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General Reference Sources for High School Students Academic Reference and Research Index Reference and research sites recommended by teachers and librarians. Provides abstracts and indexing for over 3,200 scholarly journals covering a wide variety of subject areas from 1984 to present. Requires password for access outside the library. Combines both contemporary and classic reference works into a comprehensive public reference library. The CQ Researcher provides original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues shaping our world. Each 12,000-word report is a unique work, investigated and written by a seasoned journalist. Published 44 times a year, CQ Researcher reports offer in-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the U.S. economy. Requires password for access outside the library. Gale Virtual Reference Library Gale Virtual Reference Library provides respected authoritative essays on varied topics from numerous subject areas, all in E-Book reference title format. Requires password for access outside the library. Use this general interest/business database to search magazines, newspapers, and reference books for information on business, industry, current events, the arts, science, entertainment, etc. Requires password for access outside the library. Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia A shorter-entry general reference encyclopedia in 11,000,000 words covering all academic topics and suitable for students in grades 5 to adult. Includes timelines and extensive multimedia. Updated monthly. Requires password for access outside the library. a free online learning center that features subject guides for English, foreign languages, math, science, and social studies. Links to high school-level information by subject. Information Please has been providing authoritative answers to all kinds of factual questions since 1938—first as a popular radio quiz show, then starting in 1947 as an annual almanac, and since 1998 on the Internet
InfoTrac OneFile includes over 6,325 titles indexed from 1980 to present; nearly 3,000 full-text titles, including Expanded Academic Index ASAP, General Reference Center Gold, Kids Edition, Junior Edition, Student Edition, and LegalTrac. Requires password for access outside the library. Designed for secondary school students, this database is the quick and easy way to do classroom assignments and get answers to general reference questions. Student Edition is comprised of a variety of full-text sources that include the leading magazines, newspapers, and reference books. Requires password for access outside the library. A comprehensive general reference database designed for high school and junior college libraries. Includes reports and special issues from over 460 of the most wanted K-12 magazines, Essential Documents in American History (a database of over 1,000 original historical documents including The Bill of Rights, The Constitution, The Federalist Papers and the speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.), over 3,000 charts, tables and graphs, coverage of the CIA World Factbook, Magill's Book Reviews, and searchable full text for 145 Macmillan Books. Total coverage includes over 1 million articles. Requires password for access outside the library. Covers a wide variety of topics from about 3,100 magazines and journals from 1984 to present. Requires password for access outside the library. Standard dictionary totally available online The goal of this Web site is to provide all the necessary tools for students to conduct research and to present their findings. |
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