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Literary Reference Center is a rich full-text literary database covering all genres and time periods. It includes thousands of synopses, critical essays, book reviews, literary journals and author biographies, plus full-text classic novels, short stories and poems.

This searchable, full-text resource is designed for high school researchers.  This resource contains full text articles covering a wide range of subject areas appropriate for high school aged students. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator or lexile. Also included are biographies, primary source documents, reference books, photos, maps and flags.

Provides searchable full-text articles from 140 popular magazines for middle school and junior high research. It also contains an image collection of over 100,000 flags and maps.

Poetry & Short Story Reference Source is a rich full-text database containing thousands of classic and contemporary poems, short stories, biographies, essays, lesson plans and learning guides. It also includes high-quality videos and audio recordings from the Academy of American Poets.

Points of View is designed to assist researchers in understanding the full scope of controversial subjects. High school and undergraduate students can use Points of View as a guide to debating, developing arguments, writing position papers, and developing critical thinking skills. Each Points of View Essay includes a series of questions and additional material to generate further thought. Also included are thousands of supporting articles from the world’s top political and societal publications.

ProQuest offers an expanse of high-quality online resources, including genealogical resources, homework help, current and historical news, health and medical information, business resources, general reference, and primary source content for current and historical collections. 

This full-text Spanish-language database covers a broad array of subjects inside and outside academia. It offers content from a variety of sources, including reference books, general interest magazines and health reports.

A comprehensive and easy search portal providing information on a variety of science topics including earth sciences, applied sciences, life sciences, physics, and astronomy.  This resource also includes full-text downloadable science books such as "The Handy Biology Answer Book", "Physical Science: Matter in Motion", and "Endangered Species Handbook".