Online Research Databases
Online Research Databases
Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints
Thousands of pro and con viewpoint articles on contemporary social issues for school projects. Includes topic overviews, primary sources, images, statistical tables, charts, and graphs.
Gale In Context: World History
Find a variety of sources – including reference, news, magazine articles, and images – about the people, cultures, events, and societies that have formed the history of the human race. Perfect for Mr. Nav and Ms. Gillis’s class projects!
Gale In Context: Middle School
The best place to search for info for any assignment. Browse for interesting people, topics, and issues to study, or do a more specific search for information to back up your inquiry.
Britannica Escolar
Descubra cientos de artículos, imágenes, videos y materiales de aprendizaje en español diseñados específicamente para estudiantes.
Britannica Middle School
Explore basic reference articles, biographies, images, and videos geared toward a middle school audience. Can be adjusted to 3 reading levels and includes read-aloud features.
Starting research on something fun and interesting? Look here for articles, biographies, images, and videos on almost everything under the sun (including info about the sun)!
Infobase – Issues & Controversies
This amazing new-to-DBM database provides extensive coverage of hundreds of today's hot topics, with unbiased analysis and related resources. See PRO-CON essays or dive in deeper with news articles, court cases, and primary sources.
Infobase – Ancient and Medieval History Online
An in-depth database that presents the full scope of world history from prehistory through the 1500s, with special topic centers on key civilizations and regions. Includes primary sources and helpful timelines.
The Berkshire Eagle is an American daily newspaper based in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and is a primary source of news for all of Berkshire County and nearby New York communities. DBM username and password required for log in – 50 users at a time.
Teen Health & Wellness provides up-to-date, nonjudgmental, straightforward info about health topics, plus self-help support including music and meditationa apps. Click here for reliable info on diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, mental health, suicide, bullying, and more.
Wikipedia
Have you every been told not to trust Wikipedia? Think again! Wikipedia is a crowd-sourced site with tens of thousands of editors checking each other’s work for accuracy and credibility. DON’T go here for information about very recent news, and always verify info from Wikipedia on another source….but don’t be afraid to use it for introduction to a topic, person, or place that’s new to you!