Research Databases

7 months ago


These information services are available to PA students and staff.

If you’re accessing these from outside of PA, you’ll need a username and password.

Database Passwords & Useful Tips

Please feel free to email Mrs. Smith for help: [email protected]



New for 2024-25!
Gale In Context: Science  – Provides contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics. By integrating authoritative, curriculum-aligned reference content with headlines and videos, Gale In Context: Science draws researchers into the subject matter, showing how scientific disciplines relate to real-world issues.

Explora

EBSCO Explora –  Provides access to periodical databases for students including MAS Ultra (full text magazines), Newspaper Source, and Academic Search Elite. It also provides full text resources for teachers in the Professional Development Collection and ERIC databases. Also includes Biography Reference Center.

Explora

NewsBank –  Access World News is a collection that includes sources at the local, regional, national and international level. Newsbank provides access to the archives of the Concord Monitor and the New Hampshire Union Leader, as well as a magazine collection, America’s News Magazines.

NewsBank

Provides access to full text of the New York Times.

Also provides access to over 4,000 scholarly journals.

ProQuest


CQ Researcher – a resource for studying contemporary issues and topics. CQ’s reports are in-depth, footnoted, and professionally fact-checked. Full-length articles include an overview, historical background, chronology, pro/con feature, plus resources for additional research.



CQ Researcher

World Book Online Reference Center – World Book is our multimedia encyclopedia and reference source. This icon brings you to the entry page, where you can choose World Book Advanced, World Book Student, or World Book Kids.

World Book

Ancestry K12 - access to all the original and primary documents of Ancestry's U.S. Collection. 

This resource is only available at school.

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How to Cite

a year ago

There are two reasons for citing your sources.

1. Give credit to authors and publishers.

2. Give credibility to your finished work.

Always write down where you found information. If it’s a website, record the URL, date the page was accessed, and as much information as you can find about the sponsoring institution or organization and author for the site. If it’s a print source, include the author’s name, title of the work, publisher, date, and pages where information was found. This way, when you actually start writing your research paper, you’ll have all the information you need to complete your in-text citations and works cited list.

Please see or email Mrs. Smith for help: [email protected]

Works Cited Guide (MLA 9)

In-Text Citation Guide (MLA 9)


Sites with citation-building shortcuts:

Be sure to add any missing information, and check for accuracy.

MyBib

EasyBib

Zoterobib


Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL):

MLA Formatting and Style Guide

Should I Cite This? A visual guide from the Purdue OWL


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