Eyewitness

Eyewitness: American Originals from the National Archives is a really interesting site. On this archive you can find first hand accounts of some of the key moments in U.S. history including diaries, photographs and paintings.

The website is divided into different areas by a common theme. These include titles such as Confrontations for Justice, Scenes from Hell, Free at Last, Passing of an Era, Leaders in Crisis and America on the Move.

There are a wide variety of moments covered often with high quality images and scanned documents that are printer friendly. Take a look and step back in time!

If you’re looking for primary historical resources don’t forget to check our online database called Footnote. It has almost 60 million items! You can access it from the library or from home.

Office of the Historian

The Office of the Historian is a wonderful site from the Department of State. It contains the text of many historical documents from the field of foreign affairs and diplomacy. The documents pertaining to Kennedy and the Cold War, and to Nixon and Vietnam are especially interesting areas. Documents can be browsed by administration or theme.

There is a section called Milestones that provides an overview of the history of U.S. international relations broken down into time periods. This is a very deep site with so much to explore!

Naropa Poetics Audio Archives

The Naropa Poetics Audio Archives is a project that contains over 5000 hours of recorded audio material including readings, workshops and performances.

The project comes from the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at Naropa University, and as the name suggests there is a strong Beat Generation influence with Allen Ginsberg and Anne Walden heavily featured.  See the full list of poets/speakers.

These super cool audio archives are  available to listen to online or to download and keep.

Pillbox: Identify an Unknown Pill

Pillbox is a great new site from the National Library of Medicine that can help you identify unknown pills based on color, shape, size and markings.  Identification is made easier with high resolution images.

When you’ve identified the pill you can then read all about it and see the official FDA drug information label.

If you are trying to identify a pill because of a possible poisoning emergency call the National Poison Help Hotline instead: 1-888-222-1222

Test Preparation Online

Unfortunately we all have to take tests at some point and preparing with study guides and practice tests can make a big difference.

Test preparation books are some of the most popular resources we have at the library and this can often mean they are checked out and with a waiting list. But you need it now! don’t panic! We have Learning Express, an online resource that is always available 24/7!

There are resources for all kind of tests including GED, GRE, ACT, SAT, ASVAB, TOEFL and U.S. Citizenship. You’ll find E-books, lessons and practice tests.

To access Learning Express from home go to online databases, enter your library card number then select Learning Express-simple!