Some of the sites below require passwords. Come to the library for the "Green Sheet" with the passwords. See also Alphabetical list of databases.
 

 General Information & Encyclopedias 

• CQ Researcher (CQ Researcher Username & Password required)
• Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia (EBSCO ID & Password required. Click on EBSCOhost Web.)
• Gale Virtual Reference Library (Gale ID & Password required)
• Grolier (Grolier Username & Password required)
• Issues & Controversies (Facts.com ID & Password required)
• Merriam-Webster Online dictionary and thesaurus.
• NYS Photo Archives More than 250 historical images under the subjects of U.S. History, Around the World, Community, Conservation of the Environment, and Public Health.
• World Book Online The World Book Encyclopedia in online format. (World Book ID & Password required)
• World News Digest (Facts.com ID & Password required)
• JSTOR Access only at JHS

 Looking for an article from a newspaper, magazine or journal? 

• MAS Ultra Current events and general interest. (EBSCO ID & Password required. Click on EBSCOhost Web.)
• PROQUEST Direct Thousands of Scholarly Journals, Magazines, Trade Publications, and Newspapers all in one search. (Proquest ID & Password required)
• Newspaper Source (EBSCO ID & Password required. Click on EBSCOhost Web.)
• NY State Newspapers (Gale ID & Password required)
• Custom Newspapers (Gale ID & Password required)
• National Newspaper Index (Gale ID & Password required)
• Junior Edition K12 for current events article from a variety of sources. (Gale ID & Password required)
• MasterFILE Select for current events and general interest. (EBSCO ID & Password required. Click on EBSCOhost Web.)
• TOPICsearch for current events and general interest. (EBSCO ID & Password required. Click on EBSCOhost Web.)

 Health & Science Information 

• Science Reference Center (EBSCO ID & Password required)(Click on EBSCOhost Web.)
• CQ Researcher (CQ Researcher Username & Password required)
• General Science Collection (EBSCO ID & Password required. Click on EBSCOhost Web.)
• Health Reference Center Academic (Gale ID & Password required)
• Health Source 300+ full text journals (EBSCO ID & Password required. Click on EBSCOhost Web.)
• Index of Illnesses and Conditions (BBC-UK): Summaries of diseases and conditions. Search alphabetically, by age group, by body parts, or by subject.
• Issues & Controversies (Facts.com ID & Password required)
• Health World Online: Media Resource Center:  An extensive collection of resources for all health related topics. Includes links to MEDLine, World Health Organization, Center for Disease Control, and many more.
• Medline Plus
• NYS Photo Archives More than 250 historical images under the subjects of U.S. History, Around the World, Community, Conservation of the Environment, and Public Health.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Gale Virtual Reference Library (Gale ID & Password required)
• Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Medicine Module For information on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, Prescription Drugs, Herbal remedies, and alternative or complementary treatments, etc. (Gale ID & Password required)

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 English Literature (authors, criticism, poems, short stories, etc.) 

• Twayne Author Series World, US, and English authors (Gale ID & Password required)
• MagillOnLiterature Plus for author biographies, brief summaries, critical analysis, and more. (EBSCO ID & Password required. Click on EBSCOhost Web.)
• LitLinks A compilation of annotated links relating to Fiction, Drama, Poetry, Essays, and Critical Theory.
• Internet Public Library: Online Literary Criticism Guide: An annotated list of over 20 links to websites that focus on literary criticism.
• Bartleby.com Thousands of references to authors, short stories, poems, fiction, non-fiction, quotes, and more.
• American Verse Project An electronic collection of volumes of American poetry prior to 1920.
• Poetry 180 A poem a day for American high schools. Created by Billy Collins, the former Poet Laureate of the United States, specifically for use by high school students.

 Social Studies (World History, American History, Government, Economics) 

• Business and Company Resource Center (Gale ID & Password required)
• CQ Researcher (CQ Researcher Username & Password required)
• Hyper History Over 2000 files covering over 3000 years of World History. Search for people, places, maps, events, etc…
• Issues & Controversies (Facts.com ID & Password required)
• Best of History Contains over 1000 links to history websites.
• Gale Virtual Reference Library (Gale ID & Password required)
• Grolier (Grolier Username & Password required)
• NYS Photo Archives More than 250 historical images under the subjects of U.S. History, Around the World, Community, Conservation of the Environment, and Public Health.
• World Geography-ABC-CLIO (Password required)
• World News Digest (Facts.com ID & Password required)

 Foreign Languages 

• Informe Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. (Gale ID & Password required)

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 Other Useful Databases 

• Librarians' Index to the Internet: Reliable and trust-worthy internet resources selected by professional librarians.
• Internet Public Library: A collection of websites searchable by subject. Also includes Reference, Teen Space, Reading Room, and Special Collections.

See also Alphabetical list of databases.

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