These subscription databases have reliable information from published works. Facts are checked and information is from professionals or experts in the field. The query (search) is just like a search engine. Some databases even give suggestions to narrow a topic. Most databases offer citation tools to directly import into Noodle Tools or a works cited page.
Remember you cannot use Wikipedia or random websites for a research paper. Even the folks at Wikipedia know its sources need extra evaluation. Use this guide to determine if a Wikipedia article is reliable. Always know your sources.
Arts & Humanities, Business, General Research, Health Sciences & Nursing, History, Literature. News & Issues, Science & Technology, Social Sciences
Local, National, and International Newspapers, Academic Journals & Reference Sources, News & Periodical Articles, Health & Wellness, Business & Careers, Arts & Music, Pop Culture, Psychology, Science, Religion & Philosophy, War & Terrorism
Biography Resource Center, Literature Resource Center, Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center, Student Resource Center
Covers over 5,000 years from ancient civilization to the present all around the globe including full-text periodicals, reference works and primary documents for global history research.
U.S. History in Context
Historical (primary) documents, reference articles, and full-text journal entries covering U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present.
SIRS Issues Researcher
The issues most studied and debated by students. Includes full-text, statistical, web and multimedia sources to understand a topic's historical origins, related issues, and global perspectives.
Opposing Viewpoints
Covers today's hottest social issues to help students research, analyze and organize a broad variety of data for conducting research, completing writing assignments, preparing for debates, creating presentations and more.
Contains extensive information on a broad range of scientific disciplines.
Also, see ProQuest and Gale Power Search.
Health Reference Center Academic
Information on medicine and alternative medicine, for medical professionals as well as general consumers plus thousands of health-related multimedia.Â
Literature Resource Center
Biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline. Includes novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and others. In-depth coverage of 2,500 of the most-studied authors.
Also, see Gale Power Search, ProQuest, Queens Library and the eBook link for Novels for Students.
Britannica School High
A classic reference source including encyclopedia articles, multimedia, primary sources, games, biographies and other learning resources that support student research and reinforce curriculum standards.