Library Media Center                 
                                                  Yorktown High School

 

              
             ONLINE DATABASES

  
      
Most of the library databases are available from
          home.  Please contact the library staff for home
          access passwords.

  

   AP Photo Archives  The Associated Press' vast
   collection of contemporary and historical
   photographs.

   American History
 A survey of American history
   from 1350 to the present that includes overview essays,
   chronologies, photographs, maps, audio/video clips,
   biographies, and statistics.

   AP Science
   Full-text academic science journals.

   CQ Researcher   In-depth coverage of current
   social issues.

   CQ Weekly   Congressional issues, committee
   activity, bill status, and voting records.

    EBSCO MAS Ultra   Extensive full-text coverage
   of journals, magazines, newspapers, and primary
   source material in all subject areas.

    Encyclopedia Americana  A general
   encyclopedia with links to recommended web sites.

   Grolier Encyclopedia  A multimedia encyclopedia
   with extensive images and maps.

  
Health Source  **NEW**  A collection of health
   information from 80 fuill-text consumer health
   magazines.
  

  
Literary Reference Center  Covers authors and
   their works from antiquity to the present. 
   Includes critical essays, author biographies and
   interviews, book reviews, literary journals,
   complete poems, short stories and classic texts.

  
Newspaper Source 
**NEW**  Cover-to-cover
   full-text for 185 national and International newspapers
   and selected articles from 392 regional regional papers.

   Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center 
  Complete coverage of contemporary social issues,
  including pro/con essays, factual information,
  statistics, primary sources and web links.

   Professional Development Collection   **NEW**
   
Designed for professional educators, this database
   provides over 500 full-text education journals and 200
   educational reports.


   PROQUEST  
 Full-text periodicals and newspapers. 
  Includes The New York Times from 1980 to the present.

   Science Direct    Full-text access to the world's
  largest collection of scientific journals.

   Student Resource Center   A fully integrated
  database covering history, science, literature,
  people, and primary source material. 

  World Geography   Maps, images, background
  information, current issues and timely coverage of every
  country in the world.

  World History: Ancient & Medieval   This award-winning
  database ranges from the dawn of prehistory through the
  ancient empires to the beginning of the Renaissance.

  World History: Modern Era   Covers key historical
  developments from 1500 to the present day and helps
  students make connections between modern events
  and their historical roots.
  

   World of Poetry   Over 250,000 full-text poems,
  analysis and biographical information about poets
  from antiquity to the present.

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