Databases

Databases are great tools that offer digital access to thousands of resources, including books, magazines, newspaper articles, journal articles, photographs, videos, and more. Click on the images below to view just some of the many great databases at our fingertips.

Gale In Context High School

 Database for high school students that provides cross-curricular, authoritative content to grow critical thinking and problem solving skills in a variety of topics.

Gale In Context World History

From the ancient world to today, the Gale In Context: World History database offers a history encyclopedia of events, cultures, religions, wars, and people.

EBSCO Explora

EBSCO’s Explora is a user-friendly search tool that supports both research and instruction. 

EBSCO 

MasterFILE 

 A comprehensive collection of full-text general interest articles from periodicals, newspapers, and books. This authoritative general information database is the best place to start your research project. 

Digital Public Library of America

DPLA brings together the riches of America’s libraries, archives, and museums, and makes them freely available to the world.

EBSCO  

Read It

Read It! helps students who have a basic foundation in English grammar and reading but need level-appropriate reading material. Read It! is also a great tool for English Language Learners. 

GBH and PBS Learning Media: US History Collection

The U.S. History Collection covers the full U.S. History curriculum for middle and high school students. Find video and interactive resources covering the curriculum of a United States History course and is organized by era and by historical thinking skill.

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