Weston LibGuides: Weston High School Library: Databases

Databases

Please note

On 7/1/24, the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners will break the links to the databases they provide us (Gale databases, Britannica, SORA and more) because we no longer meet their staffing requirements. You can find those databases on other library websites like Weston Middle School, Weston Public Library and Boston Public Library.

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Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window password: wildcats
The grandaddy of academic databases. Use this once you have narrowed down your topic a bit to find articles from newspapers, magazines, video, podcasts and academic journals dated 1980-present.
American Indian History This link opens in a new window username: westonhs password: wildcats
Info about more than 600 Native American groups and over 15,000 years of American Indian culture and history.
Ancient and Medieval History This link opens in a new window username: westonhs password: wildcats
Focuses on Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Islamic Empire from prehistory through the 1500s.

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Biography in Context (Gale) This link opens in a new window password: wildcats
Over 500,000 brief, authoritative biographies.
Boston Globe Article Archive This link opens in a new window password: wildcats
Full text from 1980-present
Britannica School This link opens in a new window user: weston pass: wildcats
The best place to start your research. Authoritative entries help you understand the scope of your topic and generate keywords. Choose your reading level. Translation available.
Business (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window No password needed

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Culturegrams This link opens in a new window username: weston password: wildcats
Geography, maps, history and cultural information about all countries.

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Elementary (Gale in Context)

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Gale eBooks password: learn
General OneFile (Gale) This link opens in a new window password: wildcats
A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics.
Global Issues (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window password: wildcats
Excellent place to start researching world history papers with current events themes.

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Health and Wellness (Gale) This link opens in a new window password: wildcats
Reference, magazines, journals, and pamphlets from authoritative medical sources.
High School Edition (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window password: wildcats
A collection of magazine and journal articles suitable for high school curriculum.

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Infobase eBooks This link opens in a new window user: westonhs password: wildcats
5,000 ebooks suited for research in all subjects. Especially good for US History, Government and English.

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JSTOR This link opens in a new window sign up for ecard at Boston Public Library website for access
Papers published in academic journals on tightly focused topics. Access is through Boston Public Library. Apply for an ecard below.
JSTOR ecard application This link opens in a new window Apply for your BPL ecard here to access JSTOR.

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Kanopy user: weston password: wildcats. Once you're signed in you can create an individual account to save lists.
Full length videos, documentaries and instructional videos.

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Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window password: wildcats
Articles from academic journals about authors and their works.

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MediaCast This link opens in a new window your Weston network user/password combo
All the videos in our catalog, plus thousands of short videos from NBC Learning
Middle School (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window password: wildcats
A great choice for ELL students. Translation available.

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New York Times website (on campus only) Available on campus only. No password needed.
This is the online version of the New York Times with all of the photos, videos, audio.
New York Times in Chinese (on campus only)
New York Times Article Archive This link opens in a new window pass: wildcats
Full text articles from 1980-present. This doesn't include photos, video and audio from online edition. For that, go to NYT digital edition.
News (Gale OneFile)
wildcats

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Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window pass: wildcats
Find overviews, news, and opinions on hundreds of today's important social issues.

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PebbleGo
Peterson's Test Prep
Many test prep courses and practice tests, including SSAT, PSAT, SAT, ACT, TOEFL, AP subject tests, and SAT II subject tests.
Psychology (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window password: wildcats

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Scholastic Go! This link opens in a new window user: westonhigh pass: grolier
Science (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window pass: wildcats
Current, authoritative information on a wide range of science topics.
Science Database This link opens in a new window
A collection of science journals. Includes Natural History, American Scientist, Science News, Popular Science, Psychology Today.
SORA
Free e & audiobooks for leisure reading. Sign in with your school Gmail.
Swank K-12 Streaming (Teachers only)
Contact your librarian for sign in and use info

Swank user guide (teachers only)

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Transparent Language Online
Learn over 110 languages, including English.

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US History (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window pass: wildcats
Primary sources, journal articles and multimedia. One-stop shopping!

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Wall Street Journal password

World History (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window pass: wildcats
A broad collection of scholarly analysis and full-text periodicals, reference works and primary documents that cover the events, movements, and individuals that have shaped world history.