Library Databases
LUDLOW HIGH SCHOOL
General Databases
Gale Powersearch: Use this to search across all databases (does not include the Boston Globe).
Resources from Other Libraries
Hubbard Memorial Library Databases: Access additional databases with the barcode number on your Hubbard library card.
Boston Public Library Electronic Resources: All Massachusetts residents can access Boston Public Library's research databases and ebooks with a BPL eCard. Learn more and sign up for free!
Biographies
Careers & College
Peterson's Test Prep: Free study materials and practice exams for college and career-based standardized tests
Peterson's Career Prep: Support for building resumes, job hunting, and searching for career information
Vocations and Careers: Sources for information on vocational and career paths
Controversial Issues
Language Learning
Transparent Language: free language learning tutorials in dozens of languages
Literature & Criticism
Bloom's Literary Reference: Literary criticism, work overviews, and author background information for thousands of works. Find username/password here (you must sign in to your LPS Google account to view database password info)
Literature Resource Center: Offers detailed biographical, bibliographical and contextual information about authors’ lives and works.
Physical Education & Health
Health & Wellness: Use this database for beginning and general searches about health and medical topics; includes medical reference materials, 400 health/medical journals, hundreds of pamphlets, over 700 health-related videos, and articles from 2,200 general interest magazines.
Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine: Targeted collection of journals covering proven and experiment research and treatment techniques in the fields of physical therapy and sports medicine.
Science
Science in Context: Offers topic overviews, reference materials, magazine and journal article and primary source documents grouped by subject.
ProQuest Science: Access over 1000 journals covering Physics, Engineering, Astronomy, Biology, Earth Science, Chemistry
Health & Wellness: Use this database for beginning and general searches about health and medical topics; includes medical reference materials, 400 health/medical journals, hundreds of pamphlets, over 700 health-related videos, and articles from 2,200 general interest magazines.
Health & Medicine: Use this for more detailed searches; contains full-text nursing & health journals, plus current and reliable personal health information.
Social Studies
American History / US Government Online: Find username/password here (you must sign in to your LPS Google account to view database password info).
US History in Context: Offers reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.
World History in Context: Includes information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in World History. Combines reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.
Global Issues in Context: Includes international perspectives on a variety of topics. Use the introductory pages for each topic or search for specific information.