CCHS’s ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES

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All of the following databases can be accessed from within the school or from any computer with Internet access.

To use these databases from outside CCHS, you will need usernames and passwords.  Stop by the library anytime to pick up a bookmark listing all the databases and the necessary information for accessing them.

 

American History Online

- Spans more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history, highlighting the important people and events of the American experience.

Social Studies – American history

American Indian Experience

- Fully searchable database that covers the history and contemporary cultures of the Native peoples of North America.  Divided into 11 significant eras of American Indian history.

Social Studies –

American history

Ancient and Medieval History Online

- Explores the pre-modern world with in-depth focus on Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia.

Social Studies –

history

Ancient & Medieval World

- Examines world history from the emergence of the earliest humans about two million years ago through the end of the Middle Ages.

Social Studies –

history

Custom Newspapers

- Full-text database of 150 newspapers, both national and international.

General – newspapers

DISCovering Collection

- Content based on national curriculum standards in history, literature, science and social studies, including thousands of primary source documents.

General

Earth and Physical Sciences

- Essential information about chemistry, physics and earth and space science for student researchers.

Earth Science, Physics, Astronomy

Exploring Earth & Space Science

- More than 300 entries in the fields of astronomy, physics, geography, geology and more.

Earth Science, Physics,

Astronomy

Facts About Drugs

- Covers 15 categories of drugs in depth providing gritty details for informed decision-making.

Health, Biology

Gale Databases

- Twenty-nine fully searchable periodical databases on a wide variety of topics including theology, psychology, business and computers, as well as a general magazine database.

General – periodicals

Gods, Goddesses &  Myths

- Explores prehistoric and classical gods and goddesses as well as contemporary myths found in literature and popular culture.

English

Grolier Online

- Features the Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia Americana, the New Book of Knowledge, and La Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre (in Spanish).

General - encyclopedia

Growing Up With Science

- Extensive coverage of the essential principles, processes and systems taught in the middle school science curriculum.

All sciences –

middle school level

Habitats of the World

- Offers an inspirational account of the world’s land, freshwater, marine and human habitats.

Environmental Science

Health Reference Center

- Clear and comprehensive information on conditions and diseases, health and wellness, mental health, and the human body.

Anatomy, Health,

Living Environment

How It Works

- Comprehensive coverage of science and technology that explains how things really do work.

Physics

Issues & Controversies

- Balanced, accurate coverage of the most hotly debated issues of the day including factual analysis and explanations of opposing points of view.

Social Studies –

current events

Kids Search

- Reference database for middle school with hundreds of magazine, newspaper and book titles.

General

La Nueva Enciclopedia

Cumbre

- A comprehensive encyclopedia in Spanish for Spanish speakers and Spanish-language students.

Spanish

Life Sciences

- 470 articles covering life science topics including anatomy, biochemistry, biology, genetics, medicine and molecular biology.

Anatomy,

Living Environment

Litfinder for Schools

- Comprehensive database with more than 126,500 full-text poems and thousands of essays, plays, speeches and stories.

English

Modern World History Online

- Covers the people, places, and events in the broad expanse of history—from mid-15th century to the present.

Social Studies

Oxford Art Online

- Over 45,000 articles covering every aspect of the visual arts from prehistory to the present day.

Art

Oxford Music Online

- Over 45,000 articles on people and places, instruments and techniques, genres and styles of music.

Music

Peoples of the Americas

- Comprehensive resource on the peoples of North and South America, including their ancestors, their foods, family life, festivals, music, dance, crafts and sports.

Spanish,

Social Studies

Science Online

- Presents a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments.

All sciences

Scientific American

- Digital version of the periodical including full-text and graphics and archives from 1993 to present.

All sciences

Teen Health and Wellness

- Provides comprehensive curricular support and self-help tools on topics including diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, fitness, mental health, diversity, family life, and more.

Health

Twayne’s Authors

- 600 full-text titles from Twayne’s World Authors, US Authors and British Authors series.

English

Wildlife & Plants

of the World

- Covers common, everyday plant and animal species as well as lesser-known exotic species from around the world.

Living Environment, Environmental Science

World Geography and Culture Online

- Combines detailed, printable, full-color maps of countries, provinces, and states with up-to-date statistical and local information.

Social Studies