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  Online Research Databases:

Animal and Plant Anatomy

Entries describe the anatomy of plant and animal species.

Biography Resource Center

Extensive biographical profiles. Magazine and newspaper articles amplify and update the narrative biographies.

Bloom's Literary Reference Online

Examines great writers, important works, memorable characters, influential movements, and literary events.

COIN Career Community

Career exploration and planning.

Contemporary Literary Criticism--Select

Critical essays on contemporary authors.

CQ Researcher

Offers in-depth, nonbiased topical reports on current issues.
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CultureGrams

Reports on countries of the world including maps and statistics.
Password is needed for in-school use.

Gale Virtual Reference Library

An eBook database containing the following reference materials:

American Decades

Ancient Civilizations Reference Library

Bowling, Beatniks, and Bell-Bottoms: Pop Culture of 20th-Century America

Checks and Balances: The Three Branches of the American Government

Chemical Elements: From Carbon to Krypton

Countries and Their Cultures

Dictionary of American History

Elizabethan World Reference Library

Encyclopedia of Sociology

Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health

Gale Encyclopedia of Science

Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. History: Government and Politics

Middle Ages Reference Library

Novels for Students

Poetry for Students

Psychologists and Their Theories

Real-Life Math

 

NoodleBib  

Modern Language Associate (MLA) bibliography composer.
HHS STUDENTS: Your Personal ID is your WCASD student number and the Password is warriors.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

Social issues database containing viewpoint articles and topical overview essays exploring specific issues with expert opinions in a pro/con format. Statistics, primary documents, links to websites and podcasts, and  magazine and newspaper articles are also included.

POWER Library

The POWER Library databases are offered as a service of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's public and school libraries.  These resources for high school research are available from the POWER Library site:

AP Multimedia Archive-Current and historical photographs and graphics.

BookSource: Nonfiction-Full text articles from popular nonfiction library books.

Contemporary Authors-Biographical guide to writers of modern literature from all genres including movies and television.

Grove's Dictionaries-Art and Music resources.

History Reference Center (EBSCO)-History magazines, reference books, and historical documents.

LitFinder-Search for full text poems, short stories, essays and speeches.

MAS Ultra-School Edition (EBSCO)-Peer-reviewed journals, general interest magazines, and newspapers.

NoveList-Provides suggestions of books that are similar to those of a particular author or a certain title.

Oxford Reference Online-175 specialized subject dictionaries.

 

SIRS Researcher

Magazine and newspaper articles exploring pro/con perspectives on social, scientific, health, historic, business, economic, political and global issues.

United States at War

Provides authoritative reference content on United States military history. Primary resources and analysis of themes and consequences are included.

West Chester Area School District Official Guide to Research (2006)  

Compiled and organized by members of the West Chester Area School District, this guide is to be used by all students doing formal research.

World Book Advanced

Encyclopedia and magazine articles, primary source documents, e-books,  multimedia elements, and editor-selected authoritative websites.


Barbara S. Hathaway, MSLS
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