Databases & Collections

Find current information to support your inquiry and research. All students are able to access the Douglas County Library Systems collection of databases with the following information: username: 12345678 and student id number (EX. 1234567863356) pin: last four digits of student number. (Ex. 3356)

Visit the DCL Douglas County Libraries Databases page or the dcsdk12.org Middle and High School Resources page for additional resources.

Gale Research Databases

View this Google Drive Integration Tip Sheet to see how Gale databases support Google integration, allowing you to highlight, annotate, and save articles and collections directly to your Drive account.

History and Social Sciences Databases

Up-to-date information on demographics, politics and customs of states and countries around the world.

American History, Ancient and Medieval History, and Modern World History databases.

Literature and History ResourcesLibrary Password: rockcanyon

Black Freedom Struggle in the United States -- Challenges and Triumphs in the Pursuit of Equality: Free ProQuest database of primary sources organized by time period.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences: Resource of more than 500 full-text journals covering child and adolescent psychology and various areas of counseling.
Social Sciences: Full-text coverage of addiction studies, ethics, gender studies, public welfare and more from the most important English-language social science journals.

Science Databases and Collections

Sign-in with Google (school username and password) to access Google Integration features.

Full-text resource covering agriculture, energy, environmental law, natural resources, and more.

Resources from the National Library of Medicine and the National Center for Biotechnology Information.

EBSCO database of full-text articles on biology, chemistry, earth and space sciences, and more

Consumer Health Complete: Full-text resource of more than 250 health reference books and encyclopedias, covering mainstream and holistic medicine.

General Databases, Collections and Encyclopedias

Full-text article database of scholarly and peer-reviewed journals covering a variety of subjects, including biology, chemistry, psychology and physics.

CommonLit is a free collection of fiction and nonfiction for classrooms. Search and filter by lexile, grade, theme, genre, literary device, or common core standard.

Sign in for research, pathfinders and primary sources.Username: dcsdPassword: dcsdGet the most out of World Book: Kids, Student, and Advanced

Internet Reference Collections

All Sides: Find the latest news across the political spectrum on any political topic or issues, pick from their searchable list, or use their Balanced Search tool.
Internet Archive: Internet Archive is a non-profit collection of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.
Ken Burns in the Classroom: Explore more than 40 years of award-winning historical documentary films searchable by film or by era.
Know Your Meme: Site that researches and documents Internet memes and viral phenomena.
Library of Congress Research Guides: Comprehensive and expanding list of LOC sources organized by subject.
New York Public Library Collections: Explore more than 187,000 “digitalisations” of items in the New York Public Library Collection.
Rick Steves' Classroom Europe: Rick Steves' Classroom Europe™ is a free resource allowing teachers to share the best of European art, history, and culture with their students and fellow educators.
Wolfram Alpha: Compute expert-level answers using Wolfram’s breakthrough algorithms, knowledgebase and AI technology.
Webopedia: Online tech dictionary for students, educators and IT professionals, including texting abbreviations and meanings.