• DATABASE PASSWORDS
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    General Reference Databases

    EBSCOHost Databases
    Students have access to all of the EBSCO databases, such as Literary Reference Center, GreenFile, and much more!. Search all EBSCO databases at once to get book, magazine, news, and journal sources. Perfect for ANY subject.

    EBSCOHost eBook Collection
    EBSCO’s eBook Collection contains full text books, such as reference works, scientific monographs, literature and fiction. This eBook Collection contains more than 3,460 titles that are freely accessible and a small number of purchased titles.

    Explora Secondary Schools (use EBSCO login) 
    Designed to meet the unique needs of its users, Explora supports both student research and classroom instruction with rich, reliable content and easy-to-use functionality.

    Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
    When starting research on a topic, look it up in an Encyclopedia, so you can get a broad perspective of your topic. An encyclopedia is a great place to start. This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.

    Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
    This database provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition also features theAHFS Consumer Medication Information, which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names.

    Legal Information Reference Center
    Providing exclusive online full text for many of the top consumer legal reference books, Legal Information Reference Center contains hundreds of full-text publications and thousands of legal forms, with more content being added on a regular basis.

    MasterFILE Elite
    Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 1,050 general reference publications with coverage dating as far back as 1984. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Elite also includes 52 full text reference books and an Image Collection of over 502,000 photos, maps and flags.

    MasUltra School Edition
    Designed specifically for high school libraries, this database contains full text for nearly 500 popular, high school magazines. MAS Ultra – School Edition also provides more than 360 full text reference books, 85,670 biographies, over 107,000 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of over 510,000 photos, maps & flags, color PDFs and expanded full text backfiles (back to 1975) for key magazines.

    Military and Government Collection A database of full-text journals and periodicals pertaining to all branches of the military and government. It is designed to offer current news to military members, analysts, policy makers, students and researchers.

    Peterson's Test & Career Prep Find the tools you'll need to practice for the PSAT, the SAT, ASVAB, and a host of other exams. Right here. Also, take a look at Peterson's college and university search to find scholarships and pick the right school for you. Finally, take practice career exams to prepare for the job of your dreams. Note: You will have to create an individual account. Be sure to use your Laceychools.org address. 

    Teacher Reference Center A complimentary research database for teachers, Teacher Reference Center (TRC) provides indexing and abstracts for more than 230 peer-reviewed journals.

     

    Business Databases

    Business Source Elite
    This business database provides full text for over 1,000 business publications. The rich collection of titles in Business Source Elite provides information dating back to 1985.  More than 10,100 substantial company profiles from Datamonitor are also included. This database is updated on a daily basis via EBSCOhost.

    Regional Business News
    This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of more than 80 regional business publications covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.

    Small Business Reference Center  

    Small Business Reference Center offers exclusive full text for many top consumer small business reference books, as well as tools to address many small business topics. It includes business videos, a help and advice section and details on how to create business plans.

     

    History/Social Sciences Databases

    Global Issues in Context
    This is a great database for current event topics. Search for videos, newspaper articles, obituaries, country reports, editorials, essays and many other types of media.

    Legal Information Reference Center
    Providing exclusive online full text for many of the top consumer legal reference books, Legal Information Reference Center contains hundreds of full-text publications and thousands of legal forms, with more content being added on a regular basis.

    Military and Government Collection A database of full-text journals and periodicals pertaining to all branches of the military and government. It is designed to offer current news to military members, analysts, policy makers, students and researchers.

    SIRS Issues Researcher SIRS Knowledge Source provides over 100 current, controversial topics and provides pro/con viewpoints for each topic. Use this database for current events or to gather information for debates. In addition to newspaper and magazine articles, this database proviudes other media including pictures, graphs, and charts which can be used in multimedia presentastions.

    ABC-CLIO US History
    This database provides high level reading in topics concerning U.S. history. You can find primary sources, such as speeches, acts of legislation, or contemporary commentaries. This database also provides audio sources, video sources, academic journal articles and many reference sources. This is the perfect database to get multiple perspectives on controversial historical controversies.

    ABC-CLIO World History
    An engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in World History. The new solution merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.

     

    Literature/Language Arts Databases 

    Global Issues in Context
    Videos, current event articles, maps, and many other types of media are offered in this database. Get historical resources and current information about countries around the world. When studying a particular literary period, this is a great resource for historical facts. This is also helpful in providing controversial topics for the senior research paper. 

    Literary Reference CenterLiterary Reference Center (LRC) is a full-text database that combines information from major  respected reference works, books, literary journals as well as original content from EBSCO Publishing. Literary Reference Center contains full text for more than 35,000 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, nearly 100,000 articles/essays of literary criticisms, more than 253,000 author biographies (including more than 22,000 in-depth bios), more than 460 literary journals, more than 693,000 book reviews, nearly 78,000 classic and contemporary poems, more than 19,600 classic and contemporary short stories, more than 6,500 author interviews, more than 8,200 classic texts and much more.

    Points of View
    Providing a balance of materials from all viewpoints, Points of View Reference Center includes over 1,300 main essays, leading political magazines from all sides of the political spectrum, newspapers, radio & TV news transcripts, primary source documents and reference books. The database also offers guides for writing position papers, developing arguments and debating.

    SIRS Issues Researcher SIRS Knowledge Source provides over one hundred controversial topics allowing students to read pro/con points of view. This is a great resource to use when trying to form a thesis statement about a current topic and gathering evidence to support your thesis. highly recommended for senior research assignments. 

    Student Research Center
    The Student Research Center (SRC) is EBSCO's interface designed for students in grades 6 through 12. SRC provides students in secondary schools with the most appropriate research tools to easily obtain the information that they need from their EBSCO databases. Look for book and periodical sources in this database. 

    Science, Math, and STEM Databases

    STEM Database This science database provides book, magazine, newspaper, audio, and website sources. Great for science fair research.

    GreenFile
    GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records.

    Science in Context
    An awesome resource for science fair information needs. This database has reference sources, articles from peer-reviewed, academic journals, newpaper and magazine sources, videos, audio files, and many other types of media. 

     

    World Language & ESL

    Referencia Latina
    This comprehensive Spanish-language database offers content from a variety of sources including thousands of encyclopedia entries, an inclusive collection of images, an atlas, health reports, and full text for reference books and general interest magazines in a broad array of subject areas.