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.

   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 MasterFile   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.

  
Literary Reference Center   **NEW**
   
A comprehensive full-text literary reference
   database, covering authors and their works
   from antiquity to the present.  Includes critical 
   essays, author biographies, author interviews,
   book reviews, literary journals, complete poems,
   short stories and classic texts.

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

   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.

   SIRS Renaissance   Periodical coverage of the
  arts and humanities.

   SIRS Government Reporter   Government
  documents, Supreme Court decisions,
  Congressional information.

   SIRS Researcher   Periodical database focusing
  on social issues both national and global.

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

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

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