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Are you looking for reliable resources? You have come to the right place! On this page you will find a variety of online databases that are available to you free of charge. All of these databases will provide you with reliable information throughout your research process!
Why Use Databases?
Why Use Databases?
Using a database for research provides access to reliable, peer-reviewed information and saves time by offering organized, searchable content. It ensures you use high-quality sources and up-to-date information, which strengthens your research. Additionally, many databases offer citation tools to help you properly cite your sources.
Research Sites:
Research Sites:
One Access: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and Charlotte-Meck Public Library have teamed up to provide ALL students and staff with a variety of online resources! Students now have access to all of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Library resources by logging in with their CMS student ID number and the pin is your birth month/day (July 4 is 0704) for student accounts.
NCEdCloud for Students: This will give you one sign-on for Britannica, Canvas, PowerSchool, Schoolnet, Follett Destiny (the new online library catalog), and Discovery Education. No need to log in to each of these individually!
North Carolina Student Resources: North Carolina’s Arts, Nature, History, Science, Libraries and More! Research Databases, eBooks, Periodicals, Reference eBooks, Collections, Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Primary Sources, Subject-Aligned Reference Centers, Subject-Aligned Content, Classroom Tools, and More! Accessed through NCEdCloud.
Google Scholar: An educational alternative to just using a Google search. Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature.
Teen Health and Wellness: Provides middle school and high school students with nonjudgmental, straightforward advice and self-help support. Topics include diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, mental health, suicide, bullying, green living, financial literacy, and more. Be sure to log in to ONE Access first!
Access Video Collection: Offers thousands of high quality streaming videos on business & economics, health & medicine, humanities & social sciences, and science & mathematics, as well as travel and fitness programming, home and how-to videos, indie films, and popular music performances. Includes Oscar, Emmy and Peabody award winning documentaries, interviews, instructional and vocational training videos, historical speeches and newsreels. Be sure to log in to ONE Access first!
CultureGrams: Gives you the world at your fingertips. CultureGrams goes beyond basic facts and figures with local perspectives on more than 200 countries, detailing daily life and culture, including history, customs, and lifestyles. Be sure to log in to ONE Access first!
SIRS Issues Researcher: Provides articles, primary sources, websites and graphics to support K-12 students with research, study and homework. This resource is great for argumentative writing because it presents BOTH sides of current leading issues. Users can save articles directly to their Google Drive. To save to Google Drive when using a Chromebook choose Print, then Print to Google Drive.
Fact-Checking Sites:
Fact-Checking Sites:
allsides.com: Unbiased news does not exist. This site provides an insight into all possible sides of an article.
snopes.com: The definitive Internet reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation.
checkology.org: Students can learn how to navigate the challenging information landscape by mastering the skills of news literacy.
Writing Tools
Writing Tools
Proofreading Tools
Proofreading Tools
Tutor.com - Through your Tutor.com account, you can submit papers to be reviewed by a professional with a 12 hr review process. They can help you with your Thesis Statement, Topic development, Paragraph formulation and Citations (in-text AND works cited page).
Paper Rater - Free online proofreading, plagiarism detection, spelling & grammar checking, and even writing suggestions for your papers!
Grammarly - A freemium tool for identifying minor to major issues in your writing. The free version of the tool is available as a Chrome browser extension. Besides the spelling and punctuation checks, Grammarly can detect dialect variations, improper tone, wordiness, and readability and suggest changes to improve your work.
Purdue OWL
Purdue OWL
A globally-renowned resource that provides assistance with English to students, teachers, professionals, and organizations across the world. Their goal is to assist clients in their development as writers - no matter their skill level.
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