Research

Research Tools

Databases (Browse our databases visually)

*Passwords to access databases at home* (You must be logged in to your @apps.district833.org account to access)

  • Electronic Library of Minnesota (ELM (Electronic Library for Minnesota) gives Minnesota residents access to magazine, journal, newspaper and encyclopedia articles, media, including images, videos, and audio files, and other information resources. ELM provides information on a vast array of topics, including consumer information, arts and humanities, career, occupation, and test prep, current events, health, science, social science, politics, business, and more.)
  • Student Resources in Context (Encyclopedia, magazine, and journal articles, plus primary sources, images, video, and more for middle and high school students. Includes the InfoTrac Student Edition database.)
  • Explora Teens (Contains middle and high school-appropriate magazine, journal, and encyclopedia articles and also includes primary source documents, reference books, and multimedia. Includes Middle Search Plus, MAS Ultra – School Edition, Consumer Health Complete, Health Source – Consumer Edition, and Science Reference Center databases.)
  • Points of View Reference Center (Pro vs. con essays that present multiple sides of current or controversial issues. Plus magazine and newspaper articles, primary sources, and more related to those issues)
  • AAS Historical Periodicals (Digitized images from the American Antiquarian Society of the pages of American magazines and journals published between 1684 and 1912.)
  • MasterFILE Premier (Popular magazines and more covering all subject areas. Includes Consumer Reports, Parenting, Sports Illustrated, Time, Newsweek, People, and thousands of other titles.)
  • LearningExpress Library (Skills building tests and tutorials for grades 9-12 plus College Admissions Test Prep for ACT, SAT, and PSAT.)
  • General Science Collection (Scholarly journals and popular magazines across all science-related subject areas.)
  • Academic Search Premier (Thousands of scholarly publications across all academic disciplines.)
  • GVRL eBooks (Search within our eBooks) Visual Directions for using GVRL
  • SIRS Researcher (Research information on controversial topics with information for both sides)
  • CQ Researcher (Limited access. Original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news…in-depth, unbiased coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the economy)
  • Washington County Library Databases (*May require public library card to log in.*)
  • Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ is an independent, community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals.)

Encyclopedias

Citations

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