DATABASES are collections of JOURNAL AND MAGAZINE ARTICLES & ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIAS –
Free for all NY state residents from NOVELNY
From home, click Use my Location to access. Email lissa@cityas.org with any issues and to get search tips:
- List of all NYNOVEL databases – To access them at home, you may have to use the password empirelink.
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- Opposing Viewpoints – database of articles about issues like gun control and capital punishment. What is your viewpoint?
- Criminal Justice Collection – database of articles on the criminal justice system including the courts and laws.
- General Science Collection – database of articles about current science issues such as climate change
- Health Reference Center – database of articles about health and coping with diseases.
- Britannica Encyclopedia – Online encyclopedia choose your level: Elem, Middle, HS
- New York Times – all issues except the current day are searchable
Google Scholar & Open Access Journals
Using Google Scholar – Don’t buy articles. Use the power of your local library!!
By searching Google Scholar, you sometimes have to pay for an article you want. Why? It is searching across databases that are available only by a subscription. This tutorial shows you a way to get those articles for free with your public library card!
DOAJ – Directory of Open Access Journals, the first of these three to form as way to give free access to peer-reviewed scholarly articles.
Paperity – Open access journals and papers in every subject.
Jurn – Open access journal articles in Arts, Nature, Humanities, Medical, Law, Business and Science.
ALWAYS: If you see some outlandish claims, make sure you fact check. Remain skeptical and check your facts and the source of your info–who is behind the info and what bias they may have and assess the research methodology.
Science websites
Teen Health – Government site with a lot of easy-to-digest articles about teen health issues and diseases
Science Blogs – Interesting and timely topics
Science Daily – Science news site
Science Buddies – Ideas and graphic organizers for doing science research projects
English websites
CUNY Write Site – Lots of tutorials, guides on essay writing and grammar
Literary essay – List of comparison essay topics comparing two works of literature
What makes a good literature paper? – Good advice from Purdue University Writing Center
My Shakespeare – Jump into interactive, audio versions of his most famous plays
SmartWords – Very helpful lists to use during the revision process
Math websites
Math in Daily Life – Use interactives for your Math portfolio piece and learn how math is embedded in everyday life
Math.com: The World of Online Math – Covers all high school mathematics topics
Social Studies websites
Pew Research Center – a nonpartisan fact tank that conducts polls, demographic research, media analysis and other research about the issues and ideas facing the United States
Procon.org – An educational site that examines both sides of controversial issues
Primary Sources – The Digital Public Library has created easy-to-use sets of primary sources organized by major groups, time periods, events in history, and historical novels.
Museum of the World – Interactive, multimedia timeline of world history — explore artifacts across every continent from Paleolithic to contemporary times.
Statistics on Every Issue
Pew Research Center – a nonpartisan fact tank that conducts polls, demographic research, media analysis and other research about the issues and ideas facing the United States
American Fact Finder – Find frequently requested facts about your community.
Polling Reports – A nonpartisan, independent resource reporting trends in public opinion.
Tools for Learning English or other Languages
Unite for Literacy – Simple texts that you can read in English while listening to the audio in your native language or in your target language
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