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Research Databases and eBooks

Come by the library or contact Mrs. Sullivan for password information for these databases and ebooks.

For help getting started check out this student research guide. 
Recipe for Research: A Six-Step Process
Top 5 Searching Strategies
Visit this tutorial on Research Tips.

Research Databases


ProQuest Resources included in the California state-wide contract
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Lists of all the resources now available to California students including CultureGrams, ProQuest Central Student, SIRS Issues Researcher, SIRS Discoverer, ProQuest Research Companion, and eLibrary ProQuest Database
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user: mbusd  password: Beach*18

EBSCO Academic Search Premier
Provides access to 4,600 acclaimed full-text journals, magazines, and other valuable cross-disciplinary resources and to 130,000 ebooks. 
Username is still the same: miracostahs
​The password for EBSCO changed over summer break. 
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The password is now Library@21


Britannica School
A safe, up-to-date, and age appropriate information resource for Elementary, Middle, and High School.  Discover encyclopedia articles, multimedia, primary sources, games, and other learning resources that support student research and reinforce curriculum standards.
user: mbusd  password: beach

ABC-CLIO Daily Life Through History
All aspects of daily life in different cultures from Ancient to Modern times.

Los Angeles County Public Library Databases
Use your Manhattan Beach or Hermosa Beach library barcode number (on the back of your library card) or our Mira Costa HS account number.

Here are some Mira Costa Favorites:
Opposing Viewpoints
Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)
Biography in Context
Literature Resource Center
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Artemis Literary Sources
This County of Los Angeles Public Library database includes literary criticism, biographies and overviews of literary topics and works from all genres, disciplines, time periods and regions of the world. Use the barcode number on the back of your Manhattan Beach Public Library Card to login. If you don't have your own library card, you can use the MCHS ID #. Ask at the library or email Mrs. Sullivan for the ID #.

​TeachingBooks
Books come to life with this engaging collection of resources.  Designed to further fun and connection to the very books and authors your students are reading, TeachingBooks' dream is to stimulate active reading, inspired thinking, and evidence-based discussions about the young adult books enjoyed throughout our community.
User: mbusd  Password: beach

Video streaming databases

Learn360

Los Angeles Times

current issues of The Los Angeles Times
eBooks

Note: All these ebooks can also be found in our library catalog where you will also find print books.

EBSCO ebook Academic Collection and High School Collection
Includes more than 130,000 full text ebooks on a wide range of topics which can be read online or downloaded to mobile devices. Ask at the library for the Username and Password. 

MackinVIA ebooks. Includes U.S. history decades books, classics, and miscellaneous other titles.

Lerner ebooks. Includes several science titles.

Encyclopedia of Contemporary American Social Issues requires ABC-CLIO login

Voices of Shakespeare's England: Contemporary Accounts of Elizabethan Daily Life requires ABC-CLIO login

Accessing the
New York Times
and other publications
ProQuest Central New York Times

Overview of Library Website and Databases

How to Use Advanced Search Part 1

How to Use Advanced Search Part 2

How to Search Within eBook


Free Options

General:
JSTOR Database
JSTOR is a subscription database that is now offering its early journal content (material published before 1923 in the US and before 1870 outside the US) free of charge to non-subscribers. Students can also now open free individual accounts to access a portion of the database articles, saving up to three at a time for online reading.

Directory of Open Access Journals Journals found in this directory do not require a subscription to access.

Google Newspaper Archive
Scanned copies of many newspapers
Google Books
Google Scholar

Digital Public Library of America
Smithsonian
Library of Congress
National Archives
USA.Gov Historical Documents
Columbia University U.S. Government Documents

Media/Images:
Library of Congress Prints & Photographs
NYPL Digital Gallery
Smithsonian Institution Collections
Library of Congress Prints & Photographs
AP Film Archive on YouTube
British Movietone Film Archive on YouTube

Biography:
Bio.com
InfoPlease Biographies
Science:
Sciencemag.org
PubMed
HighWire
ScienceDirect 

Literature:
Gale’s Literary Index
Poets.org

Current news:
Newsela
10 x 10
Newseum
Worldnewspapers.com
ProQuest Central New York Times


Issues:
ProCon.org, Public Agenda Online, AllSides.com: Debatabase, DebateGraph

Contemporaneous:  
Google News

Historic Newspapers Online

Maps:
USGS National Geologic Database

David Rumsey Map Collection
The Map Database (HIstorical maps),
LOC American Memory Map Collections
Google Maps Gallery 

Careers: 
BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook 

Evaluating Sources
CRAAP Test

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  • Home
  • About
    • About Your Library
    • Status Reports >
      • Strong School Libraries
    • What Teacher Librarians Do
    • Your Librarian Presents
  • Research
    • Databases & eBooks
    • Pathfinders
    • MLA/Citations
    • Plagiarism
    • Links
  • Books
    • Reading Ideas
    • Book Awards Lists
    • Summer Reading
    • eBooks
    • Booktalks >
      • Booktalks from Ms. S's Class
    • Find Books & More
    • College Reading Lists
  • Orientation
  • COVID-19 Free Access
    • Ebooks and More
    • Audiobooks
    • For Fun
    • Mental Health
    • Research and Test Prep
    • News
  • Create
    • Images and Sounds
    • Making/Makerspaces
    • Creative Writing
    • Recent Student Work >
      • Calculus 2016
      • Digital Citizenship PSAs
      • Nielsen Hermosa Drilling Project
      • Calculus Videos -2014
      • Famous Hispanic People Timeline
      • Spanish Class Blogs
    • Class Assignments >
      • Calculus Project
      • Creating Booktalks
    • Game/Quiz Creation Tools
    • Booktalk Tips
    • Digital Storytelling Tools
  • Tech
  • Tutorials
  • Teachers
    • Calendar
    • Class Visit Request
    • Tasty Tuesday Tech Tips
    • Class Assignments
    • Common Core
    • Resources
    • Mac Tips
  • Clubs/Fun
    • Library Club
    • Geeks
    • Fun
  • Parents
    • Digital Literacy
    • Library Wishlist
    • Parents' Guide to Facebook
    • Strong School Libraries
  • MCHS