RESEARCH DATABASES
NOTE: Each resource below requires a username and password for home access. See Mrs. Dodge in the library for a brochure that contains this access information. Providing such information on this site would be a violation of PGCPS agreements with database vendors.
Use this database often to complete any assignment from now until you graduate! Newspaper articles, magazines articles, primary sources, government documents, and websites on a wide variety of topics.
Special Features:
- Pro vs. Con viewpoints on leading issues
- Today's News (bottom right of site) for minute by minute current events
- SIRS Decades, i.e. find out what it was like in the 1930's
Enjoy the power of having a full encyclopedia available at your convenience online!
Special Features:
- World Book Student Edition: Biography Center, Explore Maryland, Explore the World, and Compare Places (i.e., compare the U.S. with Iran)
- World Book Advanced: World Newspapers, In the Headlines (current events), and Primary Sources
EBSCO "hosts" a variety of databases, such as the History Reference Center, Science Reference Center, Student Research Center, and more!
Special Features:
- MasterFile Premier contains business and education databases as well as peer-reviewed journal articles.
- Student Research Center includes biographies, primary sources, newspaper articles, photos, maps, and flags.
This database is the best resource to find information on the background, people, lifestyle, and customs/courtesies of over 200 foreign countries as well as each State in the U.S.
Special Features:
- For each country: photo gallery, video gallery, interviews with citizens, slideshows, recipes
Access The Washington Times newspaper online just as it appears in print. This is a great resource for current event articles.
Note: Print copies of this newspaper are also delivered to the
school daily and can be found in front of the Main Office.
This is an electronic replication of the print version of The Washington Post. This is also a great resource for current
event articles.
Note: The school DOES NOT receive a print delivery of The
Post.
The Prince George's County Memorial Library System (your public library) provides even more databases for research!
Note: To access these databases from home, you will need to have your PGCMLS public library card number which is located on the back of your public library card. If you don't have one, ask your parents if they have a public library card, or see Ms. French in the
library for an application. It's FREE!