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.
The most accessible of the ProQuest tools - especially when looking for credible news sources.
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.
Gale Power Search allows users simultaneously search across multiple Gale databases, finding peer-reviewed articles, magazines, newspapers, primary sources, and videos with one query, integrating tools like Google Drive, and offering advanced search filters for academic research, school projects, and general topics. It provides content on subjects like history, science, literature, and current events.
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
Homework Central is basically your dashboard to all the ProQuest Tools. It includes a comprehensive research database designed for students, offering a wide range of multidisciplinary content like academic journals, magazines, newspapers, books, and videos.
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