Resources for Wisconsin Residents

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[ more infoNewspaperARCHIVE contains millions of searchable newspaper pages, dating as far back as the 1700s, presented in a PDF format that preserves the original context and format of content. ] Access NewspaperARCHIVE

[ more infoEBSCO provides access to 36 databases of magazines, journals, newspapers, images and reference resources covering education, health, business and general areas of interest. ] EBSCO Service List Database List Mobile

[ more infoEnglish and Spanish language encyclopedias for K12 students and teachers. Resources include articles, images, videos, “how to” guides, maps as well as lesson plans and activities. Access is organized by curriculum standards, reading level, and subject. ] Encyclopædia Britannica

Elementary School Edition   |   Enciclopedia Juvenil
Enciclopedia Universal en Español   |   High School Edition
Learning Materials   |   Learning Zone
Middle School Edition

[ more infoHeritageQuest Online is a comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources which include unique primary sources, local and family histories, and finding aids. ] HeritageQuest Online

[ more infoLitFINDER contains a wealth of primary literature content, including citations and full text of hundreds of thousands of poems, short stories, essays, speeches and plays. ] LitFINDER

[ more infoTeachingBooks provides original, in-studio movies of authors and illustrators, audio excerpts of book readings, guides to thousands of titles and multimedia resources on children's and young adult literature. ] TeachingBooks

Resources by type: Business | Health | Literature | Magazines | Newspapers

Resources for: Students | Teachers & Librarians

Búsquedas en Español: EBSCO | Enciclopedia Juvenil | Enciclopedia Universal

General Resources

Education Sites, a list of helpful free websites on K-12 Assessment, Curriculum Planning, Math & Science, Technology in schools, and U.S. History.

Found in Wisconsin, a new online collections index used to search for and link into digitized books, photographs, videos and other resources available on the websites of libraries, historical societies and museums statewide.

Government Sites, a list of helpful free websites providing information about U.S. federal government, foreign governments, and Wisconsin state and local government.

Library Directories, a directory of Wisconsin libraries.

Songbook Database, a free search tool used to locate printed music from the Reference and Loan Library’s collection of songbooks.

Web Portals, a list of helpful web sites that review and present web resources in a well organized way.

WISCAT, a free online catalog of Wisconsin library holdings.

Wisconsin Heritage Online, a collection of online resources about Wisconsin's history, heritage, culture and people. The information available features documentary sources and material culture from Wisconsin libraries, archives, and museums.

WorldCat, a free search tool that helps users identify materials owned by libraries nationally and internationally.