Literature in Context
Students enrich their
understanding of the historical, social, and cultural context that shaped
classic literature. It includes primary source materials, collateral readings and commentary.
Ebsco Literary Reference Center
This readers’ advisory service / database
brings people and books together - by allowing students and staff to explore /
find fiction titles based on their interests. With over 90,000 full-text
reviews, 36,000 subject headings, 1200 pre-constructed booklists, and a
complete spectrum of searching options, NoveList can help put readers in touch
with the perfect book for their needs and desires.
InfoBase Literature Facts on File
The comprehensive
literature database from Facts on File. Users can find biographies for
thousands of authors from around the world...information about literary works
from poems to plays, nonfiction to novels...the significance of over 35,000
major and minor literary characters...and definitions of literary terms as well
as in-depth articles on literary movements, literary groups, magazines and
newspapers, and the historical events that helped to shape world literature.
GALE in Context
Provides engaging reference,
periodical, and multimedia content supporting national and state curriculum
standards for grades 6 to 12 in language arts, social studies, and science.
Science & Health:
InfoBase Science Online
Science Online conveys
the visual nature of science in a clear, easy-to-understand way. This
comprehensive science database provides diagrams, definitions, biographies, and
essays on all things science!
InfoBase Health Reference Center
Health Reference
Center is a comprehensive, authoritative encyclopedic database containing more
than 20,000 hyperlinked entries on today's most pressing health and social
issues. It defines the causes, cures, key research, medical terms, symptoms,
and treatments and trends of each field of study and explores the social impact
of numerous health-related subjects. Entries are organized by topic and type,
including biographies, encyclopedia entries, glossary terms, resources and
organizations, social and cultural factors, tables and statistics, and tests
and procedures.
GALE in Context
Provides engaging reference,
periodical, and multimedia content supporting national and state curriculum
standards for grades 6 to 12 in language arts, social studies, and science.
History/Social
Sciences:
Infobase History Research
Center
The InfoBase History Database Center combines popular history databases, American History,
World History, American Women's History, African-American History & Culture,
American Indian History & Culture, Ancient History & Culture into one user-friendly suite. Subject
entries, biographies, primary sources, maps and charts, and even image
galleries can all be accessed easily and quickly.
Historic Events of the 20th
Century
Provides
a narrative history and analysis of the critical historic events of the
century, each written by a recognized scholar in the field. Each Guide - World
War I,
World
War II,
The
Civil Rights Movement
and Islamic
Fundamentalism
- includes primary
documents, biographical profiles, a chronology, photographs, and other relevant information on the key figures, arguments, and actions of the particular historic event.
GALE in Context
Provides engaging reference,
periodical, and multimedia content supporting national and state curriculum
standards for grades 6 to 12 in language arts, social studies, and science.
InfoBase World Geography and Culture
Every
country of the world is profiled in depth, with more than 40 entries and more
than 100 statistical indicators covering all aspects of each nation’s
geography, history, society, and culture