Reference Databases

Britannica High

What can I find? 

Articles, images, and biographies on a wide variety of topics and people, especially those relating to history, the sciences, health, and social science.

How can I find it? 

Use the search bar at the top of the page to find what you need, or scroll down to see more specific topics.

Destiny Discover

What can I find?

Media of multiple types including books, videos, audiobooks, documents, and maps on general topics.

How can I find it?

Use the search bar at the top of the page to find resources, or switch to the Collections page to find themed groups of resources made by other people.

Encyclopedia Virginia

What can I find?

Biographies, articles, videos, images, documents, and maps relating to Virginia history and social science.

How can I find it?

Use the search bar at the top to find specific resources; switch to the Media tab to find images, videos, and virtual tours; switch to the Biographies tab to find an alphabetical list of Virginia biographies; switch to the map tab to find nearby historically significant places

Follett Destiny

What can I find?

General resources found in the catalogs of the Ocean Lakes Library and the Virginia Beach Public Library.

How can I find it?

If needed, select Virginia Beach City Public Schools and Ocean Lakes High School Media Center from the lists. Use the links at the bottom of the home page to access the Virginia Beach Public Library Catalog; use the catalog tab to search the Ocean Lakes Library Catalog

Gale Cengage Learning

What can I find?

Resources and articles on a wide variety of topics in both the sciences and the humanities.

How can I find it?

Use the tabs on the left side to search for resources in specific categories, or use the Gale Power Search bar on the right side to search all the main categories together for resources.

ProQuest

What can I find?

Biographies, countries and multicultural facts, controversial issues breakdowns, and articles on a wide variety of topics

How can I find it?

Select CultrueGrams to find general information about any country, U.S. state, or Canadian province; select SIRS Discoverer to find research topics, resources, biographies, and nonfiction books using the search bar at the top of the page and the various menus on the page; select SIRS Issues Researcher to find controversial issues breakdowns using the search bar at the top of the page or the various menus on the page

VBPL

What can I find?

Various library resources including news archives, book lists, homework help, and business research

How can I find it?

Scroll down and select any of the available resources by clicking on their names; use the tabs at the top of the screen to find other resources offered by the library; if needed login to your school-provided library account using these credentials:

• Login: s + VBCPS student ID number

• Example: s1234567

• Password: Date of birth in MMDD format

• Example: a January 1 birthday would have a password of 0101

World Book Online

What can I find?

Biographies, country and geography facts, government topics, history and social science topics, global newspapers, and articles on many other topics

How can I find it?

Use the search bar in the center to search for a topic; select the Advanced Search button below the search bar to search with specific criteria; select the Research & Resources button in the upper-right corner to find a variety of other resources including news articles, a dictionary, maps, and geography facts.