Choose from the databases below for your research. Remember to filter your results: full-text, date, and source type.
Use the "cite" feature to find bibliographic information. See the user guide and tutorial links below.
Click here for tips on searching in databases. Logon to EGUSD Google account and click here for off-campus username and password.
Use the "cite" feature to find bibliographic information. See the user guide and tutorial links below.
Click here for tips on searching in databases. Logon to EGUSD Google account and click here for off-campus username and password.
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Explora is an all-around, comprehensive database for students in grades 6 - 12. Text-to-speech for most articles to assist struggling readers or those learning English.
Tutorial: http://support.ebsco.com/training/flash_videos/explora/explora.html
Tutorial: http://support.ebsco.com/training/flash_videos/explora/explora.html
Points of View Reference Center helps provide a balanced perspective on current events and controversial issues. Provides rich content that can help students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues, and develop analytical thinking skills.
Tutorial: http://support.ebsco.com/knowledge_base/detail.php?id=3287
Tutorial: http://support.ebsco.com/knowledge_base/detail.php?id=3287
History Reference Center is a comprehensive full text history database for secondary schools, public libraries, community colleges and undergraduate research. Over 1,990 reference books, encyclopedias, nonfiction books / primary source documents and informational texts / more than 80,000 biographies of historical figures / nearly 40,000 historical photos & maps / more than 80 hours of historical video.
Tutorial: http://support.ebsco.com/knowledge_base/detail.php?id=5022
Tutorial: http://support.ebsco.com/knowledge_base/detail.php?id=5022
Literary Reference Center Plus is a full-text database that provides relevant information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and time frames. Covers American Literature, English Literature, and literary genres. Updated weekly with nearly 300 full-text literary journals and magazines featuring thousands of essays, fiction stories and poetry.
Tutorial: http://support.ebsco.com/training/flash_videos/lrc/lrc.html
Tutorial: http://support.ebsco.com/training/flash_videos/lrc/lrc.html
Science Reference Center is an extensive collection of full-text science resources. Contains informational texts correlated to state and national curriculum standards.
Tutorial: http://support.ebsco.com/training/flash_videos/scirc/scirc.html
Tutorial: http://support.ebsco.com/training/flash_videos/scirc/scirc.html
eBooks contains nearly 8,000 eBook titles from history to language & literature to science & technology. Content includes a selection of classic literary works, important historical documents and general reference materials. Tutorial: http://support.ebsco.com/tutorials/ebooks/
EBSCOhost is a comprehensive, intuitive database with more than 375 full-text and secondary databases: GreenFILE, TOPICsearch, ERIC / Education Research Complete, and Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia.
Tutorial: http://support.ebsco.com/tutorials/ehost/
Tutorial: http://support.ebsco.com/tutorials/ehost/
Academic Search Premier is a comprehensive, scholarly database covering a broad range of topics including: biology, chemistry, engineering, multicultural studies, geology, science and technology, religion and philosophy. Tutorial: http://support.ebsco.com/training/flash_videos/intro_to_ehost/intro_to_ehost.html
Biography Reference Center offers a comprehensive collection of biographies. In addition to keyword searching, users can locate biographies of interest by browsing key categories, including occupation, nationality, publication, and more than 30 genre categories, including actors, artists, athletes, authors, current world leaders, explorers, scientists and many others. Tutorial: http://support.ebsco.com/training/flash_videos/brc/brc.html
MAS is a high school database containing complete articles from hundreds of popular magazines and reference books, as well as thousands of biographies and primary source documents. Content includes: 440 full-text reference books, over 103,000 biographies, over 55,000 primary source documents, and an image collection of more than 1.2 million photos, maps, flags, and colored PDF's. Tutorial: http://support.ebsco.com/training/flash_videos/intro_to_ehost/intro_to_ehost.html
Culture Grams is a cultural reference database with online features include video clips and slideshows, a worldwide photo gallery, interviews with adults and children, and a unique recipe collection with five local recipes for each country. A quick access menu links directly to the 25 key topic categories, as well as to our popular tools and multimedia content—graphs and tables, time and distance calculators, and video and photo galleries. Tutorial: http://www.screencast.com/t/bgWlE9a1lrap
ELL Reference Center is a multi-purpose information resource designed for middle and high school students. Includes nonfiction articles and reference texts, images, step-by-step research guides, "Read Out Loud" text-to-speech tool and shows Lexile® reading levels. Research guides for using Read It database: http://support.ebsco.com/knowledge_base/detail.php?id=4649
Consumer Health Complete is a comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. Full-text content from relevant sources including journals, magazines, books, pamphlets, images and videos. Tutorial: http://support.ebsco.com/training/flash_videos/chc/chc.html
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