Research Databases

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Find scholarly journals and selected general-interest titles in this index designed for student research. Vocational-technical titles used by community college students are also included.

Full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.

Students will find outstanding support to complete assignments in core subjects, including literature, science, social studies and history.

Search a wide variety of periodicals, newspapers, books, reference books, images, audio files, and videos.

Provides access to more than 2,300 major U.S. regional, national and local newspapers, as well as leading titles from around the world.

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Online language-learning system that teaches conversation skills for over 71 different languages as well as English as a Second Language for speakers of 19 languages.

Read the online version of The New York Times, including the magazine and the book review. Unlimited access inside the library. Outside the library, you can use an access code for 72 hours of free access at a time.

Learn and build your digital literacy skills to use a computer and the internet in daily life, employment and education.

Find fiction and nonfiction recommendations for picture books, children's chapter books, young adult titles and more categorized by age and genre. Includes book reviews, book lists and teaching guides for Common Core and curriculum connections.

Features online practice tests and study materials for GED, SAT, ACT, Praxis, NCLEX, TOEFL, citizenship, postal or military exams, law enforcement, occupational tests, certification and licensing tests and more.

PressReader offers full digital access to over 7,000 newspapers and magazines from more than 100 countries and in more than 60 languages.

Provides original, comprehensive, scholar-signed critical essays on the lives and works of more than 1,400 authors. Includes biographical information that places the author's work in personal and historical context.

Features in-depth introductions to the lives of writers and critiques of their works, the history and influence of literary movements and the development of literary genres. Ideal starting point for research papers on literary works and figures.