Off-campus Resources for High School Students

Resources for Young Researchers

The New Mexico State Library pays for online materials for elementary and middle school students. El Portal (www.elportalnm.org) is a great place to find age-appropriate magazines, newspapers, and encyclopedias.

From the homepage, click the Elementary or Middle School tab.

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Good Place To Start

Use the El Portal database Gale in Context: Elementary to show your students how to click on the pictures to find topics, news, pictures, and more.

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Use the El Portal database Gale in Context: Middle School to find curriculum-integrated topics.

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The Public Library

The Public Library: Albuquerque and Bernalillo County pays for additional, age-appropriate databases. Go to abqlibrary.org, click on Research, then eResources and Databases.

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To use these resources log in with your public library card and pin number.