General Information
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Sooth.fyi
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BrainPOP
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Britannica Academic
Curated encyclopedia, reference, and multimedia content from Britannica Academic, supporting research and classroom learning.
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Britannica School
Curated encyclopedia, reference, and multimedia content from Britannica School, supporting research and classroom learning.
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Gale Academic OneFile with Subject Collections
Contains peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources.
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Gale General OneFile with Subject Collections
News and periodical articles on a wide range of topics.
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Gale In Context: Elementary
Formerly Kids InfoBits A general reference resource for primary and elementary.
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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
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World Book
Age-appropriate encyclopedia and reference content from World Book, supporting student inquiry and classroom research.
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NewsBank
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This WSWHE MultiMedia resource has historical and current newspaper resources, including local newspapers. Need a login? Ask Mrs. Carpenter or email libraryservices@wswheboces.org.
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Access World News
Searchable digital reference content about access world news, supporting news & current events instruction and research.
Controversial and Timely Topics
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Gale OneFile: Pop Culture Studies
Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering pop culture studies for research and classroom assignments.
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Gale: Opposing Viewpoints
Facts and arguments on current events topics and social issues.
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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.
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Gale OneFile: Popular Magazines
Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering popular magazines for research and classroom assignments.
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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.
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Pro Con
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All Sides
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Social Sciences
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Gale OneFile: Diversity Studies
Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering diversity studies for research and classroom assignments.
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Gale OneFile: Gender Studies
Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering gender studies for research and classroom assignments.
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Gale OneFile: Psychology
Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering psychology for research and classroom assignments.
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Gale OneFile: Religion and Philosophy
Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering religion and philosophy for research and classroom assignments.
ELA
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Gale in Context: Biography
Authoritative reference content covering a vast array of people from historically significant figures to present-day newsmakers
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Gale OneFile: Communications and Mass Media
Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering communications and mass media for research and classroom assignments.
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Literature Resource Center
Up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism, and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world. Its materials support interdisciplinary approaches, information literacy, and the development of critical thinking skills.
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News-o-matic
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Social Studies
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ABC-CLIO Databases
Authoritative historical context, expert perspectives, and carefully selected primary and secondary sources on the most enduring, significant, and timely issues
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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.
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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.
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World at War
Complete with overviews of more than 30 wars, this resource includes timelines, causes and consequences, portraits of opponents, and links to supporting facts and figures.
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Gale OneFile: Criminal Justice
Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering criminal justice for research and classroom assignments.
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Gale OneFile: Economics and Theory
Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering economics and theory for research and classroom assignments.
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Gale OneFile: Military and Intelligence
Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering military and intelligence for research and classroom assignments.
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Gale OneFile: U.S. History
Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering u.s. history for research and classroom assignments.
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Gale OneFile: War and Terrorism
Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering war and terrorism for research and classroom assignments.
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Gale OneFile: World History
Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering world history for research and classroom assignments.
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U.S. History in Context
Provides a complete overview of our nation’s past that covers the most-studied events, decades, conflicts, wars, political and cultural movements, people, and more.
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Gale In Context: World History
Provides an overview of world history that covers the most-studied events, periods, cultures, civilizations, religions, conflicts, wars, ideologies, cultural movements, people, and more.
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American History Online
Curated reference and learning materials on american history online, including articles and multimedia for research and instruction.
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New York Heritage
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Science, Health, and Agriculture
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Gale OneFile: Agriculture
Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering agriculture for research and classroom assignments.
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Gale OneFile: Environmental Studies and Policy
Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering environmental studies and policy for research and classroom assignments.
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Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine
Full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus a variety of personal health information sources.
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Gale OneFile: Information Science
Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering information science for research and classroom assignments.
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Gale OneFile: Nursing and Allied Health
Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering nursing and allied health for research and classroom assignments.
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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.
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Gale OneFile: Science
Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering science for research and classroom assignments.
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Science in Context
Provides contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics showing how scientific disciplines relate to real-world issues, from weather patterns to obesity.
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Medline Plus
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Science News
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Business, Technology, Careers, Life Skills
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Business Insights: Essentials
Includes company profiles, industry reports and financial reports, as well as business magazines and newspapers.
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Gale OneFile: Computer Science
Provides access to business and technical publications in the computer, electronics, and telecommunications industries.
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Gale OneFile: Entrepreneurship
Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering entrepreneurship for research and classroom assignments.
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Gale OneFile: Home Improvement
Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering home improvement for research and classroom assignments.
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Gale OneFile: Hospitality and Tourism
Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering hospitality and tourism for research and classroom assignments.
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Gale OneFile: Insurance and Liability
Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering insurance and liability for research and classroom assignments.
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Gale OneFile: Vocations and Careers
Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering vocations and careers for research and classroom assignments.
Databases in Other Languages
Arts
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Gale OneFile: Fine Arts
Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering fine arts for research and classroom assignments.
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Gale OneFile: Culinary Arts
Searchable collection of magazines, journals, and reference articles covering culinary arts for research and classroom assignments.
eBooks
Research Tools
For Teachers
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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.
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Teaching Books
Discover online multimedia resources. Bring books and authors to life.
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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
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ClickView
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