Databases

General Reference

Britannica School

BRITANNICA - Comprehensive encyclopedia for Middle School students. High School & elementary editions accessible.

Britannica Escolar

BRITANNICA Escolar - Spanish encyclopedia grades K-8

FactCite

FACT CITE - Content includes: sports champions, Greek and Roman mythology, shapers of society, American history, biographies, and general reference.

Gale eBooks

REFERENCE eBOOKS - Covering biology, environment, history, law, literature, medicine, multicultural studies, religion, science, and technology.

History

ABC-Clio American History

AMERICAN HISTORY (ABC-Clio) - covers from the 1300s to present. Includes articles, images maps, primary documents, and video.

U.S. History Gale in context

US HISTORY (Gale Onefile) - Contextual content on significant people, events, and topics in U.S. History.

African American Heritage National Archives

AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE (National Archives) - Variety of material documenting the Black experience including biographies of people, subject portals, photos, articles, videos of public programs, online exhibits, and blogs.

Ancient and medieval history ABC-Clio

ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL HISTORY (ABC-Clio) - Covers history from pre-historic times through the early Renaissance. Includes articles, images, maps, primary documents, and video.

World History - the modern era - ABC-Clio

MODERN HISTORY (ABC-Clio) - Covers the emergence of modern Europe (1500 C.E.) to the present. Includes articles, images, maps, and video.

World History Gale in Context

WORLD HISTORY (Gale Onefile) - Contextual content on significant people, events, and topics in World History.

World Geography ABC-Clio

WORLD GEOGRAPHY (ABC-Clio) - Database searchable by keyword, region, and country. Includes political, social, cultural, economic and geological information.

Newspapers

CBC Kids News

CBC Kids News - Daily news stories written by students, grades 7-12, for students. Topics include news, sports, gaming, politics, and more.

Gale One File News

NEWS (Gale Onefile) - Search major U.S. and international newspaper articles by title, headline, date, and other fields.

The New York Times archives

THE NEW YORK TIMES (Gale article archive) - Search the full text of The New York Times article archive, 1995-present.

Perspectives

Opposing viewpoints from Gale in Context

OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS (Gale in Context) - Overviews, news and opinions on hundreds of today's social issues.

Science

Gale Science in Context

SCIENCE (Onefile) - Explore science topics through overviews, journals, news, interactive experiments, and more.

Scholastic  Science Flix

SCIENCE FLIX (Scholastic) - Multimedia exploration of 70+ science-related topics with videos, articles, hands-on projects, news, career exploration and more. Access using your Melrose Public Library account (card number and PIN)

Science Journal for Kids and Teens

SCIENCE JOURNAL FOR KIDS AND TEENS - Science articles. Search by reading level, topic, scientific methods, research location, and more. Includes lesson resources.

Additional Resources

Massachusetts Library System

GALE RESOURCES - Unified search of all databases provided by the Massachusetts Library System and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, including eBooks, collections, and Britannica.

Passwords for databases

PASSWORDS - Click and use school Google account. Databases are provided by the Massachusetts Library System (MLS) and purchased by Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School Library.