Databases to Help You With Your Research Projects:

• AncestryClassroom provides access to all the original and primary documents of Ancestry's World Explorer Collection, Fold3 and Newspapers.com. *You must be on a school issued device in order to access this resource. 

• Country Report offers unique content on Culture, Countries and Travel from around the world.  Please access Country Report through MackinVia. The instructions are on the database menu linked above. 

• CountryWatch provides critical country-specific intelligence and data to a global audience including public and private sector organizations with overseas operations and global interests. In addition, CountryWatch provides country information to large media audiences in various venues as part of its media strategy. 

• CQ Researcher is noted for its award-winning in-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the economy. Reports are published online 44 times a year by CQ Press, an imprint of SAGE Publications.

• EbscoHost provides access to a variety of databases. This link will take you to a log-in page where you can access Points of View Reference (resources that present multiple sides of an issue; this database provides rich content that can help students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues, and develop analytical thinking skills), GreenFILE (free research database covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more), as well as Teacher Resources, and Library and Information Services abstracts. 

  • Exploring Race In Society is a free research database offers essential content covering important issues related to race in society today. Essays, articles, reports and other reliable sources provide an in-depth look at the history of race and provide critical context for learning more about topics associated with race, ethnicity, diversity and inclusiveness. *Click the "Access Now" button to access.*

  • European Views of the Americas: 1493 to 1750 is a free archive of indexed publications related to the Americas and written in Europe before 1750. It includes thousands of valuable primary source records covering the history of European exploration as well as portrayals of Native American peoples. *Click the "Try Now" button to access.*

  • Open Dissertations provides access to millions of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs)

• InfoBase: Issues and Controversies  helps students, researchers, and readers understand the critical issues we face today, Issues & Controversies explores and analyzes hundreds of hot topics in politics, business, government, crime, law, energy, education, health, family, science, foreign policy, race, rights, society, and culture.  

• JSTOR is a digital library for scholars, researchers, and students. Access more than 10 million academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines. 

• NOVEL The New York State Library provides FREE access to many databases including: Academic One-search, Health Reference, Business and Company Resources, Gale Virtual Reference, Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context, and Custom Newspapers (both national and international) and NYS Newspapers (including the NY Times and the NY Post.)

• ProQuest Central Student With ProQuest Central Student, users and librarians will find:

  • More full text - The largest collection of full-text periodicals selected specifically to support high school programs. More than 75% of all titles are full text; and one-click linking automatically connects citations to full text wherever it resides electronically in your library.

• More current coverage - Less than 15% of the titles have restrictions that delay the latest articles from becoming accessible when published. ProQuest loads content each day, and top newspapers load by 8am EST daily.

• More subjects - Cover every course, and emerging topics. More than 160 subjects are represented, across more than 10,000 full-text titles, with over 5,000 being academic journals.

• More diverse types of content - ProQuest Central Student includes videos across subjects such as business, entrepreneurship, science, psychology, social sciences, health and more. It also includes full episodes of the award-winning 60 MINUTES documentary series from 1997-2014. Adding to the diversity of content are transcripts of top radio and television programs, as well as blogs, news wires, and government reports (such as White House Daily Press Briefings).

• Salem Press / The Reference Shelf / Grey House Publishing contains resources, essays, articles, and other non-fiction text to support research in Literature and History. Students can create an individualized account to save research.