MULTICULTURAL
PROJECTS
- NETTREKKER Resource from SFUSD
(http://school.nettrekker.com/subject/):
Collection of reviewed websites. User name and password are both
sfusd.
- From the main
page,
go to Social Studies>U.S. History to view the different topics to
click
on. OR
- Use the white
search box
at the upper left labeled Keyword to type in a specific search.
- AFRICAN-AMERICAN
BIOGRAPHICAL
DATABASE (http://www.africanpubs.com/):
Click on African Americans. The Login is des5. Select
letter
of the last name of the person, i.e., R for Jackie Robinson. Then
scroll
to the name and click on it.
- BIOGRAPHY
DATABASE
FROM SFPL (http://sfpl.org.ca.us)
From the main SFPL page, click on "Articles and Databases". This
is
found on the left, second item under the yellow/gold "search catalog"
box.
Click on "Alphabetical List" and then "Biography Resource
Center/Marquis
Who's Who". Enter your library card number. Type in the
name
of the person. One or more documents will appear in the default tab "Narrative Biographies". Click on the title to read the
information.
Other tabs available for information are: Thumbnail Biographies, Marquis Who's Who, Magazine
Articles,
and Websites.
- CALISPHERE (http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/):
Calisphere is a
service of the UC Libraries, powered by the California Digital Library.
Explore thousands of primary source images and documents.
- AMERICAN
MEMORY (http://memory.loc.gov):
Primary source
documents and
pictures from the Library of Congress.