LibGuides: Resources for Keeping Kids Entertained at Home 3.0: Geography & History

Geography & History Resources

Britannica Library This link opens in a new window
Access encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and more with this all-encompassing reference source that is suitable for all ages and interests. Dedicated sites for Children, Young Adults and a Reference Center for older students.
Here are some resources to help you use Britannica to its full potential!
Britannica Escolar Online This link opens in a new window
Provides a Spanish elementary encyclopedia with 2,000 articles, images, videos, Workspace, an atlas, and Learning Materials specifically designed for younger students.
Gale in Context Elementary (InfoBits) This link opens in a new window
For grades K-5. Covers geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more from the best elementary reference sources and magazines.
The New Mexico State Library provides this Gale resource for all New Mexico residents through funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). New Mexico residents can freely access this resource from any internet connection 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. These NMSL Gale resources use a technology called Geo-IP authentication. Geo-IP authentication checks the IP address IP address of the device you use to access the resources and compares it to a database of all IPs known to originate within New Mexico. Once your IP address is validated as an IP address within New Mexico, you can access El Portal online resources without being asked for any logon or password. Another access point for these resources is the El Portal database collection of the NMSL.

While Geo IP should work anywhere in NM, there are a few exceptions. If you feel you should have open access and are being asked for logon and password authentication, please contact Cengage Gale Technical Support at: gale.technicalsupport@cengage.com. You can also ask for help from the New Mexico Stat Library by using the "ASK a Librarian" form anytime or by calling 505-476-9702 Monday through Friday from noon until 4:30 pm.

This Day in History
Find out what happened on this day (or any other day) in history, from the History Channel.

About Geography & History Resources

Many of these resources are available only with your library card. If you are accessing from outside the library, you will need to enter your valid library card number and PIN. These online resources are just like books, only available online. If your teacher wants you to use a book, you can use these.

Other resources that have this symbol are outside websites that we find most useful.

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Black Freedom Struggle This link opens in a new window
The Black Freedom Struggle website features expertly selected open primary source documents. Visitors will find historical newspaper articles, pamphlets, diaries, correspondence and more from specific time periods in U.S. history marked by the opposition African Americans have faced on the road to freedom.