Databases and Online Resources
Encyclopedias
Britannica Academic Edition: Provides articles written by Nobel laureates, historians, curators, professors and other distinguished contributors. Grades 9-12.
Britannica School Edition: Geared for school-related research topics, this group of 4 encyclopedias includes 3 levels: elementary, middle or high school.
General Research Databases
Gale Student Resources in Context: Contextual information on a wide range of topics. Full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source docs, images, videos, audio files and links to websites.
InfoTrac Student Edition: Over 1100 titles, cross searchable with E-Books, periodical database designed for high school students
Student Research Center: Magazine, journal, and encyclopedia articles, plus multimedia files for middle and high school students.
Academic Search Complete: Thousands of scholarly publications across all academic disciples.
EBSCO MegaFILE: Thousands of popular and scholarly publications across all academic disciplines and subject areas.
Biography
Try searching these resources for biographical information.
Gale Student Resources in Context: Contextual information on a wide range of topics. Full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source docs, images, videos, audio files and links to websites. Also contains biographical information on many famous, influential, and notable individuals.
Student Research Center: Magazine, journal, and encyclopedia articles, plus multimedia files for middle and high school students. Also contains a biography category.
Britannica Academic Edition: Provides articles written by Nobel laureates, historians, curators, professors and other distinguished contributors. Grades 9-12. Also contains biographical entries.
Britannica School Edition: Geared for school-related research topics, this group of 4 encyclopedias includes 3 levels: elementary, middle or high school. Also contains biographical entries.
Health and Medicine Databases
Consumer Health Complete: Popular and professionally written information for patients and consumers covering all health-related topics from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic, and integrated medicine. Available through the Electronic Library for Minnesota.
Salem Health: Includes Magill’s Medical Guide which covers 3,500 pages of diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and issues in an A-Z format, with sidebars addressing recent developments in medicine and concise information boxes for all diseases and disorders. Also included is Salem Health: Cancer, an A-Z encyclopedia for patients with information about 835 topics on cancer. (remote access: spps625)
History Databases
Salem History: Covers the 1950's through the 1990's in America in Decades and also includes Great Lives from History; The Ancient World Through the Twentieth Century; Great Events: The Ancient World Through the Twentieth Century; Notorious Lives; Modern Scandals; Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Events; Milestone Documents in American History; Great Athletes, Musicians & Composer of the 20th Century; Inventors & Inventions and Weapons & Warfare.
Sharpe United States History & Culture: Contains the following reference sets: Colonial America, Encyclopedia of the Guilded Age and Progressive Era, Encyclopedia of the Jazz Age, Postwar America, Encyclopedia of American Folklife, Encyclopedia of American Social Movements, American Presidential Campaigns and Elections 1788-2008 and Social Issues in America. NEW LINK: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=nlebk
Minnesota Reflections: Find photos, documents, and maps related to Minnesota history.
Other Database Collections and Services
ELM Electronic Library: This is a great one-stop shop for most research needs. Search ELM for magazine, newspaper and journal articles, eBooks, and information from reference sources - available to Minnesota residents at no charge!
Databases from St. Paul Public Library. The St. Paul Public Library has several databases you can access if have a SPPL library card. In order to open the databases, you will need your public library card number and a pin number. If you don’t have these, you can call the SPPL system at 651-266-7000 or go online to www.sppl.org to find out how to get your card or pin number.
MNLink Gateway: Place requests for books, CDs, DVDs, and more delivered to you local library. You can also access electronic books. Note: Must have Public Library Card.
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