McLean High School Library: 11 Honors: Research Exploration: Research Resources

Databases

Strong Databases to Begin

Global Issues in Context (Gale)
Covers wide variety of topics in the global issues.
JSTOR
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JSTOR provides access to more than 12 million journal articles, books, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.
ABC-CLIO Portal
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Search across multiple ABCCLIO databases. Good place for background information and starting research. Includes: Articles Media (Audio and Videos) Photographs and Art eBooks

Science Databases

Science Databases

Access Science
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High quality science database with a variety of sources, ranging from reference to scholarly. Also includes audio and video resources.
Science in Context (Gale)
Provides contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics. Shows how scientific disciplines relate to realworld issues, from weather patterns to obesity
Environmental Studies (Gale)
Understand environmental issues that affect people globally through topic overviews, journals, news, and multimedia content.

News Databases

News Databases

Proquest Central
This is the largest single periodical resource available, bringing together complete databases across all major subject areas, including Business, Health and Medical, Social Sciences, Education, Science and Technology, and Humanities.
OneFile News (Gale)
The database offers a onestop source for fulltext current news and searchable archives.

Database Information

Databases

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Database Passwords

Research Tip

Research Tip:

Take time to do background reading to develop your overall understanding of your subject, before attempting to digest the scholarly sources. Without that basic understanding of the subject, the scholarship will go over your head. Some background reading may come from general or reference sources, and may not be a good fit for your annotated bibliography, but will ground you in your topic.

EBooks

Gale eBooks
GVRL is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Also includes professional literature for teachers and staff.
ABC-CLIO eBook Collection
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Includes: eBooks encyclopedias and specialized reference books