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Britannica Encyclopedia
Britannica provides quick facts and in-depth information on a variety of subjects. Includes encyclopedia articles, multimedia, primary sources, games, and other learning resources that support student research.
Britannica Image Quest
Britannica Image Quest is a database with over three million images from 62 leading collections…and growing!
Gale in Context: High School
Gale in Context: High School is an online reference source for a information on a wide array of subjects. Access Gale's reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.
Gale eBooks
Gale eBooks is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7.
Gale General One File
Gale General OneFile provides access to general reference magazines/serials in a single resource. This database is useful for conducting general reference queries, business searches, and current event research. Includes browse-by-subject feature.
Gale Academic One File Select
Gale Academic OneFile Select covers everything from art and literature to economics and the sciences. This resource for academic research integrates the full text of publications from across the disciplines and includes scholarly journals and select general interest titles.
Gale One File: High School Edition
Provides access to authoritative digital content for middle- and high-school students to use for classroom assignments. Learners can research magazines, journals, newspapers, and reference books covering a range of subjects—from science, history, and literature to political science, sports, and environmental studies.
SIRS Issues Researcher
Offers balanced content selections from more than 2,000 global sources. This pro/con database meets the research needs of students and educators by providing content correlated to key curricular standards and subjects

Gale One File: News
Access major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers as well as images, radio and tv broadcasts from around the world. Search by title, headline, date, author, newspaper section, or other fields.
ProQuest U.S. Newsstream
U.S. Newsstream enables users to search the most recent premium U.S. news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring top newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites in active full-text format.
ProQuest Coronavirus Database
Including coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak, this database curates openly available content related to coronaviruses. It includes thousands of open-access articles from the world’s leading publishers as well as current research from pre-print repositories. It will continue to grow and evolve as more is learned about the pandemic.

Gale in Context: US History
Information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in U.S. History. Access reference articles and full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.
ABC-Clio American Government
Connects the issues of today with the foundations of government and compares the political and economic systems of the United States with other countries. Reliable content and fast searching.
ABC-Clio American History
Surveys American history from the colonial era and American Revolution through to the nation's rise to eminence as a global superpower, analyzing American political conflict, economic development, and changing culture and thought.
ABC-Clio Modern Genocide
Presents the historical, social, religious, political, and economic factors that have resulted in genocide. Users will come to understand the price of prejudice, racism, and the role of individual citizens and how their actions (or inactions) impact these issues.
ABC-Clio World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras
Explores ancient civilizations, dynasties, and empires and profiles city-states, countries, and regions of the ancient and medieval world, providing a dynamic learning experience that encompasses intellectual developments, wars and cooperation, religion, cultural practices, and more from prehistory through to the beginning of the Renaissance
ABC-Clio: World History: Modern Era
Chronicles influential world events and developments since the 16th century to support research and analysis of global trends, causal relationships, and current conflicts. This database offers a comprehensive electronic library of historical reference materials.
ABC-Clio World At War
Overviews of 50 wars, rebellions, and revolutions, both those commonly taught and those less so, and provides additional analysis of causes and consequences and portraits of opponents
Gale Criminal Justice Collection
Informs research for those studying law, law enforcement, or terrorism, training for paralegal service, preparing for a career in homeland security, delving into forensic science, investigating crime scenes, developing policy, going to court, writing sociological reports, and more.
Gale eBooks
Gale eBooks is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7.
Gale in Context: High School
Gale in Context: High School is an online reference source for a information on a wide array of subjects. Access Gale's reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.
Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints
Provides contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues. Features continuously updated viewpoints, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers
ProQuest Historical Newspapers is the definitive newspaper digital archive offering full-text and full-image articles for significant newspapers dating back to the 18th Century.
SIRS Issues Researcher
Offers balanced content selections from more than 2,000 global sources. This pro/con database meets the research needs of students and educators by providing content correlated to key curricular standards and subjects

Britannica Encyclopedia
Britannica provides quick facts and in-depth information on a variety of subjects. Includes encyclopedia articles, multimedia, primary sources, games, and other learning resources that support student research.
Britannica Image Quest
Britannica Image Quest is a database with over three million images from 62 leading collections…and growing!
CQ Researcher (CQ Press)
A resource for understanding critical events and controversial subjects of the day
Gale Books and Authors
Gale Books and Authors makes exploration of genre fiction and essential non-fiction fun! By leveraging our entire award-winning What Do I Read Next? collection, patrons and students alike can be sure that their next big read comes with a BIG recommendation.
Gale eBooks
Gale eBooks is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7.
Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints
Provides contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues. Features continuously updated viewpoints, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.
NovelList Plus
An electronic readers’ advisory tool and source for series, read-alikes and book discussion guides
SIRS Issues Researcher
Offers balanced content selections from more than 2,000 global sources. This pro/con database meets the research needs of students and educators by providing content correlated to key curricular standards and subjects

Rosen Teen Health & Wellness
NEW!!! Interactive database with topics including diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, fitness, mental health, diversity, family life and more.
BrainPop
Interactive educational site with animated movies), quizzes, games and other materials for science, social studies, English, math, engineering and technology, health, and fine arts.
Gale eBooks
Gale eBooks is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7.
Gale Environmental Studies and Policy Collection
The Environmental Studies & Policy is a resource that answers inquiries about environmental concerns with coverage of more than 5.4 million articles from more than 300 journals and book reference content from Delmar, including Soil, Science, and Management; Introduction to Agronomy; Food, Crops, & Environment; Fundamental Soil Science; and more.
Gale General Science Collection
With the General Science Collection, researchers can remain current with the latest scientific developments in particle physics, advanced mathematics, nanotechnology, geology, and hundreds of other areas
Gale in Context: High School
Gale in Context: High School is an online reference source for a information on a wide array of subjects. Access Gale's reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.
Gale in Context: Science
Presents contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics and showcases scientific disciplines that relate to real-world issues. Includes millions of full-text articles, 200+ science experiments, 300+ interactive simulations, multimedia, and reference content.
MedLine Plus
MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand. MedlinePlus offers reliable, up-to-date health information, anytime, anywhere, for free.
ProQuest Coronavirus Database
Including coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak, this database curates openly available content related to coronaviruses. It includes thousands of open-access articles from the world’s leading publishers as well as current research from pre-print repositories. It will continue to grow and evolve as more is learned about the pandemic.

Britannica Image Quest
Britannica Image Quest is a database with over three million images from 62 leading collections…and growing!
Gale One File: Fine Arts
Periodical database for serious students of drama, music, art history, and filmmaking. More than 250 journals covered in databases such as the Wilson Art Index and the Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale (RILM) index are available in full text.

Britannica Moderna
Spanish version of Britannica School Encyclopedia, with all content in Spanish. Provides a world atlas, country comparison tool, quick facts and in-depth information on a variety of subjects. Includes encyclopedia articles, multimedia, primary sources, games, and other learning resources that support student research.
Country Reports
CountryReports delivers unique content on Culture, Countries and Travel from around the world. Students, tourists, libraries, business and researchers appreciate our ability deliver hard to find, fun and current information. Get started, pick a country!
Mango Languages
Instruction in foreign languages, including Arabic, Chinese, ESL, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish and many more.
World Book Online
Once logged in with CALV followed by student ID, access World Book encyclopedia resources in Spanish or French. Select Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos for Spanish speakers and Spanish language learners. L’Encyclopédie Découverte provides users with a database written at basic French reading levels.

Chilton LIbrary
Authoritative automotive repair information for car owners. There are thousands of year, make and model combinations covering the most popular vehicles of the past 30 years, plus additional coverage of specialty models. ChiltonLibrary.com gives you the confidence to service or repair virtually any system on your vehicle.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a publication of the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics. Featuring hundreds of occupations, it can help you find information on job duties, required education, salary, and job outlook for every field. . Revised and updated annually.
Peterson's Test and Career Prep
Prepare for SAT, ACT, ASVAB, AP, CLEP and more! Search thousands of college and graduate schools, identify scholarships, take practice tests, create resumes, and explore careers.

ERIC
ERIC is the largest online database of education research and information, sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education. It contains over 1.5 million records of journal articles, research reports, curriculum and teaching guides, conference papers, dissertations and theses, and books.
Gale OneFile: Educators Reference Complete
A resource for educators that seeks to provide full text for titles in the ERIC database and covers multiple levels of education and every educational specialty, such as technology, bilingual education, health education, and testing, and provides insight on issues in administration, funding, and policy.
Teaching Books
Explore a wide variety of resources to support literacy instruction. Find author and book guides, lesson plans, book lists, meet-the-author movies, vocabulary lists, video book trailers and more!
PBS Learning Media
MPT and PBS have curated FREE, standards-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more for teachers like you.

HHS logo HHS Subscriptions 2024-25

Nearpod- Interactive learning platform (Microsoft Single Sign-On)
Adobe Express- Design platform with graphic design tools (Access through Clever)
EdPuzzle- Video lessons (Easiest to access through Schoology, add materials by choosing "external tool")
TurnItIn- Plagiarism detector (Easiest to access through Schoology, add materials by choosing "external tool")
LiveSchool- Reward point for positive behaviors/PBIS (Access through Clever)
SoundtrapEDU- Music and podcast creation tool (Ms. Younkers can create a group to add seats for your class.)
DeltaMath- Math teachers only; access through Clever (Supporting section)

Useful FREE resource

OPENVERSE- Search the public domain and creative commons for over 800 million copyright-friendly images and audio clips

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