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Databases / E-Library

Last Updated on Monday, 14 November 2011 15:35

Written by Kevin McGrath

Some of the best information on the web is not free. Library databases provide full-text magazine articles, scholarly resources, and current news. These can be accessed from home or anywhere else you might be. Sometimes you'll need passwords provided by the library.
	PowerSearch (Gale) Search across Gale collections [about]
	Questia School (Questia) An online library [about]
	JStor (ITHAKA) Journal articles [about]
	MAS Ultra (EBSCO) Magazines, journals & more [about]
	Knowledge Source (SIRS) Magazines, journals & more [about]
	Opposing Viewpoints(Gale) Two sides of many issues [about]
	GREENR (Gale) Global reference on the environment, energy and natural resources [about]
	BrainPOP (BrainPOP) Exciting animations! [about]
	Biography in Context (Gale) Biographies [about]
Reference
	Virtual Reference Library (Gale) A digital reference collection [about]
	Encyclopedia Britannica (Britannica) The entire encyclopedia and more [about]
	Marshall Cavendish Digital (Marshall Cavendish) Specialized encyclopedias [about]
	Other Encyclopedias and Reference Sources
Books and Literature
	Literature Resource Center (Gale) Biographies, lit crit & reviews [about]
	Books and Authors (Gale) What to read next? [about]
	Lit Finder (Gale) Poems, speeches, short stories, & more [about]
	More: English Pathfinders Library guides for NNHS English projects
Science
	Science in Context (Gale) A library of scientific information [about]
	Salem Science (Salem Press) Forensic Science, Global Warming, and The Solar System [about]
	General Science Collection (Gale) Peer-reviewed journals [about]
	Science Journals and Studies A guide to what we have access to from NNHS
	More: Science Pathfinders Library guides for NNHS Science projects
History
	World History in Context (Gale) A world history library [about]
	U.S. History in Context (Gale) A U.S. history library [about]
	Salem History (Salem Press) Great Events and Milestone Documents [about]
	More: US History Pathfinders Library guides for NNHS US History projects
	More: World History Pathfinders Library guides for NNHS World History projects
International Studies
	Global Issues in Context (Gale) Perspectives on international news [about]
	Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) (Columbia University Press) Perspectives on international news [about]
	More: Research a Country A pathfinder for NNHS projects
Health
	Health Reference Center (Gale) Health journals and more [about]
	Salem Health (Salem Press) Forensic Science, Global Warming, and The Solar System [about]
	More: Health & Medicine Pathfinders Library guides for NNHS Health projects
Newspapers
	Massachusetts Newsstand (ProQuest) Full-text newspapers [about]
	Boston Globe (ProQuest) Full-text 1980-present [about]
	New York Times (Gale) Full-text 1980-present [about]
Education
	Educator's Reference Complete (Gale) Full-text journals and reports [about]

	PowerSearch (Gale) Search across Gale collections [about]
	Questia School (Questia) An online library [about]
	JStor (ITHAKA) Journal articles [about]
	Virtual Reference Library (Gale) A digital reference collection [about]
	MAS Ultra (EBSCO) Magazines, journals & more [about]
	Knowledge Source (SIRS) Magazines, journals & more [about]
	BrainPOP (BrainPOP) Exciting animations! [about]
	Opposing Viewpoints(Gale) Two sides of many issues [about]
	Britannica (Encyclopedia Britannica) The entire encyclopedia and more [about]
	Marshall Cavendish Digital (Marshall Cavendish) Specialized encyclopedias [about]

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