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Gale
High School in Context

High School in Context offers cross-curricular content aligned to national and state curriculum standards and reinforces the development of skills. 

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General reference aggregation of periodical and digital media content with editorial guidance for novice researchers.   

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Username: eLibrarySF   

Password: eLibrary1!

Google-integrated 

EBSCO Academic Search Complete

Multi-disciplinary database, with thousands of full-text periodicals and peer-reviewed journals with indexing and abstracts. 

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Gale Academic OneFile

Journals covering physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and more. The collection includes the full-text New York Times from 1985 to present.

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Encyclopedia with current articles, images, videos, audio clips, primary sources, maps, research tools, recommended Websites, adjustable reading levels, Spanish language resources.

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Enciclopedia con artículos actuales, imágenes, vídeos, clips de audio, fuentes primarias, mapas, herramientas de investigación, sitios web recomendados, niveles de lectura ajustables, recursos en español.

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Provides background and current analysis necessary for the research and understanding of current and pervasive issues.            

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Username: LSO  Password: issues

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Find “pro” and “con” arguments on
controversial social issues.

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U.S. history resources for undergraduate and
high school research.

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World History resources for undergraduate and
high school research.

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A streaming video collection providing an exceptional range of content with the most valuable video documentaries and series from PBS.

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Username: SFUSDLIB  

Password: Issues1!

 A collection that features select primary-source documents related to critical people and events in African American history.

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Manipulate 3D interactive models to visualize and understand concepts in biology, chemistry, earth, and space science.

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Password: poppy

Google-integrated 

Understand environmental issues that affect people globally through topic overviews, journals, news, and multimedia content.

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Password: poppy

Google-integrated 

A broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments.

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Science in Context integrates millions of full-text articles that include national and global publications, 200+ science experiments, 300+ interactive simulations, other multimedia, and top reference content.

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Literature Resource Center (Gale)

Biographies, articles, criticism, overviews, glossary and more on writers and literature.

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Literature Criticism (Gale)

Complete back files and current volumes of eight titles: Contemporary Literary Criticism, Twentieth Century Literary Criticism, Nineteenth Century Literature Criticism, Literature Criticism from 1400-1800, Shakespearean Literature Criticism, Poetry Criticism, Short Story Criticism, Drama Criticism.

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EBSCO Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection

Topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods from nearly 400 journals.

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Tutors are available every day from 

1:00 PM - 10:00 PM PDT

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