Research Resources

Databases:

Below is a list of resources offered through NovelNY, a state-subsidized repository of information to help support college and career-ready scholars. The ones featured are accessible remotely; you do not need to be on a DOE computer to access the following resources:

The American Revolution

A Gale database that houses primary and secondary sources related to the American Revolution.

Biography: Gale in Context

A database that provides biographical information on famous figures throughout time.

Britannica

An online encyclopedia that offers three options for age-appropriate levels.

Britannica Escobar

An online encyclopedia that offers information to Spanish speakers.

Gale OneFile Science

A database used to search topics related to the study of the sciences including: life science, anatomy, biology, botany, chemistry, engineering, physics, animal sciences, climate change, environmental issues, etc. Typically used to research topics and standards grades 5- 12.

Gale in Context: Middle School

A database with simple search icons and categories to make database searches for middle school learners more accessible. Typically used to research topics and standards 5-8.

Gale Kids Info Bits

A database with simple search icons and categories to make database searches for younger learners more accessible. Typically used to research topics and standards K-5.

Indigenous People of North America

This Gale database gives information on the indigenous and native people of North America. It focuses on their genealogy, locations, cultural identity, and contributions to the world.

National Geographic Kids

Reputable, authoritative, and appropriate content that brings children aged 6-14 the world in a way they've never seen it before. Fun and substantive, National Geographic Kids will take them on amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space.

National Geographic Virtual Library

National Geographic Virtual Library(NGVL) supports a range of scholarly research needs in the areas of science, history, technology, the environment, cultures, and more. NGVL brings the National Geographic Society to the library in a cross-searchable platform that fits the way today's students and patrons conduct their research.

Opposing Viewpoints

A Gale database that offers written debates on timely issues that provides students with multiple view points.

Smithsonian

A result of Gale's partnership to create searchable archives of the Smithsonian's vast collections, this resource combines rare nineteenth and twentieth-century archival materials on topics such as the evolving modes of flight, World's Fairs, and trade literature, with recent and backfile issues of Smithsonian Magazine and Air & Space Magazine.

Smithsonian United States History

Smithsonian Primary Sources in U.S. History brings the past to life with a curated collection of images and documents directly from the Smithsonian archives and Gale’s leading digital collections.

U.S. History Gale in Context

U.S. History merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.

World History Gale One File

World History merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.

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