MCHS Library's Online Research Databases

The library databases are available 24 hours a day via the Internet. Usernames and passwords are needed for access off campus - you can find these in your daily planner.

ABC-CLIO Databases - We have a package of databases from ABC-CLIO. They include:

American Government   covers the political and economic systems of the United States using both primary and secondary documents.

American History  investigates the people, events and themes of American history

United States at War focuses on the causes and consequences of wars fought by the United States

World History: Modern Era Organized chronologically and thematically this database covers the evolution of modern Europe since the Renaissance, 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. 

ABC-CLIO/Greenwood Databases:

African-American Experience  Information on African-American life, history and culture.

Latino American Experience   Includes the customs and history of the various countries and civilizations from which Latino Culture developed.

Daily Life Through History  Explores everyday life from from around the world from antiquity to the present day.

Pop Culture Universe  New technology, movies, TV, radio, music, comics and graphic novels, sports, fads, fashion and fast food are some of the aspects of pop culture covered in this database.


CQ Researcher  is an online magazine with in-depth article on politics, policy and current issues.

CultureGrams links students to country reports covering 200+ countries, the United States, and Canada


Gale Databases - We have a package of databases from the Gale Co. They include:

Expanded Academic ASAP Access scholarly journals, news magazines and newspapers - many with full text and images! Includes all academic disciplines.

General One File A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources in one easy-to-use interface. Use it to find articles from magazines, reference books and newspapers, many with full-text and images.

General Reference Center Contains articles from magazines, reference books, and newspapers, many with full-text and images.

Literature Resource Center Full-text journal articles, literary criticism, reviews, biographical information, and overviews on over 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world. 
   
Twaynes Author Series Six hundred full-text titles from the Twayne Literary Masters series, 200 each from World, US, and English authors.
 
Scribner Writers Series Signed essays of 15-20 pages on more than 2,000 authors and literary genres drawn from the acclaimed Scribner print series.

History Resource Center U.S. and History Resource Center World Full text articles from scholarly publications, reference works and journals. Includes maps, primary sources and historical documents.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center covering current issues. features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to Websites.

Biography Resource Center Integrates biographies from Gale Group sources with related full-text articles as well as of images and links to handpicked web sites.  Covers all eras and nationalities.

Health and Wellness Center Focus on health and medical topics from articles, books, health magazines, medical journals, reference volumes, videos, and pamphlets.

Virtual Reference Library The MCHS collection of Gale eBooks. Reference sources include Science and Its Times (under science), World Eras (under History), World Literature and Its Times: Profiles of Notable Literary Works and the Historical Events That Influenced Them, and Literature and Its Times: Profiles of 300 Notable Literary Works and the Historical Events that Influenced Them (under English), plus many more!
 
Student Resource Center Gold With an emphasis on high school curricular areas, provides reference sources including magazine/newspaper articles, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia.

Informe A collection of full-text Spanish language magazines.

Student Edition This periodical database is designed for high-school students. Contains a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers, podcasts and reference books for information on current events and other subjects.

Discovering Collection Covering all core curriculum areas; provides a premium selection of reference, primary sources, creative works and multimedia, including hours of video and audio clips.

Student Resource Center, Junior; Junior Reference Collection; Junior Edition Three databases aimed at middle school students. Great for younger siblings to use!

Kids Info Bits Developed especially for beginning researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5, available for any elementary age siblings.

Science Resource Center Includes topic overviews, experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations, and articles from over 200 magazines and academic journals and links to quality web sites.
includes magazines, newspapers, books, television/radio transcripts, maps, pictures, and audio/video clips.

 

eLibrary includes magazines, newspapers, books, television/radio transcripts, maps, pictures, and audio/video clips.

Issues and Controversies In-depth investigation of today's top issues  (site this as a newswire)

Issues and Controversies in American History
In-depth investigation into America’s History

ProQuest Historical Newspapers access multiple historical newspaper titles here.

SIRS Knowledge Source (SKS) provides relevant, credible information carefully hand-selected by the SIRS editorial staff. Special content emphasis has been placed on social issues, history, government, the arts, and the humanities. SKS contains the following four databases:

SIRS Issues Researcher topical pro/con coverage of current and enduring issues, including 300+ Leading Issues

SIRS Government Reporter resources by and about the U.S. government

SIRS Renaissance current perspectives on the arts and humanities

SIRS WebSelect a collection of more than 20,000 reliable and credible websites covering all SKS topics

Today's Science science news written especially for students

Using Online Databases

Mariners have 24/7 access to a great number of resources hand-selected to compliment the curriculum. Students can use these resources on campus or remotely. When using the databases from home, you will need to enter passwords.

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For current magazine or journal articles:

    * Expanded Academic ASAP (Gale)
    * General Reference Center Gold (Gale)
    * Student Resource Center Gold (Gale)
    * General One File (Gale)
    * Student Edition (Gale)

For current newspaper articles:

    * General Reference Center Gold (Gale)
    * Expanded Academic ASAP (Gale)
    * eLibrary
   
For historical information (books, magazines, newspapers, primary sources):

    * American History (ABC CLIO)
    * World History: Modern Era (ABC CLIO)
    * United States at War (ABC CLIO)
    * History Resource Center U.S. (Gale)
    * History Resource Center World (Gale)
    * Proquest Historical Newspapers (back to 1851)
    * African-American Experience (ABC CLIO)
    * Latin American Experience (ABC CLIO)
    * Daily Life Through History (ABC CLIO)
    * Pop Culture Universe (ABC CLIO)
    * Issues and Controversies in American History

For literary criticism:

    * Literature Resource Center (Gale)
    * Twaynes Author Series (Gale)
    * Scribner Writer Series (Gale)
    * eLibrary
    * Expanded Academic ASAP (Gale)

For viewpoints, background and statistics on hotly debated issues:

    * CQ Researcher
    * Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (Gale)
    * SIRS Issues Researcher
    * Issues and Controversies
    * Issues and Controversies in American History
    * Current magazine and newspaper databases

For government documents:

   * American Government (ABC CLIO)
   * SIRS Government Reporter

For biographical information on people from all times and all places:

    * Biography Resource Center (Gale)

For medical information from journals, magazines, and reference books:

    * Health and Wellness Resource Center (Gale)
    * Today's Science
    * Science Resource Center (Gale)

For entire reference books available online:

    * Gale Virtual Reference Library (Gale)

For news in spanish:

    * Informe (Gale)