Online Resources and Subscription Sites

Ask your library media specialists for passwords for home use.

Encyclopedia Britannica Online-The full online encyclopedia and four other resources: Britannica in Spanish, Annals of American History, Merriam Webster 3rd International Dictionary, World Data Analyst.

Britannica - Annals of American History - 2,100 entries from 1493 to the present. Speeches, essays, biographies, landmark court decisions, editorials, and more that bring history to life.

eLibrary - More than 2,500 full-text magazines, newspapers, reference books and transcripts. For school use only.

Encyclopedia of Virginia-Explores the people, places, events, and institutions of the commonwealth.\

Find It Virginia-Full text periodicals, general reference, health and wellness, contemporary literary criticism and more.

Historical Newspapers: ProQuest- Historical Newspapers is a major primary source reference - searching newspapers such as the NY Times, Washington Post, and Chicago Tribune going back to 1851. Every word and article on every page can be searched and printed, including all advertisements. Type in a birth date or search for a famous person or significant era.

Jefferson Madison Regional Library Databases-Lots of great databases for researchers. Requires JMRL library card to log in.

World Book Encyclopedia-Includes a new easier to read student encyclopedia and a Spanish language encyclopedia