Databases
USERNAME AND PASSWORD LIST FOR DATABASES
ABC-CLIO
Over 13,000 primary and secondary sources, including 2,500 documents, 4,000 images, 200 maps, and 250 audio/video recordings. Includes over 2,000 biographies of important historical and current government figures.
A survey of American history from 1350 to the present. Covers politics, historical events, literature, philosophy, science, art, and economics. Contains feature stories, maps, photos, timelines, news analysis, biographies, and more. Includes a teacher component with suggested classroom activities and curricular tie-ins. Contains more than 16,000 primary and secondary resources.
WORLD HISTORY: ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL ERAS - World history from prehistory through the Renaissance with primary sources and timelines covering ancient cultures and providing a worldwide perspective beyond Western civilization. Contains more than 11,000 primary and secondary sources.
World history beginning with the emergence of Europe in 1500 and covering African, Asian and Middle Eastern empires, the Enlightenment, revolutions, imperialism, the rise of nationalism, industrialization, the World Wars, the Cold War, and the global world of today. Contains more than 7,300 primary sources.
The LATINO AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
The first-ever online resource dedicated to the history and culture of Latinos — the largest minority group in the United States.
THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
Gives voice to the African American experience from its African origins to the present day.
EBSCO
GreenFILE – Information on the human impact on the environment including global warming, sustainability, recycling, renewable energy, pollution,
going green.
Teacher Reference Center – Indexing and abstracts for popular periodicals for educators.
Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts – Selective journals and research reports on many aspects of information literacy.
NOVELISTPLUS – Reading recommendations for both fiction and nonfiction, for all ages.
GALE
Biography in Context – Use this database to research biographies of famous people.
Business Insights – Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information – includes company profiles, brand information, rankings, investments reports, company histories, and periodicals.
General OneFile – Use to find basic magazine articles.
Health Reference Center – Journals of medicine, nursing, health, and nutrition.
InfoTrac Newsstand – Use to find basic newspaper articles.
Literature Resource Center – Provides literary criticism and biographical information on 130,000 writers from around the world.
LitFinder – Provides access to literary works and authors throughout history and includes more than 150,000 full-text poems and 800,000+ poetry citations, as well as short stories, speeches, and plays. The database also includes secondary materials like biographies, images, and more.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context – A comprehensive source of information on contemporary social issues.
In Context: High School – Resources on all subjects for students who want a Web-surfing experience without the clutter that fails to provide reliable information. Includes articles from periodicals, newspapers, books, primary sources, multimedia, and video and audio content from major production sources such as National Public Radio (NPR) and network broadcasters.
Twayne Author Series – Contains the full-text of 200 frequently used Twayne Literary Masters books on world, US, or English authors. Includes biography and literary criticism.
Other GALE Databases - a listing of all available Gale databases
Other Databases
Includes a curated collection of poems, analysis, and essays about poetry, over 800 recordings and videos of poets dating back to the 1960s, and free materials for teachers, including lesson plans.
BRITANNICA ONLINE SCHOOL EDITION
Contains four complete encyclopedias specifically designed for elementary, middle, and secondary schools, with separate encyclopedia searching features for each age group.
Contiene enciclopedias en español diseñadas específicamente para escuelas primarias y secundarias, con funciones de búsqueda de enciclopedias separadas para cada grupo de edad.
Streaming video collection covering literature, history, science, business, the arts, world cultures, and more. Additional features for teachers.
Provides powerful ways to connect ELA and Theatre students with dramatic texts, poetry and performance.
Tales of 760 Greek & Roman gods, goddesses, heroes, places, and events. Connects mythology to art, music, science, literature, and language (word histories and modern usage). Includes hundreds of articles on World Mythology.
JSTOR - Academic journals for scholarly research, collections in arts and sciences, business, Life Sciences, language and literature, math and statistics, music, and ecology.