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ONLINE RESEARCH

Subscription Databases are collections of online sources that have been vetted (checked for reliability and accuracy) for student use. These databases are purchased annually by school and public libraries to provide research sources that cannot be found on the "free" Web. See LMC staff for login information for LPMS databases. Note that for Britannica you must search in the window to open the link.

LPMS Subscription Databases: See a Librarian for login information!

Pikes Peak Library Research Resources: Some are FREE!

LPMS Purchased eBooks & eMagazines: See a Librarian for login information!

WEBSITE USE

Website Evaluation Form
- Websites that YOU find on your own (i.e. Google searching) MUST be evaluated before using! Only websites assigned by your teacher or found on a subscription database are exempt from this evaluation process. Click on the website evaluation form below & fill it out. If it does not pass muster, you cannot use it in your research.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVuUcot4ikiAtnmjG8G30VECYg8fBjPw8He3l-kUvTXIvNEg/viewform

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PRIMARY SOURCE WEBSITES: Free, Vetted

American Memory

Access historical images, maps, sound recordings, manuscripts, motion pictures and more on U.S. history topics from this extensive digital collection from the Library of Congress. U.S. History

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html

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Library Of Congress (main site)

Access the entire digital library of historic maps, photos, documents, audio and video from the Library of Congress; includes world as well as U.S. primary sources. Mostly U.S., some World history

http://www.loc.gov/

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National Archives

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) holds the records of the U.S. Federal Government. View exhibits of historical records and presidential papers, such as the Declaration of Independence. U.S. History

https://www.archives.gov/

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Digital Public Library of America

The DPLA brings together the riches of America's libraries, archives, and museums, and makes them freely available to the world. Mostly U.S., some world primary sources. Mostly U.S., some World history

https://dp.la/

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Gilder Lehman Collection

One of the great archives in American history, the Gilder Lehman Collection contains more than 65,000 items that cover five hundred years of American history. U.S. History

https://www.gilderlehrman.org/collection

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