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Research Rendezvous
Save the dates!
Join us for several research workshops at the Boulder Public Libraries. Get help one-to-one with librarians and research mentors.
No registration needed for the Carnegie Library Open House on December 3rd
- Tuesday, Dec.3rd 4:30 - 6:30 OPEN HOUSE & Interviews as Primary Source presentation at 5:00 -- no registration required
- Tuesday, Dec.10th 4:00-6:30 at Main Library
- Saturday, Dec.14th 2:00-4:30 at Main Library
- Friday, Jan 10th 5:30 - 7:30 at Reynolds Library
- Wednesday, Jan. 15th 4:30 - 6:30 at Meadows Library
NHD Official Documents
- NHD RULE BOOKContains new content from previous editions.
- NHD THEME Book: This book provides ideas and resources for students on the topics related to the NHD theme.
- NHD ColoradoFind State resources for Colorado students participating in NHD
Services & Help
Call 303-441-3100
- Ask a LibrarianSubmit a question online and get an answer by email. Use email for brief inquiries, not research help.
Resources for Background Information
- U.S. History In Context This link opens in a new window
Put the tools of the historian into the hands of students. Aligned to state and national curriculum standards, U.S. History in Context provides a complete overview of our nation’s past that covers the most-studied events, decades, conflicts, wars, political and cultural movements, people, and more. - Biography in Context This link opens in a new window
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 This link opens in a new window
• Search for articles using a single search box
• Browse popular topics for research ideas
• Find Topic Overviews for background information
• Use citation tools to properly cite your research - New York Times Historical Newspaper (from 1851) This link opens in a new window
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. - History Reference Center This link opens in a new window
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 Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Provides thousands of unique and reliable full-text biographies, including the complete full text of Biography and Biography Today. In addition to keyword search, users can locate biographies by subject occupation, activity, nationality, gender, birthplace and more. - American Decades Primary Sources This link opens in a new windowEach 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
- Points of View Reference Center This link opens in a new window
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. - National Geographic Virtual Library This link opens in a new window
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 This link opens in a new window
Concise reports on countries,U.S. states & Canadian provinces. Uses primary & secondary sources. - Access World News This link opens in a new window
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 This link opens in a new window
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.
Websites with a specific focus
- Asian American Primary SourcesGuide and primary source portal from Univ. of Southern California library.
eBook Collections
- History eBooks Collection from GaleSearch across multiple eBooks at once, variety of topics.
- American Decades 1900 -1999 This link opens in a new windowSource for junior and high school students and general researchers who need to document and analyze periods of contemporary American social history (1900-1999)
- American Decades 2000-2009 This link opens in a new windowCross-disciplinary sources for the decade 2000-2009. An aid to analyze periods of contemporary American social history
- American Decades Primary Sources This link opens in a new windowEach 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
- American Eras: Primary Sources, v. 1 This link opens in a new windowCovers Development of the Industrial United States, 1878-1899 with primary source documents, and in context notes.
- American Eras Primary Sources Vol 2 This link opens in a new windowCovers Civil War and Reconstruction, 1860-1877 with primary sources and in context explanatory text.
LIVE TUTORING HELP
- Live Homework Help This link opens in a new windowGet 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.