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Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners' Databases


No password is required to access the following databases from school.
See Ms. Payne for a password to access these databases from outside of school.


Encyclopedias:

Britannica Online School Edition: Comprehensive encyclopedia meeting the reference needs for pre-K
    through high school students with separate interfaces for each level. Includes Elementary, Middle and School
    Editions and Learning Zone for ages 4 to 7.

Britannica Spanish Reference Center: Includes Britannica Escolar Online, a Spanish elementary encyclopedia
    for grades K-8 and Enciclopedia Moderna for grades 9-12. Moderna will satisfy native Spanish speakers,
    and students that are bilingual or just learning Spanish.

Britannica Spanish Edition: Moderna (9-12)

General Reference:

General OneFile: News and periodical articles on business, computers, current events, economics, education,
   environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science,
   sports, technology, and many general interest topics.

Academic OneFile: Peer-reviewed, full-text articles from journals and reference sources. Covers physical
   sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature, and other subjects.

Gale Virtual Reference Library

InfoTrac K-12 Student Edition: Indexed and and full-text magazines, newspapers, podcasts, and reference
   books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government,
   history, sports , etc.


Newspapers:

New York Times: Full-text coverage of the New York Times (1980 - present) along with full text of the
   New York Times Magazine (1997 - present) and the New York Times Book Review (1997 - present).

 Newsbank: Provides access to national newspapers.


Literature:

Biography In Context: Information on famous and influential people; search by name, occupation, nationality,
   ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, as well as keyword and full-text.

Contemporary Literary Criticism Select: Collection of critical essays on contemporary authors.

Literature Resource Center: Biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism, and reviews of
   writers in all disciplines and from all time periods and from around the world.


Social Science:

Annals of American History:

Global Issues in Context: International viewpoints of global issues, topics, and current events.

U.S. History In Context: Easily find information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics
    in U.S. History from full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents,
    images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.

World History In Context: Easily find information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and
    topics in World History from full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source
    documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.

Opposing Viewpoints In Context: Information and opinions on today's social issues; contains viewpoint
    articles, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents,
    statistics, images, videos, audio files, and links to websites.

Massachusetts History Online: This collection of full-text articles from 50 magazines and local newspapers
     provides information on Massachusetts people, places and historical events.


Health and Wellness:

Health and Wellness Resource Center: Access a collection of medical reference materials including nearly
   400 health/medical journals, hundreds of pamphlets, over 700 health-related videos and articles from 2,200
   general interest publications in addition to a broad collection of Gale reference titles. Material contained in this
   Resource Center is intended for informational purposes only.

Health Reference Center Academic: Full-text database that provides current and reliable personal health
    information as well as full-text nursing and allied health journals.


Science:

Science In Context: Find information on hundreds of today’s most significant science topics from full-text
   magazines and academic journals. Also includes , news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files and
   links to vetted websites.


Teacher Databases:

Educator's Reference Complete: Selection of full-text academic journals, full-text reports, and reference
   sources; included content focuses on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best
   practices in education.


Other Database Links:

Full list of Gale Databases: The full list of Gale Databases available to students and teachers at SHS.


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