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Magazine and Newspaper Databases

EBSCOhost offer indexing for and full-text articles from hundreds of magazines and newspapers Our subscription provides access to several different databases. Go directly to MAS Ultra-School Edition.

SIRS provides articles selected from magazines and Newspaper. All articles are full text.

LexisNexis (Library Express)
 

Specialized References

AccuWeather is a detailed weather database, including weather news and forecasts and climatological information
AP Multimedia Archive is a searchable database of AP photos from the 1840s up to minutes ago! It also includes graphics, charts, tables, text, and audio clips.
Atomic Learning is an electronic help desk to assist you with your favorite software programs. Have a question about Excel or PowerPoint or Word? Check out this site.

Newspaper Source Plus contains 1,520 full-text newspapers, providing more than 28 million full-text articles; and more than 601,300 TV and radio news transcripts, videos & podcasts.
Literary Reference Center (LRC) is a comprehensive literary reference database, which provides users with a broad spectrum of reference information from antiquity to the present day.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center is the premier full-text resource covering today’s hottest social issues, from Terrorism to Endangered Species, Stem Cell Research to Gun Control.

Points of View Reference is a full-text database that provides students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. Provided 250 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide.

Science Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources.
NoveList is an readers' advisory resource which assists fiction readers in finding new authors and titles. It covers fiction for children, young adults, and adults, and contains annotations and reviews for over half of the 100,000 titles included.
History Reference Center is a history reference database: full-text of 170 history periodicals; 112,000 historical documents; more than 119,000 biographies of historical figures; more than 113,000 historical photos and maps; and more than 80 hours of historical video.
Health and Wellness provided students with comprehensive curricular support and self-help tools on topics including diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, fitness, mental health, diversity, family life, and more. Discovery Education

 



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