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Welcome to the New Discovery High School Cybrary Resources. Over the course of the year, you will find these online resources useful in your preparation of projects for your classes. Discovery High School is committed to providing its students with quality online resources.
ProQuest eLibrary
Students can access thousands of articles from magazines, newspapers, books, television/radio transcripts, maps, pictures, and audio clips. The link below works when using computers inside our school district.
ProQuest eLibrary
Infoplease
Infoplease is a free online reference center that provides users with access to an atlas, encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus. etc. It is an excellent starting point for research.
Infoplease
Internet Public Library
The Internet Public Library is one of the oldest research resources available on the Internet. Researchers have access to resources by subject, newspapers & magazines, special collections, and has a section for teens as well.
Internet Public Library
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress web site is another site that has been in operation for quite some time. Users can access exhibits and collections available on this site.
Library of Congress
refdesk.com
This site advertises itself as a "factchecker" web site. It is an excellent portal to research tools.
refdesk.com
Wikipedia
Wikipedia is an excellent place to begin research, but not necessarily use as a source. Users will often find links and connections for additional sources of information from this site.
Wikipedia
Purdue Online Writing Lap OWL
If you need help conducting research and writing a paper, this web site has been an old favorite. Users can get resources to help them write research papers.
Purdue OWL
Research Resources for the Social Sciences
Here's a useful portal for users to access resources in research related to any of the social sciences.
Research Resources for Social Sciences
Museum of Online Museums
This web site catalogs exhibits from online museums around the world. It is updated and revised often.
Museum of Online Museums
Encyclopedia of Life
A comprehensive web site that gives users access to all kinds of information about life. Fully searchable and is constantly updated.
Encyclopedia of Life
UNC Southern Historical Collection
This is an excellent site to search for old documents related to Southern History, Southern Literature and Southern Folklife. Users can access a number of primary sources on life in the South.
UNC Southern Historical Collection
National Archives and Record Administration
The National Archives and Record Administration, or NARA, is an excellent source of primary source resources. The site provides online access to thousands of primary source documents.
National Archives and Record Administration
Archival Research Catalog
This site is a searchable database that provides information and digital copies of thousands of primary source documents.
Archival Research Catalog
USA.gov Site
This site offers an extensive directory of government agencies that link directly to numerous scientific research sites.
USA.gov Web Site