6 single or cross-searchable databases: American History, American Indian Experience, Daily Life Through History, World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras, World History: The Modern Era, and World at War.
Includes thousands of full text journal articles useful to students in and teachers of high school AP classes. Covers broad range of topics and subjects.
AP Source, Ap Images, eBook collections, Points of View, Business Abstracts, Teacher Reference Center, Oxford English Dictionary; Student, Science, History Reference Center; Auto Repair, full text articles, maps, and more.
"Secondary school students will have access to age-appropriate content from magazines, journals, newspapers, reference books, and engaging multi-media covering a wide range of subjects, from biographies, science, history, and literature to political science, sports, and environmental studies."
This link will allow you to search all of Hill's GALE databases at once. There are several full database collections covering just about any subject and topic you could want to learn more about. Multitude of reports, essays, journal articles, videos and audio materials.
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Library Catalog of Books (mostly print; on premise)
The place to go to see if the library has a book you need. There are great YA recreational reading titles as well as classics and lots of research books. If you don't find what you need email a librarian at library@thehill.org to request a title.
"Nexis Uni is a database that features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790." -LexisNexis
Videos, transcripts, newswires, blogs, television episodes such as 60 minutes, full text journal articles across many subjects iincluding but not limited to business, entrepreneurship, science, psychology, social sciences, and health. Geared to high school students research and learning needs.
"ProQuest Research Library provides one-stop access to thousands of full-text periodicals from one of the broadest, most inclusive general reference databases ProQuest has to offer. Search from a highly-respected, diversified mix of scholarly journals, professional and trade publications, and magazines covering over 150 subjects and topics."- ProQuest
Search the New York Times and its archives with your Hill account. After you login look to the top right corner for the magnifying glass. Type in your topic or subject. A result page will come up. To view archived news you can refine your search date, 1851 to present.
Gale In Context: Literature provides context for literary classics and diverse new texts by using a robust multimedia collection of videos, images, infographics, eBooks, and more. It help students contextualize the literature they’re reading and connect it to relevant literary themes, devices, and supporting material.
Gale Interactive: Science is a highly visual online learning tool that takes visual-spatial learning to the next level by bringing the lab to the classroom. High-value, rich-media digital content is paired with interactive 3D models to deliver a virtual laboratory simulation experience for students. It also includes 200 interactive science lessons correlated to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Common Core State Standards and 60 do-it-yourself 3D printer projects to bring science to life.
NewsBank provides a comprehensive collection of reliable news sources covering a wide array of topics and issues. Offers both historical and contemporary articles from around the world.
"Nexis Uni is a database that features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790." -LexisNexis
Science direct is “a large collection of Physical Sciences and Engineering publications, covering a range of disciplines, from the theoretical to the applied.” Topics are organized under the following headings; physical sciences and engineering, life sciences, health sciences and humanities.
Access and study data on a multitude of topics and subjects from thousands of reliable sources all in one place. It has Infographics, charts, statistics and more. Great place to collect statistics and facts for your reports or instruction.
Read the daily edition of the Wall Street Journal by creating your free Hill account. Directions on how to create an account are on the Read News page on the main library website menu (library.thehill.org)
