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Ardsley High School Library Databases
Ardsley High School subscribes to the following online databases, all of which may be accessed from both school and home.
Ask Ms. Goldmeer for the usernames and passwords.
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English and Literature |
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World Languages | Newspapers/Magazines |
| ACADEMIC ONEFILE | Source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects |
| DISCOVERING COLLECTION | A fully integrated database containing thousands of curriculum-targeted primary documents, biographies, topical essays, background information, critical analyses, full-text coverage of 400 magazines, over 10,000 photographs and illustrations, and more than 8 hours of audio and video clips. |
| DISCOVERY EDUCATION (FOR TEACHER USE) | Video library with over 9,000 titles |
| EXPANDED ACADEMIC ASAP |
From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images. |
| GROLIER ENCYCLOPEDIA |
Provides access to encyclopedia articles, Web links and periodical articles. |
| JSTOR | Access to scholarly, academic journals in all disciplines that date back to the 1600's. |
| TURN IT IN | Plagiarism Prevention. See Ms. Goldmeer for log in questions. |
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| BLOOM'S LITERARY REFERENCE CENTER | This literary database examines/analyzes great writers, important works, memorable characters, and influential movements and events in world literature. |
| DISCOVERING COLLECTION |
Provides biographical and critical information on the most studied and most popular authors of all time. Also included are biographies, plot summaries, criticisms and literary definitions. |
| JSTOR | Access to scholarly, academic journals in all disciplines that date back to the 1600's. |
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LITERARY REFERENCE CENTER |
This database provides literary analysis, biographies and articles on writers. You must use your Westchester Public Library Card to log on. |
| OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY | The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is widely regarded as the accepted authority on the English language. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of 600,000 words— past and present—from across the English-speaking world. |
| PROQUEST | Provides access to newspaper and periodical databases, including 669 magazine titles on a wide range of topics, educational journals and national newspapers. |
| TWAYNE'S AUTHOR SERIES | Twayne World, US, and English Authors each contains the full text of 200 frequently used Twayne Literary Masters books on individual World, US, or English authors, for a total of 600 individual full-text titles. |
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| AMERICA'S HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS (1690-2000) | Find news articles covering tdopics in government, politics, social issues, culture, literature discoveries, inventions and more from hundreds of primary sources. Also included are illustrations, advertisements, classifieds, obituaries, stories about historic people and other articles exactly as they appeared in print. |
| DISCOVERING COLLECTION | A fully integrated database containing thousands of curriculum-targeted primary documents, biographies, topical essays, background information, critical analyses, full-text coverage of 400 magazines, over 10,000 photographs and illustrations, and more than 8 hours of audio and video clips. |
| JSTOR | Access to scholarly, academic journals in all disciplines that date back to the 1600's. |
| MODERN WORLD HISTORY (FACTS ON FILE) | Covers the people, places, and events in the broad expanse of history–from mid-15th century to the present. |
| OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS | Provides a complete one-stop source for information on social issues. Includes viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine & newspaper articles |
| PROQUEST | Provides access to newspaper and periodical databases, including 669 magazine titles on a wide range of topics, educational journals and national newspapers. |
| PSYCHOLOGY COLLECTION | Academic journal devoted to issues in interdisciplinary and applied psychology. |
| RELIGION & PHILOSOPHY COLLECTION |
This collection can research different religions and philosophies and how they impact our daily lives. The collection is comprised of 250 periodicals. Coverage begins in 1980. |
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| DISCOVERING COLLECTION |
Provides thousands of entries that explore the history, people, inventions, discoveries, theories, life forms and objects that make up the world of science as well as photos, illustrations, video and animation clips. |
| ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND POLICIES COLLECTION |
Providing coverage of the field of environmental issues and policy, this collection, which includes nearly 200 journals, provides instant access to the multiple viewpoints of this field of study. |
| (FACTS ON FILE - SCIENCE) | Content includes in-depth essays on environmental science, weather and climate, new biology, the history of science, and human anatomy, as well as a section on mathematics. You can also find experiments, diagrams, and biographies. |
| HEALTH REFERENCE CENTER | Contains articles from a variety of health periodicals, plus excerpts from health related reference books. |
| JSTOR | Access to scholarly, academic journals in all disciplines that date back to the 1600's. |
| OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS | Provides a complete one-stop source for information on social issues. Includes viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine & newspaper articles |
| PROQUEST | Provides access to newspaper and periodical databases, including 669 magazine titles on a wide range of topics, educational journals and national newspapers |
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| EBSCOHOST ESPANOL |
EBSCOhost databases in Spanish: Primary Search, Funk and Wagnalls. |
| EBSCOHOST FRANCAIS |
EBSCOhost databases in French: Primary Search, Funk and Wagnalls. |
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| CUSTOM NEWSPAPERS |
Search a collection of more than 900 newspapers, both national and international. |
| INFOTRAC NEWSTAND | InfoTrac Newsstand is a Web-based full-text newspaper database which allows users to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, newspaper section or other assigned fields. |
| NATIONAL NEWSPAPER INDEX |
Five major U.S. newspapers dating back to 1977. |
| NEW YORK STATE NEWSPAPERS |
Search this database of newspapers published in the state of New York, including the New York Times and the New York Post. |
| POPULAR MAGAZINES | Titles like Consumer Reports, Time, National Geographic, The New Yorker, Newsweek, Vanity Fair, US News and World Report, Vogue, Fortune, Business Week, National Review and, NPR are included in this database. |
| PROQUEST |
Provides access to newspaper and periodical databases, including 669 magazine titles on a wide range of topics, educational journals and national newspapers. |
| WALL STREET JOURNAL |
Full text subscription |
© S. Goldmeer, Library Media Specialist Ardsley High School Library