Research
access to these research databases & publications are provided
FREE via MN State Library within Minnesota state boundaries.
Research from within the school building:
Middle School
Britannica School Middle Encyclopedia content for middle school grades plus multimedia, timelines, world atlas, country comparison, and primary sources.
Gale In Context: Middle School A middle school-appropriate database of reference works, biographies, magazine and journal articles, primary source documents, and multimedia.
Explora Teens Contains middle and high school-appropriate magazine, journal, and encyclopedia articles and also includes primary source documents, reference books, and multimedia. Includes Middle Search Plus, MAS Complete, Consumer Health Complete, Health Source - Consumer Edition, and Science Reference Center databases.
Points of View Reference Center Pro vs. con essays that present multiple sides of current or controversial issues. Plus magazine and newspaper articles, primary sources, and more related to those issues.
Science Reference Center Science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources covering numerous science topics for middle and high school students. Included in Explora Teens and Explora Library databases.
Gale In Context: High School Encyclopedia, magazine, and journal articles, plus primary sources, images, video, and more for middle and high school students. Includes the InfoTrac Student Edition database.
Ebooks Minnesota Middle School Collection In this diverse collection of titles, middle grade readers will find books on a variety of educational and entertaining topics.
Great Resources for 8th Grade Holocaust Research
** Use MLA Style
** Keyword search terms: Holocaust, Anti-Semitism, WW2, Hitler, Ann Frank, Kindertransport, concentration camps, Nazi
** Use built-in Citation Builder in ELibary Databases (look for the citation tool on top or right side of your database article). Then, Copy & Paste formatted citation into into a google doc.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - Our Holocaust Encyclopedia, the world’s leading online authority on the Holocaust, is available in 19 languages and was visited in 2021 by more than 21 million people representing 238 countries and territories.
Gale In Context: Middle school Encyclopedia, magazine, and journal articles, plus primary sources, images, video, and more for middle and high school students. Includes the InfoTrac Student Edition database.
Britannica School Middle Encyclopedia content for middle school grades plus multimedia, timelines, world atlas, country comparison, and primary sources.
Primary Source
Trudy Album, Holocaust Survivor shares her story at Orangetown Middle School, South Orangetown, NY (Ms Levasseur records).
For generating MLA-formatted citations:
Purdue Writing Lab for creating Citations for your Bibliography
OR
Google Docs Citation tool - Tool Menu > Citations > then fill in fields and select Insert Works Cited Button
High School:
Britannica School High Encyclopedia content for high school grades plus multimedia, timelines, world atlas, country comparison, and primary sources.
Gale In Context: High School Encyclopedia, magazine, and journal articles, plus primary sources, images, video, and more for middle and high school students. Includes the InfoTrac Student Edition database.
Explora Teens Contains middle and high school-appropriate magazine, journal, and encyclopedia articles and also includes primary source documents, reference books, and multimedia. Includes Middle Search Plus, MAS Complete, Consumer Health Complete, Health Source - Consumer Edition, and Science Reference Center databases.
Points of View Reference Center Pro vs. con essays that present multiple sides of current or controversial issues. Plus magazine and newspaper articles, primary sources, and more related to those issues.
LearningExpress Library Skills building tests and tutorials for grades 9-12 plus College Admissions Test Prep for ACT, SAT, and PSAT.
Science Reference Center Science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources covering numerous science topics for middle and high school students. Included in Explora Teens and Explora Library databases.
MasterFILE Complete Offers the largest collection of popular full-text magazines, reference books and other highly-regarded sources from the world's leading publishers. Covering virtually every general interest subject area, it also includes an extensive collection of photos, maps and flags.
AAS Historical Periodicals Digitized images from the American Antiquarian Society of the pages of American magazines and journals published between 1684 and 1912.
College:
Britannica Academic Edition Encyclopedia content plus multimedia, timelines, world data analyst, country comparison, and the Britannica blog.
Academic Search Premier Thousands of scholarly publications across all academic disciplines. Included in Explora Library database.
Business Source Premier: Business Searching Interface Scholarly journals and trade publications across all business-related subject areas
EBSCO
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition Scholarly and professional publications across all medical disciplines including strong coverage of nursing and allied health.
Professional Development Collection Education journals and reports of interest to professional educators, researchers, and librarians.