Databases & Research Resources
For Student Research
Get a quick overview of your topic and find the right keywords and related concepts for your searches. Includes articles, maps, pronunciations, videos you can embed in your projects, and more. Hear the right pronunciations for your presentations.
You can sign in with your school Google account for more options.
ProQuest Resources
A starting place
Research topics with various resources including key facts, sources, keywords, explanations, photos, etc.
A starting place geared to more complex subjects
Choose your research topic and find good resources by topic.
Support for and against your arguments.
Places with their distinctive features, people, and histories
Databases in "science, technology, education, social sciences, humanities, and news" providing strong academic resources.
An entry point for advanced researchers.
Nonfiction ebooks and essays on advanced academic topics.
Tips on researching.
Gale Resources
You must log in through your Saratogausd Gmail.
Mostly for Teachers
Including PBS, Broadway on Demand, Music on Demand, The Royal Shakespeare Company Collection, and more.
Multimedia resources for a large range of disciplines, from anthropology to zoology with everything from cooking to sports along the way. Make your own clips and playlists.
Gale Interactive Science
Online "manipulatives" for science learning.
For families who opted in during registration, this student portal allows access to online library resources through our county library system.
Your account number is “S” + “student ID number” + “SUSD”
Your PIN is the month and day of the student’s birthday (i.e. “0621” )
Example: if my student number was '12345678' and I was born on January 1:
My account # would be S12345678SUSD
And my password would be 0101
Subjects include:
Reading | Writing | Research | Math | Science and Technology | Social Studies and History | Biographies | Language Learning | Primary Sources | Art | Health