Databases
Library Research Resources
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Books
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Citation Resources
Build MLA or APA citations; create virtual notecards; & more. Syncs with Google Docs & saves citations as you work. Import citations using book ISBN to automatically cite work.
General
Details on how to access different database resources.
General OneFile is a one-stop source for news, magazine, and periodical articles across a wide range of general interest topics and academic disciplines. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text, General OneFile serves a wide audience of readers.
Academic OneFile is the premier source of peer-reviewed full-text scholarly content across the academic disciplines. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive.
InfoTrac Newsstand provides access to full-text newspapers and allows users to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, newspaper section, or other fields. The database offers a one-stop source for current news and searchable archives.
Use EBSCO Host to search for periodical references, including newspaper, magazine, and scholarly journal articles on a topic. Select the databases of your choice, including “Academic Search Main Edition” second from the bottom.
JSTOR specializes in scholarly and peer-reviewed journal articles for advanced research.
Debate
CQ Researcher provides in-depth coverage of the most important issues of the day.
Gale's Opposing Viewpoints In Context is an online resource for debaters and includes pro/con viewpoints, reference articles, interactive maps, infographics and more.
SIRS: A general reference database of news, magazine, and journal articles. SIRS also includes special articles on pros and cons of current event political issues.
Social Studies & History
Gale World History Collection contains articles of current thinking and scholarly work on global historical events.
Gale U.S. History Collection provides access to scholarly journals and magazines useful to both novice historians as well as advanced academic researchers. The database offers balanced coverage of events in U.S. history and scholarly work being established in the field.
ABC-CLIO is a resource for academic reference works and periodicals primarily on topics such as history and social sciences.
World History In Context reaches back to the ancient world — and forward to today's headlines — to deliver a chronicle of the great cultures and societies that have formed the history of the human race.
GALE US History in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in U.S. History.
Literature, Art & Music
Gale Books and Authors contains reviews and recommendations to make book selection fun.
Gale Fine Arts and Music Collection contains articles art history, music, drama, filmmaking, and related fields
Oxford Music Online is the gateway offering users the ability to access and cross-search multiple music reference resources in one location.
Oxford (Grove) Art offers access to the most authoritative, inclusive, and easily searchable online art resources available today.
GALE Literature Criticism Online provides unparalleled access and navigation through centuries of literary analysis—spanning all time periods, genres and regions of the world.
Bloom’s Literature contains a wide range of reference essays and scholarly criticism examining great authors—from William Shakespeare to J. K. Rowling—and their works.
Science
GREENR contains multimedia coverage of environmental issues, including health care and climate change.
Gale Psychology Collection contains articles on personality, the human mind, memory, and more
Gale Science Collection includes 1.6 million articles and 200 journals updated daily.
GALE Science In Context is an engaging online resource that provides contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics.
Nonfiction & Reference E-Book
SIRS Discoverer is a general reference database for upper elementary and middle school learners, researchers, and educators.
Artemis provides an unprecedented, seamless research experience that helps students find a starting point, search across a wide array of materials and points in time, and discover new ways to analyze information.
Archives Unbound presents topically-focused digital collections of historical documents that support the research and study needs of scholars and students.
Student Resources In Context offers cross-curricular content aligned to national and state curriculum standards and reinforces the development of skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, communication, collaboration, creativity, and innovation.
GALE Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) provides acccess to more than 12,000 eBooks from over 100 industry-leading publishers for every discipline.
Infobase eBooks are web-based versions of Infobase Publishing's outstanding print reference books.
Biography In Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on the world's most influential people.
Salem Press Reference E-Books offers e-books and online databases designed for use at schools.
The World Book Online offers an encyclopedia, dictionary, atlas, homework help, study aids and curriculum guides.