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DATABASES & RESEARCH REFERENCE SITES

Public Library Databases

How to sign in to the public library databases:

Library Card Number: the letters "SCL" + your student ID#
Password: student ID#
 

Most commonly used by students for research:

#1: Explora High School - START HERE to get the broadest and biggest number of search results. Explora High School will provide results from 28 different databases, including what is listed below. Results include newspapers, magazines, journals, reference books, biographies, primary source documents, etc.


If you only want to search one database individually...


Databases separate from Explora High School:

Environment Complete - Comprehensive coverage for environmental studies including agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, and related areas of study

Social Sciences Full Text - Covering the latest concepts, theories and methods from both applies and theoretical aspects of the social sciences, including addiction studies, ethics, public welfare, urban studies and more

Online Encyclopedias

en·​cy·​clo·​pe·​dia (noun): a work that contains information on all branches of knowledge or treats comprehensively a particular branch of knowledge usually in articles arranged alphabetically often by subject

Reference Sites

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