Research Resources

Passwords

Passwords for databases can be picked up at the Media Center. They can also be found on this Google Doc.    

General Reference Databases   

• Britannica School Edition: An encyclopedia where you can search for articles on a variety of topics.    
• Explora: Explora includes  current events, primary source documents, and film and video from books, encyclopedias, newspapers, magazines and government reports.
• SIRS Discoverer: SIRS Discoverer is a database of articles and images from newspapers, magazines, government documents, and websites.  
• SIRS Knowledge Source: SIRS Knowledge Source has several databases to help middle and high school students with research on current issues, government topics, arts and history. 
• World Book Online: The complete World Book encyclopedia plus multimedia, web links, and periodicals.

World Studies Databases 

• Ancient and Medieval History: Ancient and Medieval History is an e-learning module that provides videos, text and images -- of world history from pre-history through 1500s.
• Britannica Annals of American History: Speeches, historical accounts, memoirs, poems, images, and multimedia  
• Early Peoples: Digital library that focuses on Ancient civilizations 
• Step by step guide to World Book Early People's database and its many features!     
• FactCite: Factcite includes articles of people, places and events that shape our society and world around us. Included are the following databases: American History, Countries and Cultures, Defining Moments in US History, Shapers of Society, Sports Champions, and World Biography.
• Gale U.S. History in Context: US History in Context is a collection of primary and secondary resources to support the study of United States history, issues and current information.    
• Rosen Interactive eBooks: Interactive eBooks about Ancient Egypt and Ancient China 
• World Data Analyst: World Data Analyst is a database in which you can create "current comparisons" of countries based on a large list of data points, including "chronological comparisons," which compares changes over time.       
• World News Digest: Authoritative World News Coverage from 1940 through Today: Provides Information, Context, and Perspective

Science Databases

• EBSCO Science Reference Center : Science Reference center Includes science periodicals, reference books, encyclopedias, essays, biographies, animations, images and videos.
• Inventions and Discoveries: Digital library that focuses on inventions and discoveries in the arts, medicine, warfare, architecture & engineering, communication, astronomy, industry, mathematics, transportation and medicine. 
• Living Green: Digital library that focuses on environmental science.

• ScienceFlix: Scienceflix includes videos, articles, images, and  eBooks on a variety of science topics.

World Languages Databases

• Escolar Online:Britannica School encyclopedia in Spanish. Find articles on a variety of topics written in Spanish.
• Enciclopedia Moderna: Spanish language encyclopedia that has many articles plus timelines, an atlas, and a dictionary.
• Britannica Online Japan: Britannica Online Japan is an essential resource for conducting thorough research for both native Japanese speakers.
• Encyclopaedia Universalis: Valuable resource for all French language students.
• Universalis Junior Online: Created in collaboration with American and French education experts, provides a fresh look at a wide array of topics such as history, geography, science, and technology 

• Culture Grams: Culturegrams has information on 182 countries and cultures, including  history, land and climate, religion, personal appearance, gestures, language, government, and family life.  

• World Book Spanish: World Book Spanish language encyclopedia  
• World Data Analyst: World Data Analyst is a database in which you can create "current comparisons" of countries based on a large list of data points, including "chronological comparisons," which compares changes over time.    

Internet Resources 

• Biography.com
•  Digital Public Library of America: Rich collection of America's libraries, archives and museums.
• Encyclopedia of Life: Global access to knowledge about life on Earth.
• History.com
• Khan Academy: Library of videos covering K-12 math, science topics such as biology, chemistry, and physics, and even reaches into the humanities with playlists on finance and history.
• Kids.gov: U.S. government's digital portal for students.
• Library of Congress: Digital portal to a world class library.
• Science Buddies: Amazing database of science projects, real-world science, and inspiration.
• Sweet Search: Search engine for students. Quality search results without all the noise from Google. 
• Wolfram Alpha : Search engine for students. Access to the world's facts and data and calculates answers across a range of topics.

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