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LearningExpressLibrary Recursos para hispanohablantes para mejorar las habilidaded de lectura, escritura y matemáticas, prepararse para el examen de equivalencia de la preparatoria (GED) y estudiar para el examen TOEFL.

Catálogo de la Biblioteca Pública de Denver Haz tu búsqueda en la amplia colección de la Biblioteca Pública de Denver, la cual incluye libros, DVDs, discos compactos, y mucho más. Se pueden reservar los artículos por Internet.

LANIC La misión de LANIC es facilitar el acceso a todo tipo de información basada en Internet relacionada con Latinoamérica.

WorldCat Catálogo combinado de miles de bibliotecas alrededor del mundo. Contiene millones de descripciones de libros y otros materiales que se pueden pedir prestados.

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Math Resources

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Downloadable Math eBooks

Ask Dr. Math Good explanations from tutors at the Math Forum @ Drexel University.

Math Archives Web resources on a variety of math topics.

People's Math! Pre-algebra, Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry and Word Problem lessons and free tutors online.

Rader’s NUMBERNUT Math basics explained in simple terms with great graphics.

SparkNotes Math Study Guides Covers everything from Prealgebra to Calculus.

Brightstorm Math Videos Short, to-the-point math videos.

Khan Academy Videos on algebra, geometry, calculus and more.

Cool Math Lessons, practice, games and more.

Introduction to Algebra

Geometry Homework Help

Metric Conversions

Online Conversion

Social Studies: Geography, Government & History Resources

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Geography and Cultures

CultureGrams Information about countries and states. Find recipes by country, printable flags and maps, audios of national anthems and more.  

Student Resources in Context Reference essays, magazine, journal and newspaper articles, and primary source documents. Search Tips (PDF)
App available for iPhone Android App Help

Background Notes Brief articles from the U.S. Dept. of State, which include current information on all the countries and territories of the world.

CIA World Fact Book Facts, figures, history, flags, geography and politics of the countries of the world.

Information Please Information on the United States & countries. Includes almanacs, atlases, and longer articles.

National Geographic Access pictures, video and music of people and places around the globe.

Atlapedia Full color physical maps, political maps as well as key facts and statistics on countries of the world.

Flags of the 50 States State flag images, history and law.

A Guide to American Flags Color pictures of historic U.S. flags and state flags.  

 

Government

Congressional Publications Track bills or find information on members of Congress.

Government 101 Learn how a bill becomes a law, what the President's and Congress' roles are, election process, and more.

Background Notes Facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations on countries from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.

Khan Academy: American Civics Videos about how government works in the United States.

CIA Factbook Demographics, government and maps of foreign countries.

USA.gov Government made easy.

Colorado Government Includes elected officials, state agencies and more.

City and County of Denver Government and Legislation Find out how Denver's city government is organized and structured.

U.S. Census Demographic, economic and geographic statistics for states, counties, and places.

Browse Government Documents in our catalog

 

History

Student Resources in Context Reference essays, magazine, journal and newspaper articles, and primary source documents. Search Tips (PDF)
App available for iPhone Android App Help

New York Times Historical Backfile on ProQuest Contains full-text and images in PDF format of the New York Times from 1851 to three years before current year.

Gale Virtual Reference Library Reference books online.

America: History and Life Index to historical coverage of the United States and Canada from pre-history to the present. 
App available for iPhone Android App Help

History Reference Center Research full-text articles, historical documents, biographies, maps and photos. Great for students of history.
App available for iPhone Android App Help

American Memory A gateway to primary source materials housed in the Library of Congress.

Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library Focuses on the history, literature, art, music, religion, and politics of African Americans in Colorado and throughout the Rocky Mountain West.

Library of Congress Resources relating to history including newspapers, maps, sound recordings and more.

The History Net United States and world history through eyewitness accounts, interviews, photographs, and more.

United States History By Era, Region or Topic.

Western History Collection at The Denver Public Library An amazing collection of manuscripts, photographs, maps, art, newspapers and more.

Khan Academy: History Videos about the history of the world.

Technology Resources

Teen Tech Club at Central Create games, music, comics and hang out with other techies!

Create video, music, games & art in the ideaLAB at the Central Library.

Check out the Computer Class Calendar from our Community Technology Center in the Central Library.

Cool Tools

Some tools require creating an account and downloading programs and may not be accessable within the library.

Gimp Image manipulation program.

Scratch Create and share your own interactive stories, games, music and art.

Google Sketchup 3D modeling for everyone.

Dropbox A free service that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily.  

Posterous Spaces  The easiest way to share safely online. Publish to multiple Spaces on the web, by email, or by using our iPhone or Android apps.

Dot Diva Start creating games, animations, graphic design, music videos, and other amazing things right now, using easy-to-learn computer programming and technology tools.

30+ Free Online Multimedia (Photo, Audio, Video) Editors Here's a great list of video, audio and photo editing tools.

Photoshop Express Tools Edit your photos online.

Audacity A free sound editor.

Quibblo A free survey, poll and quiz site that you can embed in your site, blog or Facebook page.

Glogster Poster yourself - Make your interactive poster easily and share it with friends. Mix Images, Text, Music and Video.

Linux Multimedia Studio (LMMS) A free cross-platform which allows you to produce music with your computer.

Hackasaurus Mash up and change any web page like magic.

 

General Computer Science

Whatis.com Encyclopedia of computer terms.

Trainingtools.com Learn how to use all kinds of computer software.

Girl Geeks The source for women in computing.

MacWorld All there is to know about Macs.

PCWorld PCs galore.

Khan Academy: Computer Science Introduction to programming and computer science through videos.

 

Computer Repair

PC Mechanic PC hardware, software and troubleshooting.

Mac Fixit Navigate the ins-and-outs of Mac ownership with how-tos, troubleshooting information, news, reviews, and more.

 

Networks

Wireless How to build a wireless home network.

Setup Tool How to build a home network: includes a Home Network Setup Advisor.

 

Operating Systems

PCtools Guides for Windows.

Linux Reviews A beginners guide to Linux for those with little or no computer experience.

Mac Rumors Guides Information for users who are new or want to know more about the Mac platform.

 

Programming

Java Free online textbook on introductory programming using Java.

PHP.net A PHP manual that includes introduction, installation and configuration, language reference and more.

The Perl Programming Language Free online books, core documentation, extension modules and a large developer community.

C and C++ Programming Designed to help you learn the C or C++ programming languages and provide you with resources to get programming today.

C# "Gentle instruction" to .NET

Mastering Ajax A three part series to understanding Ajax, a productive approach to building Web sites and how it works.

JavaScript from W3Schools.com Tutorials and an editor where you can edit JavaScript code online and click a button to view the result.

Ruby and Ruby on Rails This guide covers getting up and running with Ruby on Rails.

Java Java, java and more java.

Python How and why to get started with Python. Includes a guide for programmers and non-programmers.

Visual Basic Introduction, free downloads and videos.

 

Web Design and Development

Webmonkey Tutorials for beginners and DIY pros.

Google Web Toolkit A development toolkit for building and optimizing complex browser-based applications.

HTML and CSS from HTMLdog.com Beginner, intermediate and advanced tutorials.

HTML and CSS from W3Schools.com HTML and CSS examples, characters and symbols, quizzes, validation tools, statistics and more. (We use this site all the time when we get stuck developing the Library's web sites!)

User Friendly Web Design From the guru of user centered web design best practices: Jakob Nielsen.

Web Design for Mobile Web A three step guide to usability on the mobile web.

Mobile Web Design from Cameron Moll How-to's and savvy conversation.

Introduction to Forms from W3C.org Introduction, elements, labels, submission methods and more.

JavaScript from W3Schools.com Tutorials and an editor where you can edit JavaScript code online and click a button to view the result.

Ruby and Ruby on Rails from guides.rubyonrails.org This guide covers getting up and running with Ruby on Rails.

jQuery for Absolute Beginners 15 video tutorials that teach you exactly how to use the jQuery library.

The JavaScript Source Dynamic scripts that provide brains and beauty to any website.

Your Family Tree: Genealogy Resources

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Ancestry Library Edition Available in the Library only. Images of the U.S. Federal Census from 1790 forward, the American Genealogical Biographical Index, immigration lists, and over 4,000 more databases.

Biography and Genealogy Master Index Index to biographical information in readily available reference sources. 
App available for iPhone Android App Help

HeritageQuest: Genealogy and Local History Online Complete set of U.S. Federal Census records from 1790-1930 and over 25,000 family and local histories.

Ellis Island Records Search Immigration records.

Family Search Family History Library, Salt Lake City.

RootsWeb Interactive guides and numerous research tools for tracing family histories.

Denver Public Library Genealogy Collection Photos, research tools, obituaries and more.