Online Databases: Databases by Name (A-Z)

The most trustworthy, broad-based, online scientific reference available today. Used in high schools, colleges, and in research applications.

Cross referenced entries spanning over 500 years of African American History.

Information about the political and economic systems of the United States and analysis and research support concerning key questions in the history and function of American government

Primary source documents, reference and full-text journal articles covering themes, events, individuals and periods in U.S. history

Read the original words of more than 1,500 authors who made and analyzed American history through their speeches, writings, memoirs, poems, and interviews.

Videos and other activities that are student centered. Great for introducing a new lesson or topic to illustrate complex subject matter or reviewing before a test.

Teachers: fully compatible with interactive whiteboards, learner response systems, projectors, Macs, and PCs.

Videos and other activities that are student centered. Great for introducing a new lesson or topic to illustrate complex subject matter or reviewing before a test.

Videos y otro contenido en Español.

Videos and other activities that are student centered. Great for introducing a new lesson or topic to illustrate complex subject matter or reviewing before a test.

Teachers: fully compatible with interactive whiteboards, learner response systems, projectors, Macs, and PCs.

Videos and other activities that are student centered. Great for introducing a new lesson or topic to illustrate complex subject matter or reviewing before a test

A great encyclopedia to start your research with current information. The content is written by experts. Access to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, News, Spotlight and Research tools.

Contains more than two million rights-cleared images from some of the best collections in the world.

Includes the traditional encyclopedia for quick facts and in-depth information with three different levels.

Britannica's Spanish language encyclopedia.

Search for instructional video from a variety of producers such as Films for the Humanities and Sciences, the BBC and more.

Teachers: Capture links and create playlists to customize a video program for your students. See the media center staff for help.

A treasure trove of cultural information about 182 countries of the world and the United States.

An online workbook for Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese or Latin language students. The site stores a large amount of practice activities, with more exercises added during the year by our users.

download and save digital video clips from the digital video library.

Students: Use your MCPS Google username and password to login.
Teachers: Use your MCPS Google usernames and password to login.

Details about past eras that make historical accounts relevant and meaningful from their modern-day perspectives.

Global perspectives on issues of international importance and current world events and topics.

This link searches our entire GVRL collection at once. Use the Gale Cengage password.

Issues & Controversies explores and analyzes hundreds of hot topics in politics, business, government, crime, law, energy, education, health, family, science, foreign policy, race, rights, society, and culture. Updated weekly, with a wire-service newsfeed providing the latest headline stories, Issues & Controversies offers in-depth articles designed to inspire thought-provoking debates and research papers

Povides an overview to frequently studied events from the Colonial period until today.

Academic journal articles from a wide variety of international academic resources.

The largest, most comprehensive American dictionary available

Online access to Nature, one of the most frequently cited science multidisciplinary journals. Provides access to a backfile of previous issues click here.

From the publisher: "The articles on News for You are based on reports from The Associated Press and The Washington Post news services. All content is thoroughly reviewed by adult education professionals and editors to ensure accuracy, low-level readability, and appropriateness."

Use Noodletools to create your works cited list. Share your list electronically with your teacher.

Articles from many sources exploring all sides of controversial issues.

Encuentra informacion sobre animales, ciencia, biografias y estudios sociales en Español.
Find information about animals, science, biographies and social studies in Spanish.

Collection of author biographies, contemporary criticism, reviews, and multimedia resources. Great for poetry readings.

Provides newspapers, journals and reference resources.

50+ complete units of study with over 8,000 science-related articles, videos and images. Provides students with a better understanding of science concepts. Text in ScienceFlix can be translated or adapted easily to match most reading levels.

Online access to Scientific American including original graphics. To get to Blair's subscription, click on the left under Menu, choose Journals A-Z and look for Scientific American.

Articles highlighting key events, movements, includes documents, letters and memos, editorial cartoons, streaming video, websites, photographs, maps, advertisements, and published articles. SIRS will work better in Google Chrome Browser.

Curriculum related newspaper and magazine articles. Also provides links to external websites. Use your planbook to find the home use username and password. SIRS will work better in Google Chrome Browser.

Use this database to find quality articles and great websites. Look for "Leading Issues" and find pro/con articles. Also click on the icon for Global Impact for a more international perspective on your topic. Use your planbook to find the home use username and password. SIRS will work better in Google Chrome Browser.

Excerpts from books read by authors and actors, both in print and audio. Teachers should come to media center to register.

Practice tests and books for PSAT, SAT, ACT, AP exams, CLEP, GED, TOEFL and more.
Teachers: Use TERC to access full texts Peterson's test prep books. Additional study tools include flash cards and academic skills question banks.

An online collection of books reads out loud and highlights the text. Contains everything from classics like Romeo and Juliet to contemporary stories perfect for pleasure reading.

An online collection of books that you can read or have read to you. Many are bilingual titles which allow the user to read the book in two languages.
Teachers Note: Many of the books contain lesson plans.

Provides reference, newspaper, video, images, and other primary sources. Search by topic then narrow.

Provides overviews of conflicts, the opponents, causes & consequence, statistics, images, maps, and video to conflicts from exploration of the New World to the present.