Databases: Things You Should Know
- A database is a digitized collection of curated information. It's like what you would find on a library shelf in print, but it's in digital format instead.
- Sources of information contained in databases include newspapers, magazines, academic journals, reference material, statistical data, primary sources, images, video and audio clips, and more.
- Libraries subscribe, pay for, and provide access to databases for their students.
- The GVJHS library subscribes to several high quality academic databases. Please see below for a brief description of each one.
- The majority of databases, including the ones GVJHS subscribes to, are integrated with Google (this means you can save articles and information directly to your Google Drive), have real time translation so you can access content in different languages, and provide properly formatted MLA or APA citations for you.
ABC CLIO offers subject-specific databases with up-to-date, multi-media content on the following topics: American history, issues, pop culture, world geography, world history, and world religions. USERNAME: mariners PASSWORD: mariners
Britannica offers articles, videos, images, and more for research and inquiry in all subjects. USERNAME FROM HOME: sbunified PASSWORD FROM HOME: sbunified
Usen Britannica para encontrar información en todas materias. USERNAME FROM HOME: sbunified PASSWORD FROM HOME: sbunified
Culturegrams is an online resource of reports on 209 countries, each U.S. state, and all 13 Canadian provinces and territories. USERNAME FROM HOME: sbunified PASSWORD FROM HOME: sbunified1!
Enjoy unlimited access to top reference eBooks, including the UXL Encyclopedia of World Biography, UXL Encyclopedia of Science, Middle Ages Reference Library, and more. PASSWORD FROM HOME: mariners
ProCon.org provides professionally-researched pro, con, and related information on more than 50 controversial issues from gun control to the death penalty. ProCon.org is NOT a database we subscribe to; it is a non-profit organization that students may visit to find factual information about controversial issues.
SIRS Discoverer is a general reference database providing safe, reliable, curriculum-aligned content features for students and educators. USERNAME FROM HOME: sbunified PASSWORD FROM HOME: SBunified1!
SIRS Issues Researcher delivers the pros and cons on today s complex social issues with relevant, credible information that tells the whole story on the major questions of the day. USERNAME FROM HOME: sbunified PASSWORD FROM HOME: sbunified1!
TeachingBooks.net supplies supplemental materials (e.g., videos, articles, teacher guides, interviews) that align with books in every discipline and grade level. USERNAME FROM HOME: sbunified PASSWORD FROM HOME: sbunified