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The Tennessean (1812 - 2002)

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. This diverse, easily accessible primary source material is an invaluable tool ...read more

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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 more

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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 more

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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 more

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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 more

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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 more

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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 more

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Research in Context

Designed for middle school students, provides access to reference works, biographies, magazine and journal articles, primary source documents, and multimedia. ...read more

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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 more

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Tennessee Blue Book: A History of Tennessee - Student Edition

The Tennessee Blue Book: A History of Tennessee- Student Edition is written for students in upper elementary and middle school who are studying the history of our great state.  ...read more

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Tennessee State Library & Archives Education Outreach

Explore primary sources, lesson plans, and other educational tools designed for social studies teachers and students. Content is organized by both historical eras and Tennessee social studies content standards. ...read more

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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 more

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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 more

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World Book eBooks

Includes highly illustrated, engaging titles that support a span of curriculum areas and reading levels. ...read more

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World Book Online

World Book Online will allow you to navigate easily to all the World Book encyclopedias included in TEL. ...read more

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World Book Student

Features more than 40,000 encyclopedia and reference articles, biographies, videos, images, and activities that support middle school research needs. ...read more

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World Book Timelines

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. ...read more

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