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Explore diverse perspectives, topics and trends that align with curricular areas such as English, Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, Technology, Arts, History and more to foster critical thinking skills. Features reliable, credible information from a wide variety of international, national and local news sources. Also available remotely 24/7 from home on any device.

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Biography Reference Bank offers the in-depth, original profiles of Current Biography and World Author Series containing full text articles. Remote access codes available on student portal.

Biography Reference Bank

Biography Reference Center offers a comprehensive collection of full text biographies, including unique narrative biographies. Remote access codes available on student portal.

Biography Reference Center

The Education Resource Information Center provides access to educational literature and resources. This database provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. Remote access codes available on student portal.

ERIC

Explora contains full text for thousands of general reference magazines and publications and covers a wide-range of subject areas including business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more.

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Gale PowerSearch

Vetted content and tools at your fingertips! Whether you are looking for peer-reviewed articles; full-text magazines, newspapers, and eBooks; primary source documents; and videos or podcasts. 

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Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Remote access codes available on student portal.

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Green FILE is a comprehensive resource draws on the connections between the environment and variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology. Remote access codes available on student portal.

Green FILE

eBook Academic Collection has more than 135,000 eBooks in this package, including titles from leading university presses such as Oxford University Press, MIT Press, State University of New York Press, Cambridge University Press, Harvard University Press, Cambridge University Press, and many others.

High School eBook Academic Collection

Using news content that is organized by time period, students can research issues, events and daily life in U.S. history through first-hand reports in newspapers from 1690 through the 20th century. The complete editions of the papers, including illustrations, advertisements, cartoons, classifieds and more are fully searchable.

America's Historical Newspapers

History Reference Center features full-text for reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books from leading history publishers. Remote access codes available on student portal.

History Reference Center

JSTOR currently includes more than 2,000 academic journals, dating back to the first volume ever published, along with thousands of monographs and other materials relevant for education. Remote access codes available on student portal.

JSTOR

Legal Information Reference Center provides online full text for many of the top consumer legal reference books. Contains more than 250 full-text publications and thousands of legal forms. Remote access codes available on student portal.

Legal Information Reference Center

New York Times full-text coverage from 1985 to the present. There is a one day moving window for the current issue. Remote access codes available on student portal.

New York Times

Newspaper Source Plus provides more than 1,400 full-text newspapers and more than 55 million full-text articles. This database contains comprehensive full text for major newspapers. Remote access codes available on student portal.

Newspaper Source Plus

Download and enjoy eBooks and audiobooks from your library, wherever you go. Use the built-in browser to find, check-out and download digital titles and read or listen in the OverDrive Media Console app. Remote access codes available on student portal.

OverDrive

Points of View Reference Center contains resources that present multiple sides of an issue, this database provides rich content that can help students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues, and develop analytical thinking skills.

Points of View Reference Center

Professional Development Collection designed for professional educators, providing a highly specialized collection of education journals, including peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains educational reports. Remote access codes available on student portal.

Professional Development Collection

Referencia Latina is a general reference resource for Spanish speakers. Covering issues of particular relevance for Latin America, Spain, and the United States. The database also contains a Spanish-English dictionary. Remote access codes available on student portal.

Referencia Latina

Science Reference Center Is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to full text science-oriented content. Topics covered include: biology; chemistry; earth and space science; environmental science; health and medicine; history of science; life science; physics; science and society, and wildlife. Remote access codes available on student portal.

Science Reference Center

Topic Search database allows students to explore current events that are often discussed in the classroom. Social, political, and economic issues, as well as scientific discoveries and other popular topics are available. Remote access codes available on student portal.

Topic Search