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CPS Databases
CPS Databases
Most Commonly Used Subscription Databases
Most Commonly Used Subscription Databases
Passwords for off-campus use of CPS Databases HERE (login to CPS Google required)
Encyclopedia Britannica - In addition to millions of encyclopedia articles, this online reference work provides hits to other content types including images, videos, dictionary entries, magazine articles, links to vetted websites, and primary sources.
Britannica ImageQuest - The Bridgeman Art Gallery, Getty Images, the Science Photo Library, Ingram Publishing, the National Geographic Society and other trusted sources provide the best and broadest offering of curriculum-relevant imagery easily downloadable to computer or Google Drive. Citations provided.
Gale in Context: High School - A fully integrated database for high school that provides a wide range of content types including featured articles, reference articles, biographies, images, primary sources, audio and video clips, news articles, magazine articles, academic journal articles, critical essays, and links to external websites.
The New York Times - From within CPS schools, students and staff receive access to deeply investigated, fact-based journalism, as well as access to educational resources through The New York Times Learning Network. Ignore the Subscribe and Log In buttons. Just click in to read today's news or use the basic SEARCH feature to search for specific items from past issues. Click here for more detailed information about these services.
Temporary Database Access -
Temporary Database Access -
Explora contains reliable information on thousands of topics to help you complete your research and class assignments.
NewsBank
NewsBank
In the digital age, access to reliable information is crucial — and challenging.
Access World News Research Collection: 2025 K12 Edition supports a diverse range of research needs across many subject areas.
Chicago Public Library (CPL) Databases
Chicago Public Library (CPL) Databases
History Research Center - Search all five at once or browse them individually:
African-American History Online
American Indian History Online
Each includes articles from reference works, primary sources, biographies, timelines, images, and maps, charts and tables.
ProQuest Newspapers (Global Newsstream) - Full text articles from hundreds of newspapers and news feeds from around the world that includes current news and archives dating back to the 1980's.
EBSCO Magazines and Journals - Articles from general-interest magazines and scholarly journals. Search two separate databases (MasterFILE Complete and OmniFile Full Text Select) covering more than 3,500 publications.
Gale Reference eBooks - Find reference articles in more than two hundred reference works in a variety of areas: arts, business, education, environment, geography, government, fashion, food, film and television, history, law, literature, medicine, multicultural studies, music, philosophy, psychology, religion, science, sociology, social science, and technology.
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