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RESEARCH DATABASE PORTAL

Welcome to the Research Databases!

Here is where you will find our Ebsco, BrainPop, Digital Theater+, and ScienceFlix databases, as well as online news sources. They are subscription based, so you will need to be logged in to access the information. Click on the tabs to find your source!

ABC-CLIO History Database This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Advanced Placement Source This link opens in a new window
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
Middle Search Plus This link opens in a new window
Primary Search This link opens in a new window
Topic Search This link opens in a new window
World Politics Review This link opens in a new window

eBook Academic Collection This link opens in a new window
eBook Collection High School This link opens in a new window
eBook K-8 Collection This link opens in a new window
Primary Search Reference eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
eBook Cricket Media Collection This link opens in a new window
History Reference eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
Literary Reference eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
MAS Reference eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
Science Reference eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
Science Reference eBook Collection - Worldwide This link opens in a new window

Literary Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Literary Reference eBook Collection This link opens in a new window

Explora Lower Division This link opens in a new window
Explora Middle Division This link opens in a new window
Explora Upper Division This link opens in a new window

ABC-CLIO History Database This link opens in a new window
History Reference Center This link opens in a new window
History Reference eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
Points of View Reference Center This link opens in a new window
New York Times This link opens in a new window The New York Times (NYT) is an American national daily newspaper in New York City.
The Wall Street Journal The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), also referred to simply as the Journal, is an American newspaper based in New York City, with a focus on business and finance.
Tampa Bay Times Newspapers in Education The Tampa Bay Times Newspaper in Education program (NIE) is a cooperative effort between school districts and the Times to promote the use of newspapers as an educational resource – a "living textbook." Since the 1970s, NIE has served educators, students, families and community members in the Tampa Bay area by providing class sets of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Tampa Bay Times, plus award-winning original educational publications, teacher guides, lesson plans, educator professional development resources and much more – all at no cost to schools, teachers or families.

ABC-CLIO History Database This link opens in a new window
Points of View Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Topic Search This link opens in a new window
World Politics Review This link opens in a new window

MAS Ultra School Edition This link opens in a new window
Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
MAS Reference eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
Tampa Bay Times Newspapers in Education The Tampa Bay Times Newspaper in Education program (NIE) is a cooperative effort between school districts and the Times to promote the use of newspapers as an educational resource – a "living textbook." Since the 1970s, NIE has served educators, students, families and community members in the Tampa Bay area by providing class sets of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Tampa Bay Times, plus award-winning original educational publications, teacher guides, lesson plans, educator professional development resources and much more – all at no cost to schools, teachers or families.
New York Times This link opens in a new window The New York Times (NYT) is an American national daily newspaper in New York City.
The Wall Street Journal The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), also referred to simply as the Journal, is an American newspaper based in New York City, with a focus on business and finance.

ScienceFlix This link opens in a new window
Science Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Science Reference eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
Science Reference eBook Collection - Worldwide This link opens in a new window

Digital Theatre+ This link opens in a new window

A-Z Databases

AATL DATABASES A-Z

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BrainPOP Jr. BrainPOP BrainPOP Español BrainPOP Français
Grades K-3 Grades 3-8 All Grades Grades 3 - 8

ONLINE RESOURCES

Welcome to the Online Resources!

Here is where you will find websites to a variety
of curated resources listed by subject
and academic disciplines. Click on
the tabs to find your website!

Annotated Bibliography

For many of the sources below, use the search bar to find publications and articles relevant to your topic.

By Topic

General

UN Library Information published by the United Nations.
Data.Gov
Pew Research Center

News

Harvard Gazette
Rutgers Today
The Journalist's Resource Tool for journalists to fact check, edit, and find information for their own work.

Medical

Science Reference Center This link opens in a new window

Bio Med Central This website combines 250 free academic journals on biology, health, and medicine
Free Medical Journals A landing page to many medical journals. Interface is a little outdated
Global Health Rights Shows cases by location that are significant to health rights. Gives brief description of the case.
NIH: National Library of Medicine Gives access to medical textbooks
March of Dimes Prenatal and maternal care US statistics
PLoS PLoS is an organization publishing multiple open access journal with selections in digital health, public health, mental health, medicine, pathogens, etc.
PubMed Medical Journal by NIH
TIdatabase (Tobacco Institute database) "Tidatabase is a site made to raise awareness of the dangers of tobacco smoking to our society, especially the youth."
Center for Disease Control Use the search bar to look for CDC published material.
World Health Organization
Center for Genetics and Society

Law & Government

Bureau of Justice Statistics U.S. Justice system statistics
Center for Disease Control Use the search bar to look for CDC published material.
Food and Drug Administration- Drugs
Primer on Drug Offenses "This primer provides an overview of the statutes, sentencing guidelines, and case law applicable to federal drug offenses. Although the primer identifies some of the key cases and concepts, it is not a comprehensive compilation of authority nor intended to be a substitute for independent research and analysis of primary sources."
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
US Customs and Border Protection
US Drug Enforcement Administration US information on drug policies
Whitehouse.gov Linktree This is a starting page to find information from the White House

Science & Technology

National Science Foundation
California Institute of Technology
Meta AI Research Meta collected publications on advancements in AI.
Georgetown Library Resources for AI
Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research

Resources for Student Film Makers

History & History Department Virtual Library - Click here to see 50+ resources!
USAFacts: Nonpartisan Government Data
World War I Resources

Primary Sources

CommonLit

Poetry

Science Department Virtual Library - Click here to see 50+ resources!
Consumer Safety.com
Kid’s Health
Science Daily News: Articles on Science, Health, Environment and Technology

Academy at the Lakes Library

RESEARCH DATABASE PORTAL

Welcome to the Research Databases!

Here is where you will find our Ebsco, BrainPop, Digital Theater+, and ScienceFlix databases, as well as online news sources. They are subscription based, so you will need to be logged in to access the information. Click on the tabs to find your source!

Please Note: When Logging into BrainPOP, Select the "Sign in with Clever" option from BrainPOP!

ONLINE RESOURCES

Welcome to the Online Resources!

Here is where you will find websites to a variety of curated resources listed by subject and academic disciplines. Click on the tabs to find your website!

History & History Department Virtual Library - Click here to see 50+ resources!

USAFacts: Nonpartisan Government Data

Poetry

Science Department Virtual Library - Click here to see 50+ resources!

Please Note: When Logging into BrainPOP, Select the
"Sign in with Clever" option from BrainPOP!

Here is where you will find websites to a variety
of curated resources listed by subject
and academic disciplines. Click on
the tabs to find your website!