Westhill High School Library

Databases 

 

Logins and password available in the library

 

Magazine Articles

 

EBSCO - Full-text multidisciplinary magazine articles.

 

ProQuest - Full-text magazine articles. Also access to professional journals.

 

Jr. Edition K-12- Magazine database with simple search. Mostly full-text.

 

Informe - Full text, index and images of popular Hispanic magazines 1994-present.

 

Newspapers

 

Newsbank - Full-text articles (local and regional news only) from area newspapers.

 

NYS Newspapers - Text of 10 major NYS newspapers –including 12 months of the NYTimes.

 

Custom Newspapers - 150 national and international newspapers.

 

National Newspaper Index - Index of top five national newspapers.

 

Encyclopedia/General Reference

 

World BookComprehensive online encyclopedia, dictionary, atlas and special features

 

AP Photo Archive - Over 400,000 contemporary images.

 

Current Events and Social Issues

 

Issues and Controversies from Facts on File - full-text coverage of current events and issues.

 

CQ Researcher - Online edition covering Congressional information.

 

Topic Search (in EBSCO)

 

The World and I - interdisciplinary resource that encompasses a broad range of articles  

 

 

Literature

 

Twayne Author Series - Content of Literary Masters books covering American and World authors.

 

Science

 

General Science Collection

 

Today’s Science from Facts on File

 

Social Studies/History

 

American History

 

Ancient and Medieval History from Facts on File

 

Modern World Historyfrom Facts on File

 

Business/Economics

 

Business and Company Resource Center

 

Engineering

 

eFunda - Engineering resources.

 

Health

 

Health Reference Center

 

Health and Wellness Resource Center

 

Databases for Teachers

 

WebMAXmedia and streaming media from OCM Boces.

 

United Streaming – Streamed videos that can be viewed or downloaded.

 

Annenberg/CPB  Teacher resources and professional development programming K-12.

 

ProQuest - Full-text professional journals.

 

PBS Video Database - Provided for teachers to access 40,000 video segments on American history and culture.

 

C.E.R.F - Directory of thousands of select K-12 web sites.

 

Teaching Booksa multimedia site providing author interviews, audio excerpts and book guides.