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Databases

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All Topics

Gale - Biography in Context; Gale Virtual Reference Library; Opposing Viewpoints in Context; Science in Context; Student Resources in Context; U.S. History in Context

EBSCO - Choose from a list of nine databases to find magazine articles and other resources.

Encyclopedia Britannica - General encyclopedia, Merriam-Webster Dictionary and World Atlas. Also includes current events, “This Day in History”, reference articles, journals, magazines and web sites.

FirstSearch - Multiple databases; Click on Full-Text

LCHS MackinVIA eBooks (new April 2020) - Includes nonfiction, fiction, and graphic novels

Try - It! Illinois - All databases free; October and November each year

World Book Online - Trial Only

Biography

Gale Biography in Context - Biographical articles about people throughout history from reference materials, periodicals, and multimedia content

EBSCO Current Biography Illustrated - Electronic version of Current Biography magazine. Contains biographical information about celebrities, politicians, business people, writers, actors, sports figures, artists, scientists, and many others

E-Books

Gale Virtual Reference Library - Specialized encyclopedias and other non-fiction books for research and information.

Salem Literature - Critical Insights, Authors: F. Scott Fitzgerald; Nathaniel Hawthorne; Arthur Miller Works: Fahrenheit 451; The Great Gatsby; Catcher in the Rye; To Kill a Mockingbird Themes: The American Dream; Coming of Age Critical Survey of Graphic Novels: Heroes & Superheroes

Salem Health - Magill’s Medical Guide ; Cancer; Mental Health and Psychology

Salem History - Milestone (Primary) Documents, The Decades-1990s, Great Lives from History, The Incredibly Wealthy, Inventors and Inventions, Notorious Lives, Musicians and Composers, Great Athletes, Great Events from History, Modern Scandals, GLBT Events

Salem Science - Applied Science; Biomes and Ecosystems

Education

EBSCO Professional Development Collection - Designed for professional educators. Contains high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports.

ERIC - ERIC, the Education Resource Information Center, contains more than 1,300,000 records and links to more than 317,000 full-text documents dating back to 1966. Professional/Education.

History

Gale U.S. History in Context - Information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in U.S. History found in full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites

Gale World History in Context - Access to scholarly analysis, full-text periodicals, reference works and primary sources related to world history.

Science

Gale Science in Context - Information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics found in full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.

EBSCO GreenFile - Covers human impact to the environment. Topics include global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.

EBSCO Health Source - Contains consumer health magazines with information on medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health