Internet Scout
The Scout Project research team creates and delivers practical Web-based information and software solutions for educators, librarians and researchers. From our friends at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Use search for best results.
Factcheck.org
Fact checking the world of politics. FactCheck.org is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. The APPC was established by publisher and philanthropist Walter Annenberg to create a community of scholars within the University of Pennsylvania that would address public policy issues at the local, state and federal levels.
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Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia (EBSCO)This link opens in a new windowSubject Areas: General. Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.
History Reference Center (EBSCO)This link opens in a new windowSubject Areas: History. Covers U.S. and World History from Antiquity to present day.
LearningExpress Library - PrepStepThis link opens in a new windowSubject Areas: General, Tests, Skills
Practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, and information on GED, Job Skills & Workplace Skills, Skills improvement, U.S. citizenship. In English and Espanol.
Literary Reference Plus (EBSCO)This link opens in a new windowSubject Areas: Literature. Provides a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and time frames.
Science Reference Source (EBSCO)This link opens in a new windowSubject Areas: Science. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.
Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers from BadgerLink
Full-text daily and weekly Wisconsin newspapers from 2005 to 90 days ago, plus newspapers from the 1800s and 1900s. For student and adult researchers.
The Pew Research Center - Topics
This site provides coverage of topical issues by monthly polls and reports. The Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan "fact tank" that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It does not take positions on policy issues.