Selected Resources
Click on appropriate icon
Student Resources in Context SIRS Knowledge Source
From school: no password needed From school: no password needed
From home: ID Code: bcps From home: User Name: bcps Password: sirs
History Reference Center
From school: no password needed
From home: ID: bcps Password: ebsco
In the middle section (Resource Lists), click on Public Lists. Scroll down to the list called AP Presidents. Click, and then browse for books on your topic. You may also use the search feature for your topic.
For an easy view, at the top left of Destiny, hit exit, then click on Resource Lists on the left. Find the AP President’s list. Click View. All the books will show in a longer list.
The list includes eBooks that have unlimited access.
Open Web Resources
If you search on your own, remember to evaluate your sources (noticing the domains--.gov, .org, etc. will be your first clue).
White House.gov (all)
Library of Congress (all)
Smithsonian.com (all-Use gray search bar at top to search your president. Notice the type of article. For example, some are blogs.)
POTUS (all-Internet Public Library)
Miller Center University of Virginia (all-use search bar on lower right of picture)
Mt. Vernon.org (George Washington)
USHistory.org (Jefferson-sponsored by Independence Hall in Philadelphia)
Thomas Jefferson Monticello.org
Theodore Roosevelt Association
FDR Presidential Library and Museum
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum
John F. Kennedy Library and Museum
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum