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Cumberland High School Library: Research Databases

Research

Need to find some information?

Finding reliable, unbiased and accurate information is a life-long skill - useful for school projects and in your personal life. 

Raise your Media Literacy IQ as you search the web, or try one of the research databases below.  

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Librarian

Library Catalog

Library Catalog

General Sources

Ask R I

AskRI

Research resources and help for Rhode Islanders. Find academic papers, health information, online courses, and career help.

Ocean State Libraries

Ocean State Libraries

Use your OSL card at any public library in Rhode Island! Get books, DVDs, video games, museum passes, eBooks, eAudioBooks, streaming media, and more. All for free!

Follett - Cumberland High School Library Catalog

CHS Library Catalog

Search for books right here at CHS! Stop by the library for help finding a book, or suggest a book that we should buy!

Ebsco Host

EBSCOhost

EBSCOhost provides access to magazines, journals, news sources, primary sources, and a variety of media and diverse subject areas.

Explora

Explora

Explora offers topic overviews, primary source documents, and informational texts on thousands of topics in a wide range of subjects.

World Book Encyclopedias

World Book Encyclopedias

World Book offers content to for pre-readers to advanced researchers.

Research

Green File

GreenFILE

GreenFILE is a research database covering all aspects of human impact to the environment.

Getty Bibliography of the History of Art

The Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA) is a comprehensive bibliography of the history of European and American visual arts.

smARThistory

SmARThistory has thousands of videos and essays about art history.

Biography Reference Center

Biography Reference Center provides thousands of unique and reliable full-text biographies.

Literary Reference Center

Literary Reference Center includes thousands of synopses, critical essays, book reviews, literary journals and author biographies.

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia

The Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia has over 25,000 encyclopedia articles covering an array of topics.

Scholarly and Academic Resources

Academic Search Elite

Academic Search Elite

Provides indexing for over 8,300 journals, with full text for more than 4,500 titles.

Directory of Open Access Journals

Directory of Open Access Journals

Provides indexing for over 19,000 journals, with full text for more than 12,000 titles.

Google Scholar

Google Scholar

Provides indexing and limited access to millions of scholarly articles and citations.

EBSCO Host

EBSCOhost

Provides access to magazines, journals, news sources, primary sources, and a variety of media and diverse subject areas.

Government Resources

Library of Congress Digital Collections

The digital archive of the Library of Congress contains 17 million digital items, including books, manuscripts, photographs, newspapers, maps, and recordings.

Gov Info

GovInfo

GovInfo provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.

Science .gov

Science.gov

Science.gov is a gateway to government science information provided by U.S. Government science agencies, including research and development results.

UN Data

UNdata provides access to the statistical resources and data created by the United Nations.

PubMed

PubMed is a free database of references and abstracts on life sciences and biomedical topics. It is maintained by The United States National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health.

Med Line Plus

MedLine Plus

Find information on health conditions, wellness issues, and more in easy-to-read language on MedlinePlus, the up-to-date, trusted health information site from the National Library of Medicine.

Archives

Providence Public Library Digital Collections

The Providence Public Library's historical digital collections include prints, photographs, maps, manuscripts, and more from communities across the Ocean State.

Digital Commonwealth

Explore digital historical collections from libraries, museums and archives across Massachusetts.

Library of Congress Digital Collections

The digital archive of the Library of Congress (formerly American Memory) contains 17 million digital items, including books, manuscripts, photographs, newspapers, maps, and recordings.

Digital Public Library of America

The Digital Public Library of America brings together the riches of America's libraries, archives, and museums, in a digital collection of almost 50 million items.

The Internet Archive

Internet Archive is a digital library of millions of books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.

World Digital Library

The Library of Congress, in collaboration with UNESCO, digitized a wide range of cross-cultural artifacts, treasures and documents to enable discovery, scholarship, and use.

Citation Tools

Purdue Online Writing Lab

Purdue OWL

Purdue Online Writing Lab provides citation information, guides, and rules for MLA and APA formats.

Easy Bib

EasyBib

Citation generator.

Citation Machine

Citation Machine

Citation generator.

My Bib

MyBib

Citation generator.

Bib Me

BibMe

Citation generator.

World Languages

Mango Languages

Mango Languages

Learn a new language.

Duo Lingo

DuoLingo

Learn 30+ languages in a few minutes a day.

Google Translate

Google Translate

Google's free service instantly translates words, phrases, and web pages between over 100 languages.

Salud en Espanol

Salud en Espanol

Esta fuente proporciona informes de temas específicos que cubren todos los aspectos de la salud y el bienestar.

Aula Planeta

AulaPlaneta

Una completa base de datos de referencia en español diseñada para hablantes nativos de español, estudiantes bilingües y participantes del programa ESL/ELL.

World Book Hallazgos

World Book Hallazgos

Herramienta de referencia en español para aquellos que están aprendiendo español y estudiantes ELL.

College Prep

Big Future by College Board

Big Future

Explore college and career options, plus search for scholarships.

A P by College Board

AP by College Board

Advanced Placement study resources and information about college credit.

S A T by College Board

SAT/ACT

Register for an exam, practice, and send scores to colleges.

Common App

Common App

Common App partners with over 1000 colleges and universities to provide a single application portal.

Rhode Island Student Loan Authority

Rhode Island Student Loan Authority

The Rhode Island Student Loan Authority helps with college planning, financial aid and scholarships.

Federal Student Aid - FAFSA

FAFSA and Federal Student Aid

Learn about financial aid, apply for aid, and manage student loans.

Study Help and Test Prep

Tutor .com

Tutor.com

Tutor.com provides online, on-demand academic tutoring, homework help, and test preparation. Available 2pm-10pm, 7 days a week.

Khan Academy

Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom.

Crash Course

Crash Course offers courses in a wide variety of subject areas, and the short, engaging videos are so fun that you won't even notice you're getting smarter!

SAT by College Board

Register for an exam, practice, and send scores to colleges.

AP by College Board

Advanced Placement study resources and information about college credit.

Learning Express Test Prep

Prepare for important exams like the ACT, SAT, AP Tests, and more.

Lifelong Learning and Professional Growth

Crash Course

Crash Course offers courses in a wide variety of subject areas, and the short, engaging videos are so fun that you won't even notice you're getting smarter!

TED Talks

TED Talks are influential videos from expert speakers on education, business, science, tech and creativity, with subtitles in 100+ languages.

PBS

Watch full episodes of your favorite PBS shows, explore music and the arts, find in-depth news analysis, and more.

The History Channel

Watch full episodes of your favorite HISTORY series, and dive into thousands of historical articles and videos.

Biography Channel

Read exclusive biographies, watch videos, and discover fascinating stories about your favorite icons, musicians, authors, and historical figures.

Google Digital Garage

Discover a range of free learning content designed to help grow your business or jumpstart your career.

Health Resources

Centers for Disease Control

The Centers of Disease Control (CDC) is the nation's leading science-based, data-driven, service organization that protects the public's health.

National Institutes of Health

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), is part of the US Department of Health and Human Services, and is one of the world's foremost medical research centers.

My Plate

MyPlate

Build healthy eating habits one goal at a time! Use the Start Simple with MyPlate app to pick simple daily food goals, see real-time progress, and earn badges.

Food and Drug Administration

The Food and Drug Administration is responsible for the safety, and security of our nation's food and drugs, as well as drugs, cosmetics and dietary supplements.

Med Line Plus

MedLine Plus

Find information on health conditions, wellness issues, and more in easy-to-read language on MedlinePlus, the up-to-date, trusted health information site

Consumer Health Complete

A comprehensive database for consumer-oriented health content across the health and wellness spectrum — from mainstream medicine to complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.

Media Literacy

Crash Course - Navigating Digital Information

Crash Course - Navigating Digital Information

Become a savvier navigator of digital information with these ten short, fast-paced videos.

Digital Learn . org

Digital Learn

Self-paced mini-courses on computer and technology basics.

Leisure Reading

Cumberland High School Library Catalog

CHS Library Catalog

Search for books right here at CHS!

Ocean State Libraries

Ocean State Libraries

Use your OSL card at any public library in Rhode Island!

Flipster

Flipster

Browse and read current, popular magazines.

Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg

Access over 70,000 free eBooks.

Palace Bookshelf

Palace Bookshelf

Access over 15,000 free eBooks.

Open Library

Open Library

Access and borrow over 1.7 million eBooks.

Supportive Resources

Explora for Primary Schools

Explora for Primary Schools includes relevant, reliable, and age-appropriate content that's easy and fun for young learners to search and explore.

World Book Discover

World Book Discover offers foundational content on a variety of topics in a format that is perfect for differentiation.

World Book Early Learning

World Book Early Learning is aimed at preschool students, with short videos, read-aloud stories, printable activities, and matching and tracing games, among others.

CultureGrams - Kids

CultureGrams Kids Edition offers basic country and cultural information aimed at elementary and middle school students.

EBSCOhost Primary Search

Primary Search includes full text for popular children's magazines, e-books, and easy-to-read encyclopedic entries written specifically for kids.

NewsELA

Access leveled news articles for inclusive, engaged, and informed classrooms.