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Boulder Public Library has partnered with CU History faculty and students, teachers and librarians to bring expert help with your NHD projects. Sign up for individualized help with a mentor tailored just for your project. Meet virtually or in person from January 18 - 20th at the Research Open House.
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NHD Official Documents
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NHD RULE BOOK 2020-2021Contains new content from previous editions.
NHD THEME HELP: This website provides ideas and resources for students on the topics related to the NHD theme.
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NHD ColoradoFind State resources for Colorado students participating in NHD>
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Resources for Background Information
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World History In Context
World History in Context provides an overview of world history that covers the most-studied events, periods, cultures, civilizations, religions, conflicts, wars, ideologies, cultural movements, people, and more. -
History Reference Center
Covering both U.S History and World topics, History Reference Center is a full-text database featuring historical reference books, magazines, journals and thousands of primary source documents. -
Biography in Context
Meet the people who made history! Gale's authoritative reference content, including Lives & Perspectives, alongside primary sources, multimedia, videos, audio selections, images, and magazine and journal articles -
Explora for High School Students
• Search for articles using a single search box
• Browse popular topics for research ideas
• Find Topic Overviews for background information
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New York Times Historical Newspaper (from 1851)
Explore important events in the New York Times archive such as immigration, global markets, inventions in industry and science, coverage from the Civil War to war on terrorism. This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time. For CURRENT NYTimes access please visit our download and stream page. -
National Geographic Virtual Library
A digital reproduction of National Geographic Magazine from 1888 to the current issue. Includes books and videos, National Geographic Traveler and Kids Edition. Printable articles and downloadable photos. -
CultureGrams
Concise reports on countries,U.S. states & Canadian provinces. Uses primary & secondary sources. -
Points of View Reference Center
These resources present multiple sides of an issue and rich content that help students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues, develop analytical thinking skills and gain a balanced perspective on current events and issues. -
Access World News
World and local newspapers, including Daily Camera, Denver Post and Rocky Mtn. News. Includes over 3,000 dailies in the USA and over 6,000 resources from around the world. -
Live Homework Help
Get free one-on-one homework help from a live online tutor. Tutors are available for all-subjects grades k-college on the Brainfuse platform. Make flashcards, create a whiteboard, or make a virtual study room for you and your friends. Help available in Spanish and English every day from 2 to 11 p.m. MST
This service is available to Boulder Public Library account holders and BVSD students who attend school within the Boulder city limits. Need a library card? Set up your free Boulder Public Library account today. -
American Decades Primary SourcesEach volume in this 10 volume set includes full or excerpted primary sources representing the essential issues, themes, movements and events from a decade across the 20th Century. Includes oral histories, songs, speeches, advertisements, TV, play and movie scripts, letters, laws, legal decisions, newspaper articles, cartoons, recipes, and more
Websites with a specific focus
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Asian American Primary SourcesGuide and primary source portal from Univ. of Southern California library.
eBook Collections
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American Decades 1900 -1999Cross-disciplinary source for junior and high school students and teachers general researchers who need to document and analyze periods of contemporary American social history (1900-1999)
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American Decades 2000-2009Cross-disciplinary sources for decade 2000-2009 An aid to analyze periods of contemporary American social history for that decade.
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American Decades Primary SourcesEach volume in this 10 volume set includes full or excerpted primary sources representing the essential issues, themes, movements and events from a decade across the 20th Century. Includes oral histories, songs, speeches, advertisements, TV, play and movie scripts, letters, laws, legal decisions, newspaper articles, cartoons, recipes, and more
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American Eras: Primary Sources, v. 1Covers Development of the Industrial United States, 1878-1899 with primary source documents, and in context notes.
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American Eras Primary Sources Vol 2Covers Civil War and Reconstruction, 1860-1877 with primary sources and in context explanatory text.
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Ebook Central
ALERT: eBook Central will no longer be available after Dec 31st 2021. Due to increased cost and decreased usage of this database, we have made the hard decision to cancel our subscription. With the return of Prospector in 2022, the library will likely have access to most titles found in eBook central through our resource sharing services. Thank you.
LIVE TUTORING HELP
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Live Homework Help
Get free one-on-one homework help from a live online tutor. Tutors are available for all-subjects grades k-college on the Brainfuse platform. Make flashcards, create a whiteboard, or make a virtual study room for you and your friends. Help available in Spanish and English every day from 2 to 11 p.m. MST
This service is available to Boulder Public Library account holders and BVSD students who attend school within the Boulder city limits. Need a library card? Set up your free Boulder Public Library account today.