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Research tools | Education & Homework Help

 Explore different resources to assist with studying and completing homework assignments for kids, teens, and college students.

BRAINFUSE HELPNOW TUTORING

Submit questions, interact with live tutors, take practice tests, send your papers to the writing lab, and more.

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GALE IN CONTEXT: GLOBAL ISSUES

Discover international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events.

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GALE IN CONTEXT: OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS

Find articles, topic overviews, statistics, and primary documents that show pro and con arguments for controversial topics.

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GALE IN CONTEXT: SCIENCE

Find articles, images, videos, and experiments on a variety of scientific topics.

 
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GALE LITERATURE: LITERARY SOURCES

Primary literary sources, critical articles, literary and cultural analysis, and biographies of world writers from all time periods. 

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GALE LITERATURE: LITFINDER

Find full-text literary works, including poems, short stories, novels, essays, speeches, and plays. 

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HEALTH REFERENCE LIBRARY EBOOKS

Access authoritative resources to help you understand diseases, disorders, and medical conditions.

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PRONUNCIATOR LANGUAGE LEARNING

Learn over 150 languages, including English for foreign language speakers, with special courses for children and health care workers.

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PROQUEST CULTUREGRAMS

Explore cultural and geographic fact sheets on countries, states, and Canadian provinces. 

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Digitized versions of The Spokesman-Review newspaper (from 2010 to three months before today’s date), including classified ads and photos.

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PROQUEST eLIBRARY

A multidisciplinary database designed for students and educators at high schools, community colleges, and four-year universities providing valuable context for research topics.

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PROQUEST HEALTH DATABASE

Journals and magazines covering an enormous range of health subjects, such as research studies, women’s health, nutrition, and diseases

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PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS

Discover digital versions Spokane’s historic newspapers, including The Spokesman-Review from 1883 to 2009, and the Spokane Chronicle from 1890 to 1992.

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PROQUEST RESEARCH LIBRARY

Provides one-stop access to thousands of full-text periodicals from one of the broadest and most inclusive general reference databases available.

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PROQUEST SIRS DISCOVERER

Get homework help with animals, countries, social issues, or famous people with topic overviews and eBooks for elementary and middle school students.

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TEEN RESOURCE CENTER

Designed to give you introductory information support groups on topics that may be important to you as a teen, covering health, finance, and personal growth.

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