GCPS Online Research Library

Middle School: All Databases

	America the Beautiful Current and historical information on each of the fifty states.
	American Memory Collection Collections of primary source and archival material relating to American culture and history. Topics include: Today in History, the Learning Page, African American, Civil War, Conservation Movement, Continental Congress, Architectural History, Early Motion Pictures, Woman Suffrage, the papers of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln plus others. [primary sources]
	America's Story Well-organized primary resources from the Library of Congress. [primary sources]
	Annals of American History History of the United States through speeches, historical accounts, memoirs, and multimedia.
Place search term in text box above and click icon.	Biography in Context Illustrated biographies searchable by name, profession, title, place or origin, gender, race/ethnicity, title of work, date of birth, date of death.
	Britannica Biographies From Encyclopaedia Britannica provides access to hundreds of biographies on famous historical and contemporary figures from around the world.
	Civil Rights Digital Library Provides links to primary sources and other educational materials from libraries, archives, museums, public broadcasters, and others on a national scale.
	Civil War in the American South A collaborative initiative to provide a single, shared point of access to the Civil War digital collections held at many individual libraries.
Consumer Health Complete Place search term in text box above and click icon.	Consumer Health Complete A comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health information; includes full text from many health encyclopedias, reference books, and reports, as well as physician-generated videos, medical images, and diagrams.
	CultureGrams Up-to-date reports on countries include facts, culture, daily life, customs, famous people, and recipes. Reports on states include their history, symbols, economy, and geography.
	Digital Library of Georgia Gateway to Georgia's history and culture found in digitized books, manuscripts, photographs, and other materials. [primary sources]
Place search term in text box above and click icon.	Discovering Collection Database provides quick, easy access to information on any curriculum topic.
	eLibrary Curriculum Information on many subjects from a variety of full-text sources; primary sources, radio transcripts, pictures, maps, and audio/video content are included.
	Encyclopedia Britannica - Middle School Reference tool provides access to encyclopedia, atlas, timelines, magazines, websites, animations, and other learning material.
	Internet Public Library Online Newspapers Links to newspapers all over the world, arranged by continent.
Place search term in text box above and click icon.	Junior Reference Collection Electronic access to popular topics through reference sources, primary sources, and multimedia content; includes audio clips, video clips, and photographs.
Place search term in text box above and click icon.	Lit Finder Extensive, full-text collection of poetry, short stories, essays, speeches, and plays.
Literary Reference Center Place search term in text box above and click icon.	Literary Reference Center Full-text database includes plot summaries, synopses, and work overviews; literary criticism; author biographies; full-text literary journals and classic novels; classic and contemporary poems and short stories; author interviews; and book reviews.
Place search term in text box above and click icon.	Literature Resource Center Comprehensive online literature source includes biographical information on authors; full-text articles, essays, and reviews from journals and magazines; overviews of frequently studied works; full-text poems, short stories, and plays.
MAS Ultra - School Edition Place search term in text box above and click icon.	Mas Ultra School Edition Designed specifically for school libraries, this database contains popular full-text magazines, full-text reference books, biographies, primary source documents, photos, maps, flags, and color PDFs. [primary sources]
	Merck Manual Standard medical handbooks of medical information.
	New Book of Knowledge General encyclopedia in English and Spanish with timelines, articles, and images.
	New Georgia Encyclopedia Comprehensive information about the state of Georgia.
Novelist Place search term in text box above and click icon.	NoveList Online readers' advisory tool that helps readers find new books based on books they've read or on topics in which they are interested.
Novelist K-8 Place search term in text box above and click icon.	NoveList K-8 Good resource for finding your next book to read.
Place search term in text box above and click icon.	Science in Context Science topics, biographies, experiments, and scientific developments in science periodicals and reference titles; includes pictures, illustrations, audio clips, and video clips.
Searchasaurus - Middle Place search term in text box above and click icon.	Searchasaurus - Middle School Database includes the Encyclopedia of Animals, a general encyclopedia, a dictionary, and pictures.
	SIRS Discoverer Full-text magazine database for younger students.
Student Research Center Place search term in text box above and click icon.	Student Research Center (SRC) Includes magazines, newspapers, biographies, country reports, film & video Search by topic heading, use the online dictionary and encyclopedia, explore the top searches of the day, and limit results by reading levels.
Place search term in text box above and click icon.	Student Resources in Context Periodicals, reference books, multimedia, and primary sources provide information on people, places, authors, and books; includes timelines. [primary sources]
	Vanishing Georgia Historically significant photographs of people, places, and structures from Georgia's past. [primary sources]
	World Book Kids Resources include general encyclopedia, atlas, dictionary, thousands of easy-to-read articles, engaging images and illustrations, and interactive games and activities.
	World Book Student Collection of research tools that includes an encyclopedia, a timeline builder, resource guides, and biographical information.