Research, Grades 6-8

Boston Public Library Catalog

General Research

Library Databases

Brittanica School Edition: Middle School
Britannica School Edition Spanish
Research in Context
General OneFile: a database of articles on a variety of general-interest subjects.
Gale in Context: Middle School
The Boston Globe: Full-text from 1980 to present.
The New York Times: Full-text from 1985 to present.
Infotrac Newsstand: search newspaper articles by headline, date, newspaper section, and more.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context

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Biography in Context

Images in the Public Domain

Creative Commons
Unsplash
Pixabay

Science

Library Databases

Science in Context: articles, news, experiments, and more.
Health & Wellness Center: magazine articles, reference, videos, and more.

Other Science Resources

Smithsonian National Zoological Park
San Diego Zoo

Social Studies

Library Databases

Global Issues in Context: analyze social, economic, political and other issues from a non-U.S. context
World History in Context: contextual content on significant people, events, and topics in world history
U.S. History in Context: contextual content on significant people, events, and topics in U.S. history
Biography in Context
Opposing Viewpoints in Context

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Other Social Studies Information Resources

America's Story from America's Library (Library of Congress)
Culture Crossing: a community built guide to cross cultural etiquette & understanding

Literature & the Humanities

Library Databases

Literature Resource Center
Biography in Context

Citing Your Sources

Cite This For Me Create bibliographies, citations, and works cited lists.

Citation Builder from the UNC Libaries.

Easy Bib A bibliography and citation creation tool.

QuickCite A tool for MLA8-style citations.

Zotero Free software for bibliography & citation.

APA Formatting & Style Guide

MLA Formatting & Style Guide