Below are databases and a selection of reliable websites that cover a variety of topics. If you're having trouble finding information on the specific topic, or need assistance navigating the databases, please contact Mr. Soto-Vigil.

Databases & Websites

Databases

Britannica School and Escolar: Articles, short biographies, encyclopedic entries, primary sources and videos.

Username: benicia

Password: busd

ProQuest Central Student: Journals, magazines, newspapers, videos, reports, and more education, humanities, psychology, science, social sciences, and news.

Username: benicia

Password: Panthersrock1!

CultureGrams: Concise social, cultural, and political information on countries, U.S. states, and provinces around the world.

Username: benicia

Password: Panthersrock1!

SIRS Issues Researcher: Pros and cons on social issues.

Username: benicia

Password: Panthersrock1!

Google Scholar is a search engine for scholarly information such as articles, books, theses and court opinions. The standard Google search engine finds links to Web pages, but Google Scholar results are citations for articles. NOTE: Results are not necessarily available for free on the web. If Google has identified websites that offer free access to the resource, you will find a link to the site or PDF file in the right column.

Websites by Subject

Art

Google Arts & Culture - Search a huge database of artworks by theme, period or artist. Note that this database is primarily images.

ARTSTOR - Includes millions of high-quality images for education and research across disciplines from a wide variety of contributors around the world.

English Language Arts

Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) - Writing resources and instructional material to assist with writing projects.

TeachingBooks.net - Resources for books you are reading, including author and illustrator interviews and other enrichment content.

University of North Carolina Writing Center - Writing tips and tools

University of North Carolina Citing Info - Citation information in a variety of citation styles

Health

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Government entity on health & disease.

Mayo Clinic - Trusted medical resource.

Medline Plus - Reliable health information from the National Library of Medicine.

Mental Health Resources - A list of mental health resources, including 24/7 chat lines and phone numbers, from the Society of Adolescent Health and Medicine.

National Institutes of Health - A part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, NIH is the largest biomedical research agency in the world.

Math

cK-12: Free math videos, exercises, flashcards, and real world applications.

CanFigureItGeometry: A good way to learn about proofs and explore them from a number of angles.

CMP Ebook: eBook versions of CMP math textbooks.

CMP Homework Help: Selected hints, answers and tools from CPM.

Desmos: Graphing calculator and math simulations.

Khan Academy: Offers practice exercises and instructional videos.

Math is Fun: Math explained in easy language, plus puzzles, games, worksheets and an illustrated dictionary.

Media Bias & Fact Checking

ProCon.org - This site attempts an unbiased look at the pros and cons of current controversial topics.

Politifact - It can be hard to figure out what news is real and what news isn't real, especially when it comes to politics. This site runs articles on major news events and politics that you can count on for accuracy, and also fact checks viral news stories.

FactCheck.org - Another excellent fact checking website for current events.

Snopes - A fact checking website for viral news, videos and memes.

News & Newspapers

Benicia Herald - Coverage of Benicia including local politics, schools, the arts, sports and upcoming events.

New York Times - Access to limited number of articles per month. Unlimited access available with your Benicia Public Library card (use your library card number and you will need to create an account).

BBC News - Coverage of internationally important news stories.

Politico - United States political news.

Center for Investigative Reporting - Award-winning organization that produces well-researched investigative reports on important current events.

Pulitzer Center - Award-winning crisis reporting on Global Affairs.

All Sides - All Sides is a news aggregation site that displays headlines side-by-side to show media bias. If you want to see how different news organizations are reporting the same stories, visit this site first.

Science & Technology

Science.gov - Searches over 60 databases and over 2,200 scientific websites to provide users with access to more than 200 million pages of authoritative federal science information including research and development results.

Worldwide Science - Approximately 100 databases and portals from over 70 countries get the most current findings in fields such as energy, medicine, agriculture, environment, and basic sciences, including access to scientific and numeric data sources. Much of the information accessed via this gateway is freely available and open domain.