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District Databases

Located on the student homepage under research tools or go to the Destiny Homepage for easy access from school.

 

EBSCO

  • Explora for Secondary & Educators edition
    • Middle school students can find historical essays, biographies, maps, images and more to help with school projects and research.
    • Educator's Edition which offers lesson plans, support materials, and professional development resources.
  • History reference center
    • History Reference Center. Covering both U.S. and world historytopics, History Reference Center is a full-text database featuring historical reference books, magazines, journals and thousands of primary source documents.
  • Novelist
    • NoveList, the complete readers' advisory solution, empowers librarians, engages readers and connects communities.
  • Points of view
    • Points of ViewReference Center. Containing resources that present multiple sides of an issue, this database provides rich content that can help students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills.
  • Science reference center
    • Science Reference Centeris a library database that contains articles from academic journals, magazines, and other sources on a variety of science-related topics including: biology, chemistry, geology, aeronautics, environment, health & medicine, physics, technology and wildlife.
  • Ebsco host, e-book collection, teacher resources
    • Search for books journals and more
    • Listing of e-books in various categories, fiction and nonfiction
    • Choice to search ERIC, Professional Development Collection or Advanced Placement Source
  • Literary reference center & plus
    • Literary Reference Center. This rich full-text database provides a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literarydisciplines and timeframes. It gives students, professors and researchers a foundation of literary reference works to meet their research needs.
    • Literary Reference Center Plus. This robust full-text database provides the most relevant information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. It gives students, teachers and librarians a complete foundation of literary referenceworks to meet their research needs.

 

NoodleTools:

is a web-based student research service that helps you correctly cite sources in MLA, APA, and Chicago/Turabian citation styles. Use NoodleTools throughout a research project to track your sources, take notes, create outlines, collaborate with classmates, and format and print your bibliography.

 

Gale in Context:

Supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts; presents all sides of important issues, and empowers learners to develop information literacy and critical thinking skills.