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Academic Search Elite

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Designed for colleges and universities, with peer-reviewed, full-text articles from journals and reference sources on the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, arts, theology, literature, and other subjects.

Biography Reference Source

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More than 390,000 biographies. Includes complete full text run of Biography Today and Biography Magazine as well as thousands of narrative biographies.

Brainfuse College Admissions

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Online counselors help students navigate the college admissions process, including developing a list of target schools, crafting a well-written admissions essay designed to make students stand out, helping students excel in their admissions interviews, and offering guidance on financial aid and scholarships.

Educate Station

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Ready-to-use, hands-on activities for kids to do at home or at school. Perfect for homeschooling families or working with students who need extra practice in subjects.

ERIC: Education Research Information Center

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Index of journal articles, books, theses, curriculum guides, conference papers, standards, and guidelines on a wide range of education topics. Sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education.

Ethnic Diversity Source

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This full-text database is a dedicated resource covering the culture, traditions, social treatment and lived experiences of different ethnic groups in America.

FirstSearch

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An interactive online information system that gives information about books, journal articles, films, computer software, and other material in a variety of subject areas.

Gale Courses

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Gale Courses deliver hundreds of engaging, instructor-led online courses focused on professional development and technology skills.

Gale General OneFile

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Gale General OneFile is a one-stop source for news, magazine, and periodical articles across a wide range of general interest topics and academic disciplines.

Gale Health and Wellness

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Offers 24/7 access to full-text medical journals, magazines, reference works, multimedia, and much more.

Gale In Context High School

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Provides grades 9–12 with standards-aligned content to help with papers, projects, and presentations, while empowering critical thinking and information literacy skills.

Gale Presents: Peterson's Test Prep

Gale Presents: Peterson's Test and Career Prep
Comprehensive tools for test preparation, college planning, and career exploration, including practice tests, college search features, career assessments, resume builders, and scholarship information.

Health Source: Consumer Edition

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Subjects include fitness, nutrition, diabetes, aging, women's health, children's health, and more. Information comes from magazines, books, Clinical Reference System reports, and pamphlets.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition

Provides researchers, allied health professionals, nurses, and medical educators access to scholarly journals on many medical disciplines.

History Reference Source

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Covering topics in U.S. and world history from the earliest civilizations through the 21st century, this database contains full-text journals, magazines, reference books and thousands of primary source documents.

LearningExpress Library

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A test and job skills preparation database that can help with all kinds of standardized high school, college entrance, civil service, and career professional exams as well as computer, job, and grammar, and math skills.

LGBTQ+ Source

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LGBTQ+ Source is the definitive database for LGBTQ+ studies. It provides scholarly and popular LGBTQ+ publications in full text, plus historically important primary sources, including monographs, magazines, newspapers, and videos.

Library and Information Science Source

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Journals and periodicals that help librarians and researchers keep pace with the latest trends in the field.

Literary Reference Source

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Full-text literary database covering all genres and time periods. It includes thousands of synopses, critical essays, book reviews, literary journals, and author biographies, plus full-text classic novels, short stories, and poems.

MAS Complete

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Designed for high school libraries and offers coverage of popular high school magazines and reference books. Wide range of subjects offered including art, history, sports, and music. Over 1,000,000 photos, maps, and flags.

MasterFile Complete

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Broad collection of popular full-text magazines and reference books. Magazines include People, Better Homes and Gardens, TIME, and Newsweek.

Middle Search Plus

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Offers ongoing full text for the most popular magazines for middle schools, including: Astronomy, Cobblestone, Discover, Faces, Newsweek, Ranger Rick, Science News, Sports Illustrated, Sports Illustrated Kids, TIME, TIME for Kids.

Points of View Reference Center

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Presents multiple sides of over 500 issues. Helps students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues, and develop analytical thinking skills.