Databases

Databases contain a collection of articles, reports and other subject-specific resources. Results you find in databases can be narrowed down to peer-reviewed and scholarly publications which means you are likely to be retrieving reliable sources of information to support your research.

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Database Passwords

If accessing databases from home, you can find the passwords in the link above. You must be signed into your sau26 account to access this page.

Use this link to search across ALL Gale databases and e-books available. 

Includes full text articles from popular magazines, journals, newspapers, e-books, primary source documents, videos and more on a wide range of topics.

Explore thousands of topics across subjects including literature, science, history, and social issues using different sources.

Includes a large number of databases covering a wide variety of subjects.

Aimed at students with a lower level reading ability. A combination of the best of Gale's reference content videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more. 

This robust full-text EBSCO database provides the most relevant information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and time frames. (Formerly Literary Reference Center)

Biographical information on more than one million people from throughout history.

Resources include: Mythology, Biographies, Science & Technology, American History, and Shapers of Society

Understand context for hundreds of science topics through overviews, journals, news, interactive experiments, and more. 

Provides nonjudgmental, straightforward information on health and wellness topics include diseases, drugs and alcohol, nutrition, mental health, suicide and bullying, green living, LGBTQ issues, and more. 

Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in U.S. history from a variety of sources. 

Online access to Salem Press reference work in health, science, history, and literature.

Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in world history from a variety of sources. 

Covering both U.S. and world history topics, EBSCO's History Reference Source is a full-text database featuring historical reference books, magazines, journals and thousands of primary source documents. (Formerly History Reference Center)

Focuses on important issues facing the modern world. 

Containing resources that present multiple sides of an issue, this EBSCO database provides rich content that can help students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills. (Formerly Points of View Reference Center)

Find overviews, news, and opinions on hundreds of today's important social issues. 

Great for researching all sides of a variety of issues.

Explore this database of encyclopedias and reference sources within the Gale eBooks platform. For multidisciplinary research. 

Includes reference articles from magazines and journals; images, videos, primary sources, current news, biographies, etc. 

Search this digital master index to find coverage of authors and works in products published by Gale.

Highlights historical background; people; customs; lifestyle; government; economy; health; etc.

Includes articles, magazines and journals, images, videos, primary sources, current news, atlas, explore biographies, etc. 

Access to over three million images for use on projects. Make sure to cite images!

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Check-out this research rubric to help you evaluate your project!

MHS Research Rubric for Web.pdf