
Transparent Language Online
Transparent Language Online -- Builds all four core skills of a language: listening, speaking, reading, and writing 100+ languages to choose from Transparent Language Online Available Languages English lessons for speakers of over 25 different languages KidSpeak has kid- ...read morego to resource
World Book Advanced
Online encyclopedia, perfect for high school students, that features thousands of reference articles, primary sources, and online books. It also includes up-to-the-minute access to worldwide news publications, government links from numerous countries, and multimedia materials. ...read morego to resource
World Book Discover
Provides reference resources for students reading below grade level with content and tools specifically developed for these students. Includes reference articles, text-to-speech capabilities, learning and life skills activities, multimedia, and interactive video to draw students ...read morego to resource
World Book eBooks
Includes highly illustrated, engaging titles that support a span of curriculum areas and reading levels. ...read morego to resource
World Book Student
Features more than 40,000 encyclopedia and reference articles, biographies, videos, images, and activities that support middle school research needs. ...read morego to resource
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