Research: Databases and Resources

Databases

Student Resources In Context provides contextual information on a broad range of topics, people, places, and events, including access to full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.

For remote access: Password: knights

Gale Virtual Reference Library allows researchers to instantly access thousands of electronic reference books including encyclopedias, almanacs, and other specialized resources.

For remote access: Password: knights

Britannica High School Edition explores the updated encyclopedia including thousands of articles, biographies, videos, images and websites.

For remote access: Username/ID: fredco Password: fredco

Britannica Image Quest contains approximately three million images from more than 50 of the best collections in the world. All images are rights-cleared for non-commercial, educational use--ideal for use in lesson plans, student projects, school websites, and beyond.

For remote access: Username/ID: fredco Password: fredco

Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, newspapers, maps and manuscripts in its collections.

The Library preserves and provides access to a rich, diverse and enduring source of knowledge to inform, inspire and engage you in your intellectual and creative endeavors. Whether you are new to the Library of Congress or an experienced researcher, we have a world-class staff ready to assist you online and in person.

MLA Citations

All of the above databases provide you with MLA citations. For additional MLA citation information, please visit the following links.

OWL Purdue Online Writing Lab provides writing resources and instructional materials for students. The homepage links to other resources, including MLA and APA style guides.

EasyBib School Edition is an intuitive citation and research management tool allowing users to create bibliographies, take notes and create outlines on a web-based platform while fully integrating with your FCPS Google account.

Anyone who would like to use EasyBib EDU should use this code: Middlhs132. Students and teachers who have never signed up before can register at https://edu.easybib.com/auth/coupon and returning users can upgrade their existing accounts by logging in at https://edu.easybib.com/auth/login, and then entering the school