GoWYLD Databases

Check out the GoWYLD databases to get topic ideas and to conduct research.  You can access these resources from school and your public library.  You may also use them from home. You just need your library card # and pin to log in remotely.  Check with your school or public library for assistance.

Start at GoWYLD.net

The Databases can be accessed alphabetically or by subject area.

Let’s look at a couple of examples:

Select Student Research from the subject list.

Select eLibrary. Search:  Navajo Code Talkers

Notice that there is some general background information at the top, followed by magazines, newspapers, reference items, websites, transcripts and pictures. 

Go back to the Student Research databases page.

Select U.S History in Context (note:  you will not need to use your library card to access this database from home).

Search:  cotton gin or Navajo Code Talkers

Your results will include reference items, primary source documents, images, magazines, and academic journals.  Be sure to click on the header (“Primary Sources,” for example) to see all the results.

**Note that you can search both the U.S. and World History in Context at the same time.  This will be useful when searching some of the History Day topics, such as Sputnik or Mahatma Gandhi.