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General
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Gale in Context: Middle School
Created for middle-schoolers, Research in Context combines Gale reference content with age-appropriate videos, periodicals, primary sources, and more
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Gale: Opposing Viewpoints
Facts and arguments on current events topics and social issues.
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Gale PowerSearch
Search newspapers, business journals and health journals.
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EBSCOhost
MAS Complete and Newspaper Source on Explora Secondary
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National History Day
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Novel New York
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Collection of free databases available to all New York State Residents.
News & Information
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Access World News
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New York Times
A subset of Gale OneFile: News, this database includes articles from newspapers from around New York State including: Glens Falls Post-Star, New York Times, New York Post, Buffalo News, and Newsday.
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Newsbank
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Sooth.fyi
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America's Historical Newspapers 1690-2000
History
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Gale: World History
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Gale: U.S. History
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American History Online
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Ancient & Medieval History
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FactCite American History
Articles on people, places, and events in American History.
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FactCite Countries and Cultures
Comprehensive coverage of the countries of the world, illustrated. Supports research for country reports and activities such as Model UN and debate. Sections include curated weblinks for further study.
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FactCite Mythology
Greek and Roman gods, goddesses, heroes, places, and other aspects of Greek and Roman mythology.
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African-American History
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American Indian History
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Modern World History Online
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Black Life In America
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Gale In Context: World History
Provides an overview of world history that covers the most-studied events, periods, cultures, civilizations, religions, conflicts, wars, ideologies, cultural movements, people, and more.
Science / Health
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Science in Context
Provides contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics showing how scientific disciplines relate to real-world issues, from weather patterns to obesity.
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FactCite: Science and Technology
Illustrated coverage of the Elements, Planets, Ecosystems, Animals, and Plants. For grades 4 to 9.
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Teen Health and Wellness
Nonjudgmental, straightforward info for middle and high school covering diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, mental health, suicide, bullying, green living, financial literacy, and more.
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Exploring Nature
Product added by purchase report form.
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Gale: Agriculture
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Encyclopedia
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World Book Kids
Online general resource developed especially for young students.
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World Book Student
Elementary and middle school general reference resource.
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World Book
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World Book Advanced
High school reference tool that includes encyclopedia, multimedia, e-book, and primary source databases, fully integrated in a single search.
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Britannica School
General reference resource for multiple age groups.
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Britannica Academic
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Britannica Escolar
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Britannica Image Quest
General reference resource for multiple age groups.
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Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos
Beginner’s Spanish language general reference tool.
Streaming
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Digital Theatre Plus
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Classroom Video On Demand
Thousands of videos offering great content for any research, learning and information on more than 935 subject categories.
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Learn360
Learn360 provides access to 153,000 multimedia resources, including: videos, audio files, worksheets, images, maps, charts, flags and more!Q
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PBS Learning Media
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Academic Video Online (AVON)
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Soundzabound
Soundzabound royalty free music.
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Swank K-12 Streaming
Swank K-12 Streaming is convenient, controlled, and connected streaming platform that makes it easy for teachers to incorporate high-quality films into lesson plans. The library includes thousands of films for educational support, including the top feature films, documentaries and foreign titles.
Powered by Swank Motion Pictures, the content is curated specifically for educators based on the movies they need for lessons, and provides access both inside the classroom or for assignments outside of the classroom.
Eliminate the need for DVD players in classrooms
Enable streaming access for districts blocking personal streaming sites
Extend the classroom with connectivity to any LMS
Streamline access with single sign-on integration
E-BOOKS
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Gale Ebooks
Ebook portal for Gale resources.
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World Book Ebooks
A collection includes highly illustrated, engaging titles that support a span of curriculum areas and reading levels.
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Spotlight on NY
A well-researched overview of the Empire State, including its geography, history, and industries.
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Teen CyberSmarts
Interactive eBooks for grades 7-12 will simulate a real-life Internet experience within the safety of an instructional, guided, and fun platform.
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CyberSmarts
A unique collection of five Interactive eBooks, gives students grades 3-6 hands-on experience in navigating the online world in a safe, controlled environment.
