Online research

FactCite | Database ideal for elementary to middle school levels and good for introductory information.

Username: pittsfieldmhs

Password: library

Usernames and passwords are case-sensitive.

EBSCO Explora | Explora provides students with easy-to-use features and age-appropriate content from the world’s leading magazines and reference books.   Explora provides simple search that quickly delivers relevant results including articles, essays, and primary source documents, plus over 60K videos from the Associated Press.  Need to sign in from home?  Username: pittsfield and password:  @03263

EBSCO Host | Host provides students with easy-to-use features and age-appropriate content from the world’s leading magazines and reference books.   Explora provides simple search that quickly delivers relevant results including articles, essays, and primary source documents, plus over 60K videos from the Associated Press.  Need to sign in from home?  Username: pittsfield and password:  @03263

Science News | Founded in 2003, Science News for Students is a free, award-winning online publication dedicated to providing age-appropriate science news to learners, parents and educators. The publication, as well as Science News magazine, are published by the Society for Science, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) membership organization dedicated to public engagement in scientific research and education.

Internet Archive | S


Project Gutenberg | 70,000+ eBooks and audio books, "with focus on older works for which U.S. copyright has expired."

Digital Public Library of America | "Discover almost 50,000,000 images, texts, videos, and sounds from across the U.S." 

Google Scholar | An alternative to the search engine, providing peer reviewed 

Google Arts & Culture | Are you curious about what Van Gogh’s Starry Night looks like up close? Have you ever toured the ancient Maya temples or met the inspirational figures of Black history? Do you want to learn about Japan’s unique food culture or incredible Indian railways?  Google Arts & Culture puts the treasures, stories and knowledge of over 2,000 cultural institutions from 80 countries at your fingertips. From the suffragettes who fought for women’s rights, to performing arts at the Paris Opera, to NASA’s archive of stunning images, discover stories about our cultural heritage. It’s your doorway to explore the art, history, people, and wonders of our world.

Highlights:

• Art Transfer – Take a photo and transform it with classic artworks

• Art Selfie – Discover portraits that look like you

• Color Palette – Find art by using the colors of your photo

• Art Projector – See how artworks look in real size

• Pocket Gallery – Wander through galleries and get up close to art

• Art Camera – Explore high-definition artworks

• 360° videos – Experience culture in 360 degrees

• Virtual reality tours – Step inside world-class museums

• Street View – Tour famous sites and landmarks

National Geographic | Grade level filters: K-4, 5-8, 9-12

Open Access Library | S



Directory of Open Access Journals | S



ResearchGate | Database best for upperclassmen and/or dual enrollment students