Research Tools

Top Research Databases for Teens

 

1. Student Research Center – magazine and newspaper articles.

2. Academic Search Premier – scholarly and peer-reviewed journal articles. (In-library use only. Can not be accessed from home.)

3. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center – information on social issues. Excellent for persuasive papers and speeches. Also a good source for magazine articles.

4. Literature Resource Center and Literature Criticism Online – biographical information and literary criticism on thousands of authors.

5. Biography Resource Center – information on prominent people from all fields of achievement and eras of history, from Homer to St. Augustine to Elizabeth I to Martin Luther King, Jr. to Jay Z and more.

6. Science in Context – articles and in-depth reference for science and math topics.

7. Discovering Collection – in-depth reference content for literature, history, biographies, science, and social studies.

8. World Book Info Finder – basic encyclopedia articles, biographies, science experiments and maps.

9.  Health and Wellness Resource Center – magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, videos & reference information on: Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, etc.

10. Occupational Outlook Handbook – information on careers compiled by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

11. Salem History – articles from reference books about people and events in history.  (In-library use only. Can not be accessed from home.)

12. Salem Literature – articles from reference books about writers and works of literature.  (In-library use only. Can not be accessed from home.)

 

 

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