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Welcome to Fremont Unified School District Library

Check out our new online catalog, FUSD's e-library.  During the school year we'll be adding pages which are different for each school!

 

Alameda County Library
Search the online catalog and e-book catalog for all county libraries. 
Get homework help and have fun at Kid's Place or Teen Scene

http://www.aclibrary.org/ 

Click on Research to access databases.
 
Note:  Most databases require your Alameda County library card number
 
 
Get a library card for immediate access:  https://alam1.aclibrary.org/selfreg~S2
 
 
Excellent Search tool for school research. Their mission is to provide library services to Internet users. Activities include: finding, evaluating, selecting, organizing, describing, and creating information resources; and direct assistance to individuals.

Primary Sources

Provides original photographs, sound recordings, videos, and photographs of original documents. 

American Memory from the Library of Congress - 

 
NARA | US National Archives & Records Administration – 

http://www.archives.gov/

Primary Resources and More: 
 
American Rhetoric -
Includes video, sound recordings as well as printed copies of speeches.  Also includes movie scenes.
 
 

Organization Websites:

YALSA Nonfiction Awards:

http://www.ala.org/yalsa/nonfiction-award

 

Facing History and Ourselves:

http://www.facing.org/

 

Facing History and the Common Core:

http://www.facing.org/commoncore

 

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (an example of historical museums offering nonfiction educational resources):

http://www.ushmm.org/

 

Korematsu Institute (an example of private historical organizations offering nonfiction educational resources):

http://korematsuinstitute.org/

 

Digital Public Library of America (there are many digitization projects out there; this one is brand-new!):

http://dp.la/

 

ProPublica (journalism):

http://www.propublica.org/

 

Longform (nonfiction writing from the web):

http://longform.org/

 

Non-textual media:

 

American Rhetoric (speeches):

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/

 

TED Talks and Ted Ed (videos and related lesson ideas):

http://www.ted.com/talks

 

http://ed.ted.com/

 

Songs Inspired by Literature (SIBL) Project:

http://www.artistsforliteracy.org/index.php/projects/sibl

 

"Famous SIBLs" Project:

http://www.artistsforliteracy.org/index.php/projects/famoussibls.html

 

Facing History's Digital Media Innovation Network (multimedia workshops and resources for educators):

http://www.facinghistory.org/newmedia

 

Library of Congress Political Cartoons and Teacher's Guide:

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primarysourcesets/political-cartoons/ 

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primarysourcesets/political-cartoons/pdf/teacher_guide.pdf

 

PBS Streaming Video:

http://video.pbs.org/

 

NPR:

http://www.npr.org/

 

This American Life, and its archive:

http://www.thisamericanlife.org/

http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives

 

Oral History Website List from Best of History:

http://www.besthistorysites.net/index.php/oral-history

Library Guides and Open Access
 
 
 
Free eBooks by Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg is the place where you can download over 33,000 free ebooks to read on your PC, iPad, Kindle, Sony Reader, iPhone, Android or other portable device. 
 
 
 

Library of Congress ·Internet Public Library ·Other Libraries

Encyclopedias and research databases:
Online Encyclopedias and Research Databases
Encyclopedia Britannica Online (free version)
CIA World Factbook Country facts and maps

Country Information, Fifty States, Online Maps, Voter Information, and more

Dictionaries: Merriam-Webster Online · yourDictionary.com

Other Resources:
 
Fred T. Korematsu Institute
for Civil Rights and Education
A PROGRAM OF THE ASIAN LAW CAUCUS
 
The National Japanese American Historical Society