Research Databases and eBooks
The Media Center subscribes to 19 research databases and owns more than 400 Gale Virtual Reference Library eBooks and 501 ABC-CLIO eBooks. They are available 24/7, both in school and at home.
To access the WHRHS research databases, go to nfuse.whrhs.org, or select the Technology link at the top of the WHRHS home page. Log in with your username and password, open the Media Center folder and click on the appropriate database icon.
To access the WHRHS eBooks, go to nfuse.whrhs.org, or select the Technology link at the top of the WHRHS home page. Log in with your username and password, open the Media Center folder and select:
• Gale Virtual Reference Library eBooks
• ABC-CLIO Social Studies Databases: History Reference Online
If you do not know your username or password, please contact the Media Specialist.
• Research Databases
• eBooks
ABC-CLIO Social Studies Databases comprises eight databases:
• American Government
• American History
• Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society
• State Geography
• United States at War: Understanding Conflict and Society
• World Geography: Understanding a Changing World
• World History: Ancient and Medieval Era
• World History: The Modern Era
Each database provides a wide array of resources including 15,000 primary and secondary sources, biographies, maps, flags, photographs, audio and video clips, government and court documents, cultural documents, and speeches and narratives.
Biography Resource Center contains biographies on more than 340,000 people throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. Biographical information comes from over 135 Gale Group sources, as well as full-text articles from periodicals and web links.
Biography Resource Center Navigation Guide
Biography Resource Center Search Tips
CountryWatch includes up-to-date information on each of the recognized countries of the world. CountryReviews includes demographic, political, economic, business, cultural and environmental information. CountryWire provides daily news coverage for every country and a significant news archive. Additional features include CountryWatch Data, the CountryWatch Map Gallery, the Image Gallery, the Global Guide, the weekly Political Intelligence Briefing, and the associated Intelligence Wire.
Country Watch User Guide
CQ Researcher provides single-themed reports and analyses of political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the U.S. economy. Each 12,000 word report can be read in its entirety or by section, which includes a background and chronology; an assessment of the current situation; tables and maps; pro/con statements from representatives of opposing positions; and bibliographies of key sources.
CQ Reseracher Online Information and Search Tips
EBSCOhost contains 21 databases with citations and full-text articles from journals, magazines, newspapers, books, and refrence collections:
• MasterFILE Premier
• Newspaper Source
• TOPICsearch
• Business Source Elite
• ERIC
• Middle Search Plus
• Primary Search
• EBSCO Animals
• Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
• Heatlh Source - Nursing/Academic Edition
• Health Source - Consumer Edition
• Regional Business News
• Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
• MAS Ultra - School Edition
• Biography Collection Complete
• History Reference Center
• Literary Reference Center
• Science Reference Center
• Professional Developmetn Collection
• GreenFILE
• Academic Search Premier
EBSCOhost also provides links to the following databases:
• NoveList
• Searchasaurus
• EBSCOhost Espanol
• EBSCOhost Deutsch
• EBSCOhost Francais
• EBSCOhost Text Only
• Student Research Center
• Kids Search
• Literary Reference Center
• Novelist K-8
• Points of View
• Salud en Espanol (CHC Spanish Version)
• Coin Career Community (CCC)
• NoveList K-8 Plus
• NoveList Plus
eLibrary Curriculum Edition contains more than 2,000 full-text magazines, scholarly journals, newspapers, reference books, historical documents, and radio/television transcripts, as well as thousands of pictures, maps, educator-approved websites from Homework Central, and audio/video clips.
eLibrary Cuuriculum Edition also includes two special collections:
• ProQuest Learning: Literature
• History Study Center
eLibrary Quick Start Guide
Facts on File has full-text articles, biographies, primary source documents, forms, maps, and diagrams from 13 databases:
• African-American History Online
• American History Online
• American Indian History Online
• American Women’s History Online
• Ancient & Medieval History Online
• Bloom's Literary Reference Online
• Curriculum Resource Center
• Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center
• Health Reference Center
• Modern World History Online
• Personal & Business Forms
• Science Online
• World Atlas
¡Informe! is created exclusively for Spanish-speaking users. It features images and full text documents of popular Hispanic magazines, as well as a thesaurus. ¡Informe! thinks through every query in Spanish, and search terms are based on the expressions Spanish-speakers commonly use. ¡Informe! also features title annotations in both English and Spanish to assist non-Spanish speaking users. ¡Informe! is funded by the New Jersey State Library and provided by Gale Databases.
¡Informe! Navigation Guide
¡Informe! Search Tips
InfoTrac Custom Newspapers features more than 33.5 million full-text articles that are updated daily from 150+ regional, national and international newspapers from around the world. Selected articles from more than 300 additional sources of news and business information supplement the collection. InfoTrac Custom Newspapers is funded by the New Jersey State Library and provided by Gale Databases.
InfoTrac Custom Newspapers Navigation Guide
InfoTrac Custom Newspapers Search Tips
InfoTrac Custom Newspapers Title List
JSTOR Tutorial
JSTOR Title List
Lands and Peoples contains 460 full-text articles that describe the land, people, economy, history, and government of countries, states, and provinces. It features 600 biographies, 500 tables and fact boxes,1,200 maps and flags,1,100 photographs and illustrations, 3,000 article-to-article links, and 7,000 web links. Users can search the Global News Desk, with a weekly news feature and links to the previous week's stories; the, Electronic Atlas, with more than 1,000 maps; Focus: North America, with articles on the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, and their regions, states, and provinces; Culture Cross, with comparisons of the land, people, economy, history, or facts and figures of any two continents, countries, or states/provinces; L & P Almanac, with facts and figures, flags, charts, and tables; Passport to Fun, with educational games that explore countries, cultures, and current events; and Mexico Articles in Spanish, with Spanish-language versions of all articles on Mexico and the Mexican states.
NoveList is a readers' advisory with over 150,000 fiction titles for all age groups. Users can search by title, author, or subject of the book. There are 4,000 custom created articles and lists organized by genres, themes, and awards. Book Discussion Guides, Author Biographies, Author Read-alikes, Recommended Reads, and Book Talks are provided for children and adults.
NoveList Plus contains 50,000 readable nonfiction titles.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center contains more than 8,700 pro and con viewpoint articles and 4,700 topic overviews on current social issues. It also includes 4,700 topic overviews, 375 primary documents, 775 court- case overviews, 300 biographies of social activists and reformers, 5,600 statistical tables and charts, 1,300 images, and 2,300 web links.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Search Tips
Oxford English Dictionary Online provides access to the 20-volume Second Edition Oxford English Dictionary, three Additions Series volumes, and more than 1,800 new and revised words each quarter. It traces the evolution of 600,000+ words across the English-speaking world as well as 2.5 million quotations. It also offers etymological analysis, listings of variant spellings, and shows pronunciation using the International Phonetic Alphabet.
OED Quick Reference Guide
OED Help
ProQuest Historical Newspapers contains scanned images of individual articles and full pages of The New York Times, as well as photgraphs, graphics, advertisements, editorials, and special sections. Coverage extends from the first issue on September 18, 1851 to December 31, 2005. Articles from 2006 to the present may be found in eLibrary Curriculum Edition.
Proquest Historical Newspapers Quick Reference Guide
Proquest Historical Newspapers Search Tips
Publication Search Tips
Printing Tips
Science Resource Center contains articles from 150 full-text science magazines and 30 reference titles in the areas of biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, math, environmental science, life science, medicine, space science, computer science, technology, history of science, science and society, science as inquiry, and science-related biographies. Also featured are more than 8,000 multimedia records, including pictures, illustrations, audio clips and video clips, and links to 500 authoritative Web sites.
Science Resource Center Search Tips
Student Resource Center contains more than eight million full-text articles from 1,000 periodicals and newspapers. It features primary documents, creative works, and multimedia content, including podcasts, video and audio clips. flags, maps and seals, and photographs. A Toolbox assists students in selecting research topics, creating outlines, organizing information, writing papers, and citing sources.
In addition to basic and advance search features, Topic Trees are provided for the following subject areas:
• Cultures
• Geography
• Literature
• Science
• U.S. History
• World History
Student Resource Center Search Tips
Times Digital Archive, 1785-1985 contains facsimile images of every page as published in The Times (London) from 1785-1985. It covers all major international political, legal, business, and social news ranging from the French Revolution to the Falkland War, as well as feature articles, advertisements, editorials, commentaries, and a picture gallery.
Times Digital Archive, 1785-1985 Navigation Guide
WebFeet features thousands of preselected, annotated, and cataloged Web sites reviewed by librarians, subject experts, educators, and editors. Sites are added on a bimonthly basis and coverr a broad range of areas, from curriculum-based research (such as American history or science experiments) to specific interests (such as lesson plans or grant proposal writing and ecotourism).
ABC-CLIO History Reference Online contains 501 full-text encyclopedias, handbooks, dictionaries, and guides which are cross-searchable and cover a broad range of subjects including:
• United States History
• Politics, Law and Government
• Society and Education
• Pop Culture, Folklore and Mythology
• Science, Technology and the Environment
• World History
• Issues
• Religion
• Geography
ABC-CLIO's History Reference Online Search Guidelines
Gale Virtual Reference Library contains more than 400 Gale reference titles, all cross-searchable with other Gale periodical databases and resource centers. eBooks are available in two formats: text with graphics and PDF. All eBook articles include a bibliography, a list of web sites, a citation, and a hyperlinked list of related articles. Each eBook reference library set contains biographies, primary sources, and an almanac for the time period.
Gale Virtual Reference Library Navigation Guide
Gale Virtual Reference Library Search Tips
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