BEST SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES
PROVIDED BY CPS FOR HIGH SCHOOL
Passwords for off-campus use of CPS Databases HERE (login to CPS Google required)
Encyclopedia Britannica - In addition to millions of encyclopedia articles, this online reference work provides hits to other content types including images, videos, dictionary entries, magazine articles, links to vetted websites, and primary sources.
PROVIDED BY CPS FOR HIGH SCHOOL
Passwords for off-campus use of CPS Databases HERE (login to CPS Google required)
Encyclopedia Britannica - In addition to millions of encyclopedia articles, this online reference work provides hits to other content types including images, videos, dictionary entries, magazine articles, links to vetted websites, and primary sources.
Britannica ImageQuest - The Bridgeman Art Gallery, Getty Images, the Science Photo Library, Ingram Publishing, the National Geographic Society and other trusted sources provide the best and broadest offering of curriculum-relevant imagery easily downloadable to computer or Google Drive. Citations provided.
Gale in Context: High School - A fully integrated database for high school that provides a wide range of content types including featured articles, reference articles, biographies, images, primary sources, audio and video clips, news articles, magazine articles, academic journal articles, critical essays, and links to external websites.
The New York Times - From within CPS schools, students and staff receive access to deeply investigated, fact-based journalism, as well as access to educational resources through The New York Times Learning Network. Ignore the Subscribe and Log In buttons. Just click in to read today's news or use the basic SEARCH feature to search for specific items from past issues. Click here for more detailed information about these services.
ONLINE RESOURCES FROM CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY (CPL):
Chicago Public Library card/account with login and password required.
Apply for a card HERE. Library Card FAQ’s HERE.
History Research Center - Search all five at once or browse them individually:
African-American History Online American History Online
American Indian History Online Ancient and Medieval History
Modern World History Online
Each includes articles from reference works, primary sources, biographies, timelines, images, and maps, charts and tables.
ProQuest Newspapers (Global Newsstream) - Full text articles from hundreds of newspapers and news feeds from around the world that includes current news and archives dating back to the 1980's.
EBSCO Magazines and Journals - Articles from general-interest magazines and scholarly journals. Search two separate databases (MasterFILE Complete and OmniFile Full Text Select) covering more than 3,500 publications.
Gale Reference eBooks - Find reference articles in more than two hundred reference works in a variety of areas: arts, business, education, environment, geography, government, fashion, food, film and television, history, law, literature, medicine, multicultural studies, music, philosophy, psychology, religion, science, sociology, social science, and technology.
Chicago Public Library card/account with login and password required.
Apply for a card HERE. Library Card FAQ’s HERE.
History Research Center - Search all five at once or browse them individually:
African-American History Online American History Online
American Indian History Online Ancient and Medieval History
Modern World History Online
Each includes articles from reference works, primary sources, biographies, timelines, images, and maps, charts and tables.
ProQuest Newspapers (Global Newsstream) - Full text articles from hundreds of newspapers and news feeds from around the world that includes current news and archives dating back to the 1980's.
EBSCO Magazines and Journals - Articles from general-interest magazines and scholarly journals. Search two separate databases (MasterFILE Complete and OmniFile Full Text Select) covering more than 3,500 publications.
Gale Reference eBooks - Find reference articles in more than two hundred reference works in a variety of areas: arts, business, education, environment, geography, government, fashion, food, film and television, history, law, literature, medicine, multicultural studies, music, philosophy, psychology, religion, science, sociology, social science, and technology.
OPEN INTERNET RESOURCES
Media Organizations/Publishers
The Atlantic theatlantic.com
BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) bbc.com
Ebony ebony.com
The Economist economist.com
Foreign Policy foreignpolicy.com
Harper’s Magazine harpers.org
Huffington Post huffingtonpost.com
New York Times nytimes.com
NYTimes TOPICS topics.nytimes.com/
New York Times Magazine nytimes.com/pages/magazine/
The New Yorker newyorker.com/
NPR (National Public Radio) npr.org/
PBS (Public Broadcasting Service pbs.org/
The Root theroot.com/
Salon salon.com/
Slate Magazine slate.com/
Smithsonian Magazine smithsonianmag.com/
Washington Post washingtonpost.com/
The Week theweek.com/
TV News:
CNN cnn.com
MSNBC msnbc.com
CBS News cbsnews.com
ABC News abcnews.go.com
NBC News nbcnews.com
FOX foxnews.com
Al Jazeera United States and Canada World News
Democracy Now democracynow.org/
Museums/Libraries/Organizations
Art Institute of Chicago artic.edu
Digital Public Library of America http://dp.la
Chicago Public Library chipublib.org
Google Arts and Culture artsandculture.google.com
Intro Video (YouTube) ******
Library of Congress www.loc.gov
Ted: Ideas Worth Spreading www.ted.com
Smithsonian Online Collections www.si.edu/Collections
Smithsonian Channel (Video) smithsonianchannel.com/
Research Organizations/Think Tanks
Brookings Institute brookings.edu/
Urban Institute urban.org
Pew Research pewresearch.org/
Pro Publica propublica.org/
Project Syndicate project-syndicate.org/
Center for American Progress americanprogress.org/
Media Organizations/Publishers
The Atlantic theatlantic.com
BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) bbc.com
Ebony ebony.com
The Economist economist.com
Foreign Policy foreignpolicy.com
Harper’s Magazine harpers.org
Huffington Post huffingtonpost.com
New York Times nytimes.com
NYTimes TOPICS topics.nytimes.com/
New York Times Magazine nytimes.com/pages/magazine/
The New Yorker newyorker.com/
NPR (National Public Radio) npr.org/
PBS (Public Broadcasting Service pbs.org/
The Root theroot.com/
Salon salon.com/
Slate Magazine slate.com/
Smithsonian Magazine smithsonianmag.com/
Washington Post washingtonpost.com/
The Week theweek.com/
TV News:
CNN cnn.com
MSNBC msnbc.com
CBS News cbsnews.com
ABC News abcnews.go.com
NBC News nbcnews.com
FOX foxnews.com
Al Jazeera United States and Canada World News
Democracy Now democracynow.org/
Museums/Libraries/Organizations
Art Institute of Chicago artic.edu
Digital Public Library of America http://dp.la
Chicago Public Library chipublib.org
Google Arts and Culture artsandculture.google.com
Intro Video (YouTube) ******
Library of Congress www.loc.gov
Ted: Ideas Worth Spreading www.ted.com
Smithsonian Online Collections www.si.edu/Collections
Smithsonian Channel (Video) smithsonianchannel.com/
Research Organizations/Think Tanks
Brookings Institute brookings.edu/
Urban Institute urban.org
Pew Research pewresearch.org/
Pro Publica propublica.org/
Project Syndicate project-syndicate.org/
Center for American Progress americanprogress.org/
OVERVIEW OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF SOURCES: REFERENCE MATERIALS, SCHOLARLY JOURNALS, AND POPULAR SOURCES
Scholarly Sources - When doing research, your teachers may require that you use "scholarly" sources and to cite them in your bibliographies (Works Cited Page for MLA Style or Reference List for APA Style). Scholarly sources (including academic journals or peer-reviewed journals or scholarly journals) are written by experts in a particular field and serve to keep others interested in that field up-to-date on the most recent research, findings, and news. These resources will provide the most substantial information for your research and papers.
Reference works - A reference work is a book or periodical (or its electronic equivalent) to which one can refer for information. The information is intended to be found quickly when needed. Reference works are usually referred to for particular pieces of information, rather than read beginning to end.
Popular sources are those you'd find in newspapers and popular magazines like The Atlantic or The New Yorker. These are good places to start if you are looking for a contemporary, relevant, newsworthy topic or direction for your research.
DISTINGUISHING PERIODICAL TYPES (SCHOLARLY, PROFESSIONAL/TRADE, AND POPULAR)Central Connecticut State University: Scholarly Journals, Trade Journals and Popular Magazines: What are the Differences?
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library: Differences between a database, a search engine, and Wikipedia
Scholarly Sources - When doing research, your teachers may require that you use "scholarly" sources and to cite them in your bibliographies (Works Cited Page for MLA Style or Reference List for APA Style). Scholarly sources (including academic journals or peer-reviewed journals or scholarly journals) are written by experts in a particular field and serve to keep others interested in that field up-to-date on the most recent research, findings, and news. These resources will provide the most substantial information for your research and papers.
Reference works - A reference work is a book or periodical (or its electronic equivalent) to which one can refer for information. The information is intended to be found quickly when needed. Reference works are usually referred to for particular pieces of information, rather than read beginning to end.
Popular sources are those you'd find in newspapers and popular magazines like The Atlantic or The New Yorker. These are good places to start if you are looking for a contemporary, relevant, newsworthy topic or direction for your research.
DISTINGUISHING PERIODICAL TYPES (SCHOLARLY, PROFESSIONAL/TRADE, AND POPULAR)Central Connecticut State University: Scholarly Journals, Trade Journals and Popular Magazines: What are the Differences?
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library: Differences between a database, a search engine, and Wikipedia
Asking a librarian a question is a great way to get extra help when you are doing research. Some services offered are chat, text message and email help. Email LMSA Librarian, Ms. Confer, [email protected]. Click HERE to Ask a Librarian from the Library of Congress. Click HERE to Ask a Librarian from the Chicago Public Libraries. Click HERE to Ask a Librarian from AskaLibrarian.org. |
STILL NOT FINDING WHAT YOU NEED??
All state funded college and university libraries in Illinois are required to provide services to the public. Click HERE to get an idea of the number and range of academic journals available at UIC provided by the Illinois system of public universities. Consider a visit to the University Library on the University of Illinois at Chicago campus (hop on the Blue Line to the UIC-Halsted Station) to access these resources. **** NOTE: DUE TO THE PANDEMIC UIC is not currently open to non-UIC students.** |