Recommended databases for middle and high school

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Databases recommended for middle and high school levels:

Gale in Context - Middle School (Gale)
(Formerly known as "InfoTrac Junior")
Basic collection of general topics, ideal for middle school and high school research.Also can be used to choose possible topics.
MAS Ultra - School Edition (EBSCO)
Database designed for high school. Includes many full text articles from magazines, biographies, reference, and primary sources.
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (EBSCO)
Online encyclopedia. Use this database as a starting point on your research, to get the basic information about a person, a topic, or an event.
Salem History
Get information about history by decades, great events of the 20th century, and biographies.

Databases for college level that can be useful for CS students:

(Work with a librarian or your teacher as needed.)

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
General database for many topics.
This is a "College" database.
Searches full text articles, magazines, newspapers, and primary sources.
CQ Researcher (Sage)
Overviews on current events, public affairs, and controversial topics. Includes pro/con issues.
Biography In Context (Gale)
All about famous people! Search by name, occupation, or other information and you'll get a page with links to articles, books, images, reference, interviews, etc... all in one place!

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Manatee County Public Libraries search the electronic Information Resources. Log in with your 14 digit public library barcode and PIN. You may need to call the public library to set up your PIN. Not all databases available online.

Florida Electronic Library search Florida resources as well as a large number of online databases. Log in with your 14 digit public library barcode and PIN. You may need to call the public library to set up your PIN.

Internet Public Library professionally produced guide to the web via subject guides and more. Also has annotated bibliographies of print sources.

Library of Congress - Primary digitized documents from American History and related collections.

SCF Collegiate School