Online Databases

Click Database Passwords and enter your CCSD Google username and password to unlock the document.  This will only be unlocked if you are a CCSD student or staff member.  

Example:  johns5@s.ccsd.edu or jsmith@ccsd.edu

 Databases include the following:  

• • Britannica School: Elementary, Middle & High

  • Academic

  • Escolar Online

The award-winning database provides middle and high school students with up-to-date, nonjudgmental, straightforward curricular, and self-help support. Articles are correlated to state, national, and provincial standards, including Common Core Health and Science. Topics covered include diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, mental health, suicide, bullying, LGBTQ issues, and more. 

Created specifically for middle school students, Research In Context combines the best of Gale's reference content with age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more. Categories cover a range of the most-studied topics including cultures, government, people, U.S. and world history, literature, and many more.  

Electronic reference books purchased by Festa library in a range of categories: biography, education, environment, history, literature, medicine, multicultural studies and world & nation

Novel NY: statewide access to electronic information funded by the NY State Library. Electronic resource access project that enables libraries across New York State to give their communities online access to the full text of thousands of journals, newspapers and other references.

 Databases include the following:

Gale Cengage Learning- Academic OneFile, Health Reference Center Academic, InfoTrac Newsstand, Kids InfoBits, National Newspaper Index, Opposing Viewpoints in Context

Supported by Rockland BOCES School Library System

Useful research tool for students and staff. 

Resource for upper elementary and middle schoolers

STEM • Social Studies • English • Health • Arts & Music 

Includes Teen Health Series Online

Provides practical reference content with engaging, easy-to-access topics that are grouped into the three broad areas of Health, Financial Literacy and Personal Growth. In addition it serves up links to support groups, hotlines and more, plus a searchable database of frequently asked questions complete with helpful, real-world answers. 

       Over 190,000 resources, standards-aligned activities segmented by grade level. Students have the flexibility to explore areas of their own interest and use high-quality content to make relevant, real-world connections to in-class topics.

Culturally responsive material and supports like closed captioning, video transcripts, translation options, and text-to-speech.

Clarkstown Central School District is in no way responsible for the content of these resources.