General Databases
The databases below are a good place to start the process of research. Databases are like online encyclopedias that will provide you with quality, generalized information on common topics covered in high school.
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Database Login (Username and Passwords) - must be logged in to your @fusdk12.net account to view.
If you are logged in to an FUSD school Google account, you should have automatic access to our research databases, but if you are trying to access them from home or outside the school network, you may need our district username and password.
A good, general place to start research with variable reading levels and translation features.
Explora offers a simple search that quickly delivers relevant results including high quality articles, e-books, essays and primary source documents. It also carefully curates topic categories and gives topic overviews.
A Gale database providing global perspectives on current international topics and events, including war, poverty, climate change, and human rights. It offers authoritative content from over 800 sources, including newspapers and journals, to help users critically analyze and understand these complex issues.
An EBSCO-powered, full-text online database designed to help students and beginning researchers understand controversial issues by presenting multiple sides of a topic through point and counterpoint essays. For each topic, it offers an overview, supporting arguments, opposing arguments, and a guide for critical analysis, along with supporting materials from news sources and primary documents.
An academic database platform that hosts a wide range of proprietary, subject-specific databases containing academic and scholarly articles, magazines, e-books, and reports, all selected by subject matter experts and accessible to libraries for patrons' research needs
Resources for English Langauge Learners
A good, general place to start research with variable reading levels and translation features.
Un buen lugar general para comenzar una investigación con niveles de lectura y características de traducción variables.
The ELL Reference Center includes 1,000 main articles, written especially for English language learners. You should be able to do research and read the articles without a lot of help.
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