2. I did a search in full text with Constitution Day in paratheses so it would search for it as one phrase. I got 21 results in NetLibrary. The first book that came up, "Representing Popular Sovereignty" appeared to be a good source for information on this day in the U. S. The rest of the results talked about Constitution days in other countries, so students would need to be careful readers to make sure that they got the right information for their research.
3. I did an advanced search with "history" as the keyword and "Nebraska" in the publisher box. I came up with 20 items in my results list. Several of these ebooks at the Lincoln University of Nebraska Press as the publisher. The books that I looked at seemed to offer some good history on Nebraska.
I plan to introduce this resource to my 8th grade gifted ed students next week as a possible resource for their history day projects. Since this resource definitely contains higher level ebooks, I am anxious to see if they can find the information they need for their history day projects and if they feel comfortable using it.
Hi, Mary, I hope your 8th graders find some good stuff in NetLibrary. The advantage to this resource is an expanded collection available 24/7. You're right--these books are at a higher level than middle school, so I hope their searches yield success. Thanks for the comments.
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