Alderwood Middle School Library

Best Places
To Begin Your Research

Information on all U.S. history events.

A great resource for most American History and Multicultural topics.

Encyclopedia articles and more!

Britannica Online is actually three encyclopedias in one (Encyclopedia Britannica, Britannica Student Encyclopedia, and Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia). The encyclopedia, however, is only one part of Britannica Online. You can also use Britannica's Spanish language encyclopedia, Enciclopedia Universal en Espanol, and get source material from the Annals of American History Online. Ask your librarian for the username and password for home use.

Find quality websites for all subject areas. Images, lesson plans, and accurate information can be located quickly.

Full text magazine and newspaper index. Search by keyword, subject or topic. Also includes World Book Encyclopedia, the Occupational Outlook Handbook and many other resources.

Find information about countries and their cultures around the world.

Information on people and land and science
Royalty free music library for schools

A great, reliable resource. Find neswpaper and magazine aritcles., books, pictures, maps, and TV and radio scripts (Get user name and password from your teacher or the librarian)

Research Sources