Research+Tools+A-Z

=Databases=


 * ABC-Clio Social Studies Databases **

A comprehensive collection of primary and secondary sources, covering ancient world history; modern world history; US history; American government; United States at war; state geography; and issues: understanding controversy and society.

Academic Onefile contains 8,000 academic journals, the majority in full-text, available in HTML and PDF formats. In addition it contains hundreds of podcasts and transcripts from NPR, CNN, and the CBC, as well as full-text New York Times content from 1985.
 * [|Academic OneFile]**

Online Access to Original Source Documents From U.S. History.
 * [|Annals of America]**

[|From WHS/From Home] Royalty-free world, continent, country, and state maps. Included in the 4,000+ maps are: political maps, physical maps, outline maps, population maps, precipitation maps, climate, and other thematic maps. New maps are added to the collection every month.
 * A to Z Maps Online **

[|A to Z the USA] A to Z Information for U.S. States and Territories. [|American History in Video] Provides the largest and richest collection of video available online for the study of American history, with 2,000 hours and more than 5,000 titles on completion.



[|Biography in Context (InfoTrac)] Provides biographical information from a range of reference sources.

Books & Authors offers new ways to explore the endless possibilities and combinations of books, authors, genres and topics. Combining over 140,000 titles, 50,000 authors, and thousands of read-alike, award winner and librarian's favorites lists, Books & Authors helps bring readers and literature together.
 * [|Books and Authors]**

Database version of the Boston Globe, 1980 - present.



The encyclopedia you've grown up with is now online. Great starting point for research with overviews and basic background information.
 * Britannica Online School Edition**

Contemporary Literary Criticism - Select (CLC-Select) is an extensive collection of critical essays on contemporary authors. Each CLC-Select entry contains a biographical/critical introduction, listing of principal works, and sources for further study.
 * [|Contemporary Literary Criticism Select]**

Whether studying to become a lawyer or law enforcement officer, paralegal, or for a career in Homeland Security, this collection rises to the challenge. Users will have access to hundreds of full-text journals.
 * [|Criminal Justice Collection]**

[|Credo Reference] A database that features online content from a hundred reference books, newspaper, and websites in a broad range of subjects.

In-depth information on the cultures of more than 200 countries also includes maps, statistics, and glossaries.
 * [|CultureGrams]**


 * Discovery Education:** Streaming Video

From ProQuest, a database of ebooks in a variety of academic disciplines. A great place to find monographs for history class!
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 * Click on ebrary

Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7.

[|Global Issues in Context]

[|Historical Newspapers (Graphical)] Articles from historical newspapers: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and Boston Globe. Contains full-page scans of newspapers from 1851-2001.

 [|Hoover's] - Contains detailed information on U.S. and international companies and businesses.

Large collection of databases containing current (1980-present) magazine, newspaper, academic journal and reference book articles on many topics, including current events, health care, politics, sports, social science, hobbies. Includes following many subject-specific databases.
 * Infotrac **

[|JSTOR] Contains full text for thousands of scholarly journal articles.
 * JSTOR **

[|From WHS / From Home:] Provides up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world. The optional MLA International Bibliography module adds citations for hundreds of thousands of books, articles and dissertations from 1926 to the present, linked to full text where available.
 * Literature Resource Center **

Database version of the New York Times - 1985 - present.

[|From WHS & Home] Minuteman or Boston Public Library Card # (enter number without spaces) A database that provides access to 100,000 full text reviews of novels, as well as young adult book discussion guides, curriculum-related materials, and more.
 * NoveList **

Opposing Viewpoints in Context is a database covering today’s hottest social issues, from Offshore Drilling to Climate Change, Health Care to Immigration, and features both sides of controversial topics.

[|Pop Culture Universe] Pop Culture Universe is digital library of information on American and world popular culture, past and present. Built on hundreds of award-winning titles for all levels of researchers.

A definitive source of full text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology from the American Psychological Association (APA).
 * [|PsycARTICLES] **

Collection of articles, includes academic, peer-reviewed sources.
 * Psychology Collection**

[|Science in Context] Provides topic overviews, experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations, as well as articles from over 200 magazines and academic journals and links to quality web sites. The database covers curriculum-related science topics, and offers teachers an easy-to-use tool to identify content directly correlated to state and national standards guide.
 * Science in Context (Gale) **

[|Scientific American] magazine (1910-present) The online magazine includes select articles from current and past issues, online-only features, daily news, topic-driven blogs, podcast series, and a video directory.

This collection provides well-rounded coverage of both the current thinking and events in US History, as well as scholarly work being established in the field.

Comprehensive US History database containing articles from reference sources, academic journals, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, video, and audio.

Compare and customize data of the nations of the world.
 * World Data Analyst**

This collection provides well-rounded coverage of both the current thinking and events in World History, as well as scholarly work being established in the field.

Comprehensive World History database containing articles from reference sources, academic journals, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, video, and audio.