Databases and Resources for Grades 9-12
College/Career
Career Match: Connecting Who You Are with What You’ll Love to Do
This book is designed to help people discover their ideal work. Using the author’s revealing ten-minute self-assessment, the book helps readers determine their personality style, then walks them through the range of career choices best for them.
Packaging Yourself: The Targeted Resume
This guide uses case studies to teach the nuances of résumé preparation, as well as how to combine it with a LinkedIn profile. It provides guidance in making a resume stand out, highlighting strengths and hiding weaknesses, creating a marketing piece that dynamically presents you just the way you want prospective employers to see you.
Teen’s Guide to College and Career Planning
This guide enables high school students to make important decisions involving life after graduation. Includes advice from guidance counselors, instructors, college admission officials, military officers, and other high school students, as well as tips for interviews, resumes, and cover letters.
Vocational and Career Collection
Provides coverage for trade and industry-related periodicals for high schools, community colleges, trade institutions and the general public.
Computers/Technology
Learning Express: Popular Software Tutorials
Learn to use the most popular software programs from Microsoft Office, along with Adobe Photoshop, and the Windows and Macintosh operating systems.
Makers at Work: Folks Reinventing the World One Object or Idea at a Time
As all the interviews in this work show, makers have something in common: reverence for our technical past coupled with an aversion to convention. If they can’t invent new processes or products, it’s simply not worth doing.
Scratch™ Programming for Teens
This book focuses on Scratch, a programming language intended to make programming easier to learn for novice programmers. It can be used to create computer games, interactive stories, graphic artwork and computer animation, and all sorts of other multimedia projects. Scratch can also be used to play digital music and sound effects.
VideoHound’s Golden Movie Retriever
Reviews movies that are available on DVD or tape. Each entry includes title, alternate title, one-to four-bone rating, year released, MPAA rating, brief review, length, format, country of origin, cast, technical personnel, awards and made-for-television/cable/video designations.
GED/High School Equivalency
High School Equivalency Center
Use this center to prepare for the GED™ test and other equivalency exams with tutorials, eBooks, and practice tests.
General/Multi-Topic
Banco de Contenidos AulaPlaneta
Enciclopedia en Español cubriendo todas las áreas de conocimiento general.
An upper-level Spanish-language reference tool, intended for high school students through adult learners. Includes more than 170,000 articles, images, and videos designed for native Spanish-speaking researchers and advanced bilingual and ESL students. This database can be used alongside World Book Student and Advanced, and includes a virtual museum, an audiovisual history of Spain, STEM resources, and more.
Explora Secondary
Designed specifically for high school libraries, Explora Secondary is a full-text database of popular magazines, reference books, and primary sources covering many subjects, including history, science, and health. It also includes over a million photos, maps, and flags.
MAS Ultra
Contains content from popular high school magazines covering a wide range of subject areas including history, science, careers and more.
Newspaper Source Plus
Full text coverage of major newspapers, videos, and podcasts covering critical news topics.
TOPICsearch
Content explores current events, social, political, economic, scientific, and other popular topics frequently discussed in the classroom.
World Book Advanced
Encyclopedia for high school or new college students. Includes multimedia, e-book center with public domain content, and primary source documents.
World Book Discover
Designed for high-interest, low reading level content, this tool is useful for new readers of English.
Health
Complete Human Diseases and Conditions
Presents information on numerous diseases and conditions, including definitions, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, and lifestyles.
Drugs and Controlled Substances: Information for Students
Contains information on the physiological and psychological effects of addictive drugs and substances, from illegal drugs to commonly abused classes of prescription and over-the-counter drugs.
Encyclopedia of Drug Abuse
This book covers the full range of illegal and legal drugs and how they impact society.
Gale Encyclopedia of Perscription Drugs: A Comprehensive Guide to the Most Common Medications
This encyclopedia features entries on the most commonly prescribed drugs. It describes potential side effects, drug and food interactions, recommended dosages, and warnings/precautions.
Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z
Examine the relationship between food and health on a historical, national and personal level. It analyzes how nutrition has affected quality of life, health and fitness in various countries at different times in history.
History
A New World Power: America from 1920 to 1945
This volume chronicles the political and social history of the United States in the aftermath of one world war through its engagement in another.
America Between the Civil War and the 20th Century: 1865 to 1900
This volume looks at American history between the Civil War and 20th century and includes firsthand accounts that reveal the prevailing ideologies of the time and shed light on significant people and events.
American Decades (1900-1999)
A cross-disciplinary source for junior and high school users who need to analyze periods of contemporary American social history.
American Decades Primary Sources (2000-2009)
A cross-disciplinary source for junior and high school users who need to analyze periods of contemporary American social history.
American Eras: Primary Sources (1600-1899)
Includes essays on events, publications, lifestyles and individuals important to the era of industrial development in U.S. history.
Encyclopedia of Recreation and Leisure in America
Survey of the pursuit of leisure in the United States, from Colonial to modern times. Coverage includes specific types of recreational activities as well as important themes in the history of leisure.
Encyclopedia of the New American Nation
Covers the formative years of the United States, starting just prior to the American Revolution and ending with the inauguration of Andrew Jackson in 1829. Entries include major political markers and milestones, as well as the art, music, literature, and daily life of this period.
Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear Through the Ages
Provides facts and information about the cultural, religious, and social implications of human decoration and adornment throughout history, with a particular emphasis on the decades of the 20th century.
Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained
This resource contains information on topics relating to magic, witchcraft, the supernatural, and other mysterious phenomena.
Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
Designed to answer such key questions as: How has the U.S. Constitution shaped the economy of the United States? What were the consequences of Prohibition on consumers behavior?
History Reference Source
Full text content of historical documents, biographies of historical figures, photos, maps, video, and other history reference materials.
The Growth of a Superpower: America from 1945 to Today
This volume examines the trajectory of American history between the administrations of Harry Truman and Barack Obama and the factors that have shaped and sustained its development.
U.S. Imperialism and Progressivism: 1896 to 1920
This volume examines American history between the end of the Civil War and the end of World War I, considering in depth both the imperialist and progressive influences that heralded the country’s future position as a major force on the international stage.
Literature/Reading
Contemporary Novelists
Concise discussions of the lives and principal works of contemporary novelists, written by subject experts.
Contemporary Poets
Concise discussions of the lives and principal works of poets from around the world, written by subject experts.
Literary Reference Source
Provides information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes.
Literary Themes for Students: Race and Prejudice
Works included represent a wide range of circumstances in which individuals experience prejudice in American, British and world literature. The discussion goes well beyond race, religion, and gender into ethnicity, social status, mental and physical health, and personal beliefs and behaviors.
Literary Themes for Students: The American Dream
Provides readers with an overview of literary works that explore the theme of the American dream. Analyzes poetry, plays, short stories, novels, and works of nonfiction that address this theme in some capacity, and how that theme has been treated in literature at different times in history and across diverse cultures.
Literary Themes for Students: War and Peace
Presents a myriad of viewpoints, so that modern readers can begin to grasp the complexities of war and its impact. Such stories give voice to the individuals who fight and are fought against, who are injured, who suffer on the battlefield and at home, and who, inevitably, can no longer speak for themselves. Examines dominant and recurring subthemes in the literature of war; including survival, terrorism, leadership, and genocide.
Novelist Plus
Find fiction and non-fiction reading recommendations for all ages. Search by book title, author, genre, or key plot points. Find information about a book series and discussion guides for book groups.
Shakespeare for Students: Critical Interpretations of Shakespeare’s Plays and Poetry
Collection of essays by Shakespeare scholars that have been selected for students at the high school or undergraduate college level. Each entry includes a plot synopsis, principal themes, literary devices, historical context, and a critical overview.
UXL Encyclopedia of World Mythology
Entry topics include gods and goddesses; heroes and other key characters; motifs and global themes; major myths; and national or cultural mythologies.
Science/Math
Alternative Energy: Fossil Fuels
Introduces students to issues surrounding current energy sources and alternative energy options.
Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, and Ethics
This encyclopedia considers both the professional ethics of science and technology, and the ethical and political issues raised by science and technology in an increasingly complex and global society. This broad coverage supports the numerous courses in applied and professional ethics and policy related to the practice of science and technology in education.
Ethics, Science, Technology, and Engineering: A GLobal Resource
This work considers both the professional ethics of science and technology, and the ethical and political issues raised by science and technology in an increasingly complex and global society.
Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia: Extinction
This supplement explores all aspects of extinctions and extinct life, featuring approximately 80 articles outlining major extinctions and related scientific areas. Entries are written by nationally renowned subject experts specializing in zoology, paleontology, and environmental science.
Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia
Features articles that familiarize readers with animals found everywhere on the globe, detailing their life cycles, predators, food systems, overall ecology, and much more.
Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia: Evolution
Covers evolution in detail and explores it from a scientific viewpoint. Includes comprehensive coverage of recent ideas and discoveries in the field of evolution.
Political Theories for Students
Provides in-depth information on major political theories and systems from all time periods.
Real-Life Math
Provides an understanding of commonly studied math concepts by illustrating their use in everyday life in everyday tasks, such as buying insurance, constructing a budget, reading graphs, adjusting cooking recipes or planning for retirement.
Scientific Thought: In Context
Includes original essays written by leading experts in the field, primary source documents that articulate the interrelation of science and society, and sidebars on the cultural, economic, and political issues surrounding scientific thought — providing insights on leading social issues and exploring the impact of science on society through the ages.
Television in American Society Reference Library
This collection gives students and teachers substantial material for discussion and research on how television has reflected and influenced American society and culture throughout its history, covering both positive and negative effects.
UXL Doomed: The Science Behind Disasters
This work explores the science behind some of the worst global disasters of the 20th and 21st centuries, including structural and engineering failures, natural disasters, nuclear and industrial accidents, train derailments, and plane crashes.
UXL Encyclopedia of Science
This resource provides information on scientific theories, life forms, inventions, controversies, and discoveries.
Social Science
Cities of the United States
Provides vital information on 199 of America’s top cities. City-specific profiles organize pertinent facts and data.
Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
Articles on food and its place in human culture and society. Find entries on everything from food preparation, distribution, holidays, cultures, nutrition, and health.
Human Geography: People and the Environment
Provides insight into both regional and global issues by addressing fundamental and advanced topics critical to the study of human geography with special emphasis on exploring the impact of human habitation and economic activity on the environment.
Middle East Conflict
Provides a comprehensive and objective overview of the people, events, and documents that are key to understanding the complex relationships of the countries and cultures of the Middle East.
UXL Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes
Provides detailed studies of tribes from all over the United States and Canada, including small tribes and some that no longer exist. Gives detailed yet accessible information on history, religion, art, government, economy, daily life and current social and political issues.
Sports
Notable Sports Figures
Takes a close look at the people in sports who have captured attention because of their success on the playing field or controversy off the playing field.