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*NEW RESOURCE* - The Knoxville News Sentinel is a daily newspaper founded in Knoxville, Tennessee. It covers the news in Knoxville and the surrounding area from the 1880s to today.
Audience: Middle School, High School, College/Research, Public, Genealogy
*NEW RESOURCE* -The Memphis Commercial Appeal is a daily newspaper founded in Memphis,Tennessee. It covers the news in Memphis and the surrounding area from the 1840s to today.
Audience: Middle School, High School, College/Research, Public, Genealogy
*NEW RESOURCE* - Newspapers.com Southeast Edition provides access to newspapers from the southeast United States including 2000+ historical and recent newspapers in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
Audience: Middle School, High School, College/Research, Public, Genealogy
*NEW RESOURCE* - Full color issues of The Tennessean newspaper with a seven day delay from publication. Provides Nashville and Middle Tennessee regional coverage.
Audience: Middle School, High School, College/Research, Public
Gale K12 Ebooks is a collection of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research for elementary, middle and high school. These eBooks are available 24/7 with no checkout.
Audience: Elementary School, Middle School, High School
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Collection of genealogical and historical sources, with coverage dating back to the 1700s. Search U.S. census records, full-text family and local history books, Freedman's Bank records and more.
Audience: High School, College/Research, Public, Genealogy
Gale OneFile: High School Edition provides access to cross-curricular content aligned to national and state curriculum standards. Students can access news content including full-text newspapers and periodicals.
Audience: Middle School, High School
Covers a broad range of topics, people, places, and events in an engaging online experience to help high school students with papers, projects, and presentations.
Audience: High School
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.
Audience: High School
Covers today's social issues, from capital punishment to marijuana. Includes pro/con viewpoints, reference articles, interactive maps, and infographics that help learners develop critical-thinking skills and draw their own conclusions.
Audience: High School, College/Research
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.
Audience: High School
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.
Audience: High School, College/Research, Public, Genealogy
Take online practice tests and use test prep ebooks. Search thousands of college and graduate school entries. Identify scholarships that meet financial needs.
Audience: High School, Public, Business
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.
Audience: High School
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Digitized pages of The Tennessean (1812-2002) provide unique historical insight into the regional issues and concerns, such as local government, industrialization, prohibition, and racial struggles.
Audience: Middle School, High School, College/Research, Public, Genealogy
Learn over 110 different languages with Transparent Language Online. You can learn English from 30 different languages. Lessons for kids too!
Audience: Spanish, Middle School, High School, College/Research, Public
Online encyclopedia that features thousands of reference articles, primary sources, and online books. Also includes access to worldwide news publications, government links from numerous countries, and multimedia materials.
Audience: High School, College/Research, Public
Provides reference resources for students reading below grade level with content and tools specifically developed for these students.
Audience: Middle School, High School, Public
Includes highly illustrated, engaging titles that support a span of curriculum areas and reading levels.
Audience: Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Public
Allows students to discover and map important events in society and culture. Users can browse more than 400 ready-made, interactive timelines covering various periods in history or create their own timeline on any subject.
Audience: Middle School, High School
