Databases(Invisible Web)
A database is a collection of material previously published in print.
Database usernames and passwords found in Moodle - McShain Library.
- Biographies
- Current/Controversial Issues
- Geography (World)
- Government
- History
- Literature
- Math
- Newspapers, Magazines & Journals for all Subjects
- Reference
- Religion
- Science
Biographies
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Biography Reference Bank
It covers over 500,000 people with in-depth, original profiles and includes over 36,000 images!
- From School use this link: Biography Reference Bank
- From Home use this link: Biography Reference- Remote Access You must have a Free Library of Philadelphia library card number.
Current/Controversial Issues
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CQ Researcher
"Original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news researched and written by a seasoned journalist. The consistent, reader-friendly organization provides researchers with an introductory overview; background and chronology on the topic; an assessment of the current situation; tables and maps; pro/con statements from representatives of opposing positions; and bibliographies of key sources."
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Opposing Viewpoints
Provides one-stop source for information on social issues. Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.
Geography (World)
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World Geography
Nearly 200 overviews of countries around the world, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, providing a revealing portrait of each nation's location and people, recent political history, and economy. Includes 15 ebooks.
Government
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American Government
Analyze political cartoons and learn about different viewpoints through political commentaries. Along with short videos, quotes, abstracts, and more, this database includes comparisons of the United States' and other nations' political and economic systems and directories of contact information for nonprofit organizations and governmental agencies. Includes access to 15 ebooks.
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CQ Weekly
In-depth reports on issues looming on the congressional horizon, plus a complete wrap up the previous week's news, including the status of bills in play, behind-the-scenes maneuvering, committee and floor activity, debates and all roll-call votes.
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CQ Supreme Court Collection
"Historical analysis with timely updates and expert commentary of Supreme Court decisions, biographies of Supreme Court justices, Supreme Court institutional history, and the U.S. Constitution. Users can access information by topic, justice, and case name."
History
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American History
A remarkable survey of American history from 1350 to the present organized chronologically linking reference, curriculum, and straightforward analysis of current events.
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World History: Ancient/Medieval Eras
Explore important events and historical themes in every corner of the globe, including Asia, Africa, and the Americas, from humankind's ancient origins to the year 1500.
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World History: Modern Era
1500 - present time. Covers the evolution of modern Europe since the Renaissance; concurrent developments in Asia, Africa, and the Islamic world; the global impact of the Industrial Revolution; and the last hundred years of conflicts and international cooperation. Includes access to 15 ebooks.
Literature
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Books in Print
Information on books, audio books, and videos. Only one user at a time. No remote access.
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Literature Reference Center
A wealth of information that includes criticism, biographies, bibliographies, work overviews and explications, Web sites, periodical articles, compare and contrast pages, full-text author's works, and reading lists.
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Readers' Guide FT (Full Text) Select
A 100% full-text database containing comprehensive indexing, abstracting, and full text of the most popular general-interest periodicals. Covers all subjects taught at the Prep.
- From School use this link: Readers' Guide FT Select
- From Home use this link: Readers' Guide FT Select- Remote Access You must have a Free Library of Philadelphia library card number.
Math
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Hotmath.com
The companion website for Prep Math textbooks. Username found in Moodle > McShain Library.
Top
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Infotrac Elite 500
Provides full-text access to 500 periodicals which cover all subjects taught at the Prep.
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JSTOR
See Moodle to create a personal login. JSTOR (Journal Storage) database has thousands of articles from scholarly journals across all subjects. Excellent for history and religion research.
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LexisNexis
Receive access to up-to-the minute breaking news stories, as well as the most comprehensive news archive available through a rich variety of authoritative sources. Full text articles from newspapers and magazines and transcripts from major news programs. Contains many foreign news sources.
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OmniFile Full Text
Full text articles, images, article abstracts, and citations from thousands of sources. Coverage back as early as 1982 ensures that every search is as deep as it is broad. Users have access to information on virtually any subject.
- From School use this link: OmniFile Full Text
- From Home use this link: OmniFile Full Text- Remote Access You must have a Free Library of Philadelphia library card number.
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Oxford Reference Online
Find encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, maps, quotations and much more for every subject taught at the Prep. Includes a listing of highly regarded websites for each subject. An excellent place to start your research.
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ATLASerials, Religion Collection
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Science Full Text Select
A broad range of important science literature in a single 100% full text database
- From School use this link: Science Full Text Select
- From Home use this link : Science Full Text Select- Remote Access You must have a Free Library of Philadelphia library card number.
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Today's Science
Presents the latest scientific discoveries and the fundamental concepts that underlie them. Draws on major scientific journals, magazines, and newspapers in the United States and abroad. Topics include: health, the environment, technology, life science, physical science, earth and space science, and science and society.
Newspapers, Magazine & Journals for all Subjects
Student Resource Center
Be sure to create a new account! You will be able to save searches in Delicious and create RSS feeds. Reference material, primary documents, biographies, topical essays, background information, critical analyses, full-text coverage of magazines, newspapers, photographs and illustrations, and audio and video clips. Covers Science, Literature, History, Geography and Cultures.
