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Research Databases
(Pick up usernames and passwords from the library)
 
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Geography Databases
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Alphabetical list of all databases:
  ABC-CLIO
Reference sources for American government, world geography, U.S. history, & world history
     
  Bridges Career Database
Information on colleges and careers
[Click on the "Site ID" tab to login]
     
  Congressional Quarterly Weekly
Articles on current events facing Congress
(Updated weekly)
     
  Daily Life Through History
"Daily Life" ebooks in history: Ancient Mesopotamia, Chaucer's England, U.S. Civil War, Elizabethan England, Mayan Civilization, Incan Empire, Victorian England, Ancient Greeks, Aztecs, & 19th Century American Frontier
     
  Discovery Streaming
Educational videos (can be inserted into Power Point presentations)
     
  EBSCO
Current journals, newspapers, and magazines across many subject areas
Includes reference sources in History, Science, and Literary Reference Centers
(Periodicals updated daily)
     
  Encyclopedia Britannica
Biographies, timelines, history, overview essays, atlases, dictionary, and more
     
  Encyclopedia Britannica - Spanish
Encyclopedia Britannica content in Spanish
     
 

Gale Research Databases
Multiple subject areas: reference books, current journals & magazines, literature, Texas almanac
(Periodicals updated daily) 

     
  JSTOR
College-level academic journals in the arts, sciences, business, literature, and mathematics
     
  Lexis-Nexis
U.S. and international newspapers & magazines, legal cases, and law reviews
(Updated daily)
     
  Maps 101
Pre-formatted maps, satellite imagery, and atlases
     
  Opposing Viewpoints
Sources that present support for both sides of many controversial issues
     
  Questia
Books, journals, magazines, newspapers, and reference materials on a wide variety of subjects
     
  Soundzabound
Royalty free music for school projects
     
  Testing & Education Reference Center
Search for information about colleges, scholarships, financial aid, and careers. Test prep materials and full-length practice tests are available for many standardized tests, such as the PSAT, SAT, ACT, TAKS, and AP tests.
     
  World Book Encyclopedia
Primary and secondary source documents on many topics
     
  World Book Spanish - Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos
World Book Encyclopedia content in Spanish
     
  World & I
Articles on U.S. foreign policy, government, history, sociology, science, ESL, global culture, & the U.S. Civil War


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