Mechanicville Middle/High Databases

ABC-CLIO American Mosaic: The African American Experience

The American Mosaic: The African American Experience gives voice to the African American experience from its African origins to the present day.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

ABC-CLIO Databases

Authoritative historical context, expert perspectives, and carefully selected primary and secondary sources on the most enduring, significant, and timely issues

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

ABC-CLIO Issues

Authoritative historical context, expert perspectives, and carefully selected primary and secondary sources on the most enduring, significant, and timely issues

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

From ABC-CLIO, World Religions: Belief, Culture and Controversy makes research on faith and belief across humanity easier and enables a deeper understanding of the complex issues facing us in the 21st century.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

Access World News

Searchable digital reference content about access world news, supporting news & current events instruction and research.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

American Government

Connects contemporary issues with the foundations of government and compares the political and economic systems of the United States with those of other countries.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

American History

A bibliographic resource that provides a robust source of information focusing on the history and life of the United States and Canada

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

Ancient/Medieval Era

Ranging from the dawn of prehistory, through the great ancient empires, to the beginning of the Renaissance, this unique online resource explores history in every corner of the globe.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

Books & Authors

Searchable digital reference content about books & authors, supporting ela instruction and research.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: ELA

BrainPOP Science for grades 6,7,8

Interactive instructional content and classroom activities provided through BrainPOP Science for grades 6,7,8, supporting teaching and student learning.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: General

Britannica Academic

Curated encyclopedia, reference, and multimedia content from Britannica Academic, supporting research and classroom learning.

Levels: High School, Professional Subjects: General

Britannica Escolar

Curated encyclopedia, reference, and multimedia content from Britannica Escolar, supporting research and classroom learning.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School, High School Subjects: General

Britannica Image Quest

Curated encyclopedia, reference, and multimedia content from Britannica Image Quest, supporting research and classroom learning.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School, High School Subjects: General

Britannica School

Curated encyclopedia, reference, and multimedia content from Britannica School, supporting research and classroom learning.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School, High School Subjects: General

Business Insights: Essentials

Includes company profiles, industry reports and financial reports, as well as business magazines and newspapers.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Specialized

Daily Life in History

Discover details about past eras that make historical accounts relevant and meaningful from their modern-day perspectives.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

Diseases & Disorders

Curriculum-focused reference materials about diseases & disorders, designed to support student research and learning.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: General

Economic Literacy and Personal Finance

Curriculum-focused reference materials about economic literacy and personal finance, designed to support student research and learning.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: Specialized

FactCite

Access to all of your FactCite subscriptions.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: General

FactCite 1-2-3

For primary grade researchers. FactCite 1-2-3! presents biographies, mythology, animals, the planets, element, solar system, U.S. states, and countries. Simple screen designs, audio read-along, accessible text, and engaging illustrations. "Step Up to a Reading Challenge" icon activated when subscription includes next reading level database.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: General

FactCite American History

Articles on people, places, and events in American History.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

FactCite Biography for Beginners

Biographies of famous people from around the world.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: General

FactCite Countries and Cultures

Comprehensive coverage of the countries of the world, illustrated. Supports research for country reports and activities such as Model UN and debate. Sections include curated weblinks for further study.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: Social Studies

FactCite Mythology

Covers 760 Greek and Roman gods and goddesses, and hundreds of mythological figures and tales from around the world. Includes stories from Norse, Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Native American, Japanese, and other traditions. Supports study of ancient civilizations, Latin language, English literature, and global studies. Audio option for all entries. Written for grades 4+.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: General

FactCite: Science and Technology

Illustrated coverage of the Elements, Planets, Ecosystems, Animals, and Plants. For grades 4 to 9.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: Science

Gale Academic OneFile Select with Subject Collections

Resource for academic research includes scholarly journals and selected general interest titles in a wide variety of subjects.

Levels: High School, Professional Subjects: General

Gale Academic OneFile with Subject Collections

Contains peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources.

Levels: High School, Professional Subjects: General

Gale Ebooks

Ebook portal for Gale resources.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: General

Gale General OneFile with Subject Collections

News and periodical articles on a wide range of topics.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: General

Gale in Context: Middle School

Created for middle-schoolers, Research in Context combines Gale reference content with age-appropriate videos, periodicals, primary sources, and more

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: General, Social Studies, ELA, Science

Gale NovelNY Databases

Gale resource portal.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: ELA

Gale OneFile: Agriculture

Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering agriculture for research and classroom assignments.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Science

Gale OneFile: Communications and Mass Media

Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering communications and mass media for research and classroom assignments.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: General

Gale OneFile: Computer Science

Provides access to business and technical publications in the computer, electronics, and telecommunications industries.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Science

Gale OneFile: Criminal Justice

Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering criminal justice for research and classroom assignments.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: General

Gale OneFile: Culinary Arts

Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering culinary arts for research and classroom assignments.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Specialized

Gale OneFile: Diversity Studies

Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering diversity studies for research and classroom assignments.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

Gale OneFile: Economics and Theory

Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering economics and theory for research and classroom assignments.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Specialized

Gale OneFile: Educator's Reference Complete

Resource for educators and education students. Provides access to periodicals covering pre-school to college and most educational specialties. Includes full-text for many titles cited in ERIC.

Levels: Professional Subjects: Specialized

Gale OneFile: Entrepreneurship

Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering entrepreneurship for research and classroom assignments.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Specialized

Gale OneFile: Environmental Studies and Policy

Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering environmental studies and policy for research and classroom assignments.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Science

Gale OneFile: Fine Arts

Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering fine arts for research and classroom assignments.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: ELA

Gale OneFile: Gender Studies

Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering gender studies for research and classroom assignments.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine

Full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus a variety of personal health information sources.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Science

Gale OneFile: Home Improvement

Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering home improvement for research and classroom assignments.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: General

Gale OneFile: Hospitality and Tourism

Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering hospitality and tourism for research and classroom assignments.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Specialized

Gale OneFile: Information Science

Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering information science for research and classroom assignments.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Science

Gale OneFile: Informe Académico

Spanish interface provides access to Spanish- and Portuguese-language scholarly journals both from and about Latin America.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: General

Gale OneFile: Insurance and Liability

Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering insurance and liability for research and classroom assignments.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Specialized

Gale OneFile: Military and Intelligence

Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering military and intelligence for research and classroom assignments.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: General

Gale OneFile: News

This full-text newspaper database has several New York Newspapers including the New York Times from 1995 on, and over 1,000 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

Gale OneFile: Nursing and Allied Health

Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering nursing and allied health for research and classroom assignments.

Levels: High School, Professional Subjects: Science

Gale OneFile: Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine

Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering physical therapy and sports medicine for research and classroom assignments.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Science

Gale OneFile: Pop Culture Studies

Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering pop culture studies for research and classroom assignments.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

Gale OneFile: Popular Magazines

Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering popular magazines for research and classroom assignments.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

Gale OneFile: Psychology

Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering psychology for research and classroom assignments.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: General

Gale OneFile: Religion and Philosophy

Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering religion and philosophy for research and classroom assignments.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: General

Gale OneFile: Science

Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering science for research and classroom assignments.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Science

Gale OneFile: U.S. History

Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering u.s. history for research and classroom assignments.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

Gale OneFile: Vocations and Careers

Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering vocations and careers for research and classroom assignments.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Specialized

Gale OneFile: War and Terrorism

Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering war and terrorism for research and classroom assignments.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

Gale OneFile: World History

Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering world history for research and classroom assignments.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

Gale PowerSearch

Search newspapers, business journals and health journals.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: General

Gale: Opposing Viewpoints

Facts and arguments on current events topics and social issues.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

GoGo Library

Nonfiction for young readers.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School, High School Subjects: General

Health and Wellness Resource Center

Full-text medical journals, magazines, reference works, multimedia, and more.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Science

Health Encyclopedia

Curriculum-focused reference materials about health encyclopedia, designed to support student research and learning.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: Science

Issues & Controversies

Hundreds of hot topics in politics, government, business, society, education, and popular culture.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

JSTOR Secondary Schools Collection

An online library of journals, academic ebooks, and primary sources. Participating K-12 schools gain access to all of the archival journal content (~2,000 academic journals in more than 60 disciplines) and JSTOR's primary source collections (JSTOR Global Plants, 19th Century British Pamphlets, Struggles for Freedom in Southern Africa, African World Heritage Sites). Detailed descriptions of these collections are below.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: General

Kids Discover

Kids Discover Online offers a growing library of over 2,000 engaging Science, Social Studies, and Nonfiction articles, written at 3 Lexile Reading Levels. Reading levels are geared towards grades 3-8. Kids Discover Online includes lesson-planning tools for educators, standards and curriculum alignment, online assessments, and more.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: General

Middle School Digital Literacy Curriculum Full Program

Searchable digital reference content about middle school digital literacy curriculum full program, supporting education|technology instruction and research.

Levels: Professional Subjects: Specialized

Modern Genocide

Presents the historical, social, religious, political, and economic factors that have resulted in genocide. It also examines the denial movements related to particular genocides, the role of propaganda in persuading the public to participate in genocide, and other mass killings and massacres not considered genocide by UN standards.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

New York Times

A subset of Gale OneFile: News, this database includes articles from newspapers from around New York State including: Glens Falls Post-Star, New York Times, New York Post, Buffalo News, and Newsday.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

News-O-Matic

News-O-Matic is a digital news platform designed for K–8 students, offering daily, age-appropriate nonfiction articles that align with educational standards in subjects like ELA, science, social studies, and social-emotional learning. The platform emphasizes safety and accessibility by providing content reviewed by a child psychologist, multiple reading levels, audio narration, and translations in several languages. Interactive features such as videos, quizzes, and a "News Room" for student engagement enhance the learning experience. Educators benefit from tools like lesson plans and customizable units to seamlessly integrate current events into their teaching.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

Noodle Tools

An online research tool to track your sources, take notes, create outlines, collaborate with classmates, and format and print your bibliography.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Professional Subjects: General

PBS Learning Media

Streaming educational video collection from PBS Learning Media for student research and instruction.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School, High School Subjects: Specialized

Points of View

Containing resources that present multiple sides of an issue, this database provides rich content that can help students realize and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues, and develop analytical thinking skills.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

Pop Culture Universe

An irresistible yet authoritative online resource that covers popular culture in America, both past and present—in a package as dynamic as the topic it covers.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies

ProQuest Career and Technology Collection

Searchable research content in ProQuest Career and Technology Collection, including relevant publications, reference works, or historical sources depending on the collection.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Science, Specialized

Raz-Plus

Digital educational resource or research collection offered as Raz-Plus; scope and included content should be confirmed with the provider.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: General

Reading A-Z

Online reading collection or ebook platform associated with Reading A-Z, offering digital books for students and educators.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: ELA

Rosen Learning Center

Curriculum-focused reference materials about rosen learning center, designed to support student research and learning.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: Specialized

Science A-Z

Searchable digital reference content about science a-z, supporting science instruction and research.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School Subjects: Science

SIRS Issues Researcher

Offers relevant, credible resources that tell the whole story on major issues and world conflicts of the day.

Levels: High School, Professional Subjects: Social Studies

Sooth.fyi

Sooth is a curated search engine optimized for students and knowledge professionals. We’ve built a proprietary search index comprised solely of expert content from across the web covering a range of important global topics. Accelerate your knowledge search.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School, High School Subjects: General

Soundzabound

Soundzabound royalty free music.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School, High School Subjects: ELA

Swank K-12 Streaming

Swank K-12 Streaming is convenient, controlled, and connected streaming platform that makes it easy for teachers to incorporate high-quality films into lesson plans. The library includes thousands of films for educational support, including the top feature films, documentaries and foreign titles. Powered by Swank Motion Pictures, the content is curated specifically for educators based on the movies they need for lessons, and provides access both inside the classroom or for assignments outside of the classroom. Eliminate the need for DVD players in classrooms Enable streaming access for districts blocking personal streaming sites Extend the classroom with connectivity to any LMS Streamline access with single sign-on integration

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School, High School Subjects: General

Teaching Books

Discover online multimedia resources. Bring books and authors to life.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School, High School Subjects: Specialized

TechRow Stream

TechRow is an immersive media network that focuses on early college, career and life readiness. We are reimagining education by making experiential learning accessible to all students.

Levels: Elementary School, Middle School, High School Subjects: Specialized

The Modern Era

Covers a broad range of topics including the evolution of modern Europe; concurrent developments in Asia, Africa, and the Islamic world; the global impact of the Industrial Revolution; and the last 100 years of conflicts and international cooperation.

Levels: Middle School, High School Subjects: Social Studies