Databases provide students with resources previewed and organized by information specialists. Using these skillfully will save students time and improve the quality of their research. Click on the icon to the left of the description to access.
Provides users with pictures, videos, magazines, newspapers, biographies, country reports, an online dictionary and encyclopedia, film & video. Allows user to filter by reading level.
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Password: library!26
User can search the Connecticut State Library, Connecticut History Online, Newspapers of Connecticut and Treasures of Connecticut Libraries.
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If needed, access code: fhs
If needed, access code: fhs
If needed, access code: fhs
ProQuest Account Access:Login with FPS Gmail
Discover encyclopedia articles, multimedia, primary sources, games, and other learning resources that support student research and reinforce curriculum standards.
Google for the academic world. Database used by most universities. Allows user to search ALL EBSCO databases including academic journals, news.
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If you need to limit your searches on EBSCO Discovery, use one of the following Databases.
Articles from journals and reference sources. Covers all academic areas - the arts and sciences, theology, literature, etc.
Provides full-text history reference database designed for secondary schools, public libraries, and universities.
ERIC is an internet-based digital library of education research and information sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education.
MEDLINE Database provides indexing of the top nursing and allied health literature available including nursing journals and publications from the National League for Nursing and the American Nurses Association.
SPORTDiscus is the leading bibliographic database for sports and sports medicine research. It includes records from leading sports medicine journals, books, dissertations and more.
CINAHL Database provides indexing of the top nursing and allied health literature available including nursing journals and publications from the National League for Nursing and the American Nurses Association.