DATABASE OVERVIEW SUMMARY 

Which database should I use?  The following is a summary of key points of each database.

eLibrary:  

• Covers all subject areas
• Best overall database
• Simple and advanced search
• Access to weblinks, magazines, newspapers, books, transcripts, maps, images, audio, video
• Generate lists by reading level
• Can add documents to "My List" as you research
• Can skip to "best part" of text to summarize
• BookCarts for numerous subjects and assignments to target research

SIRS:

• Primarily Social Studies, Science, and current events
• Two databases in one - SIRS Researcher and SIRS Government Reporter
• Government information, social issues, opposing viewpoints
• Editorial database containing 1600 publications
• Great source for historic and government documents (Primary Sources)
• Ability to create individual research lists ("Tagged List")
• Quick search by subject, advanced search, and topic browse
• Global and historical maps and almanacs
• Access to National Archive documents (Primary Sources)
• Leading issue Pro/Con analysis
• Reference toolbox contains how to: write a research paper, create powerpoint presentations, create debate outlines, cite sources
• Interactive Citizenship feature - an online textbook, "What Citizens Need to Know about Government, World Affairs, and Economics"

CultureGrams:

• Primarily Social Studies
• Country reports on over 187 cultures
• An insider's perspective on country information
• Background, people, customs, lifestyles, government, statistics, recipes
• Country comparison graphs and charts

GALE Literature Research Center:

• Primarily Language Arts
• Research all aspects of literature
• Biographies on over 130,000 authors, 285 full-text journals, 69,000 literary criticism essays, 7,000 plot summaries and work overviews
• Links to over 5,000 author-related websites
• Information on literary figures from all time periods and all leterary genres

GALE Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center:

• Contains over 450 reference titles from Greenhaven Press, Gale, Macmillan, Scribner, and UXL.
• Up-to-date coverage over 200 full-text periodicals, academic journals, and newspapers.
• Over 9,000 pro and con viewpoint articles.
• More than 6,500 statistical tables, charts, and graphs.
• Podcasts of presidential radio addresses, programs from NPR, etc.
• More than 775 court-case overviews.
• Overviews on over 4,700 issues.
• Primary documents including speeches, letters, diaries, congressional testimony and more.
• Biographies of 300 social activists and reformers
• Over 2,300 links to web sites.

Teen Health & Wellness:

• Articles about issues essential to teen health & well-being
• Up-to-date medical news and social issues
• National 24-hour hotlines for teens in crisis
• Includes topics on body basics, nutrition, diseases, drugs & alcohol, family life, friendship & dating, emotions, fitness, developmental disabilities & disorders, safety, grief & loss, life skills, etc.

World and I:

• Primarily Language Arts, Visual Arts, Social Studies, ESL/Spanish
• Monthly magazine
• Feature stories
• Photographs, worldwide folk tales, ceremonies, festivals, poetry, writers
• Country gallery, exploring countries through sight and sound

CQ Researcher (Congressional Quarterly Reporter):

• Current events in science, social studies and civil socity
• Weekly magazine
• Opposing viewpoints
• Report contains abstract, overview, background, current situation, outlook, special focus, chronology, Pro/Con analysis, bibliography
• Recent reports on current issues

CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online):

• Country profiles, case studies, country maps
• Used heavily by IB and AP Social Studies classes
• Statistical comparison of up to 3 countries

 EBSCO:

• Covers all subject areas
• DATABASES INCLUDED ARE:

v      Academic Search Premier

ü      Full text for nearly 4,500 scholarly publications

ü      Journals included for social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language, arts & literature, etc.

v      Business Source Premier

ü      Contains 2,300 full text scholarly journals and business periodicals covering management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, etc.

ü      Reports include country reports, market research reports, industry reports and over 10,000 company profiles.

v      Consumer Health Complete (NEW!)

ü      Full text health-related topics include aging, cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, fitness, nutrition & dietetics, children’s health, men & women’s health, etc.

v      EBSCO Animals

ü      Provides thousands of easy-to-read entries about mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, dinosaurs and prehistoric animals.

v      Fuente Academica

ü      Full text from 260 scholarly Spanish journals.

v      HistoryReferenceCenter (NEW!)

ü      Full text history reference database contains more than 2,000 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books from leading history publishers.

v      Image Collection

ü      Over 293,480 worldly images relating to people, natural science, places, history, maps and flags.

v      Literary ReferenceCenter

ü      Full text information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes.

v      MAS Ultra – School Edition

ü      Specifically designed for high school students with full text of 500 periodicals, 350 reference books, 100,000 primary source documents, 84,700 biographies – plus over 235,000 photos, maps, and flags.

v      Newspaper Source

ü      Selected full text from 25 national and 260 regional US newspapers including the Denver Post, Greely Tribune, and Pueblo Chieftain, and transcripts from TV and radio news.

v      NoveList (NEW!)

ü      Provides access to 155,000 fiction titles and offers a wide range of search features including search by author, title, series, keyword, award-winning fiction, genre, themed book lists, book discussion guides, and author read-alikes.

v      Points of ViewReferenceCenter (NEW!)

ü      Full-text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. 

v      ScienceReferenceCenter (NEW!)

ü      Full text science-oriented content containing hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources.  Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.

v     WorldCat

ü      Contains more than 62 million bibliographic records representing 400 languages.