Research
To access the databases when you are not in school, use the login information that is kept in our Canvas course - RHS Library. If you are in school, you may use the links listed below without login information. Stop by the library with your questions or email jonathan.a.brammer@mcpsmd.net.
Use Noodletools to create notecards and to generate your Works Cited page for your research assignment. Click here for instructions and here for how-to videos.
How-to-Research Videos
Bloom's Literature - resources for literary criticism
Britannica Enciclopedia Moderna - comprehensive Spanish language encyclopedia. 145,000 articles plus timelines, atlas, dictionary
Britannica Escolar Online - Spanish language encyclopedia, images, videos and Spanish language learning materials for younger learners
Britannica Online American History - online access to original source documents in American History
Britannica Online French language - French-language online encyclopedia
Britannica School - three encyclopedias with different reading levels; relevant multimedia links
EBSCO Academic Search Complete - a scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,990 full-text periodicals
Gale OneFile News - provides access to major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers as well as leading titles from around the world.
Gale eBooks - extensive collection of subject specific reference books.
Global Issues in Context - content empowers learners to critically analyze and understand the most important issues of the modern world
Image Quest (Britannica) - more than 2 million curriculum-related images. A good alternative to Google Images
Noodletools - bibliography generator, note card organizer and research paper organization help
Opposing Viewpoints in Context - online resource that provides information on both sides of current issues
Science Flix - videos, articles, images, and eBooks on a variety of science topics
Science Online - database that facilitates STEM research and learning, it also offers a comprehensive overview of a broad range of scientific disciplines.
SIRS Discoverer - encyclopedia information including maps and current events
SIRS Issues Researcher - online information with a focus on current issues
Teachingbooks - reading resources for YA and classic literature
U.S. History in Context - collection of primary and secondary resources that support the study of U.S. history, issues, and current events