RILINK Schools: Barrington High School Online Library: Research Databases & Films

Other Research Databases

JStor
A digital library of academic eBooks, images, primary sources, peer-reviewed scholarly journals, literary journals, academic monographs, and research reports from trusted institutes.
ProQuest Central Student (PQCS)
Multidisciplinary resource that brings together complete databases in science, technology, education, social sciences, humanities, and both national and international news.

Content includes articles, transcripts, video clips and blogs.
Today's Science
Bridges the gap between the science taught in class and real-world discoveries.

CultureGrams
Leading primary source for all concise, reliable and up-to-date cultural information on the countries of the world: daily life and culture, history, customs, and lifestyles.

World Book Advanced
World Book Encyclopedia for grades 9+

Streaming Video

Feature Films for Education
Hundreds of full-length feature films for educational instructional purposes; current and hard-to-find titles, including dramas, literary adaptations, blockbusters, classics, science fiction, environmental titles, foreign films, social issues, animation studies, Academy Award® winners, and more.

Some Feature Films titles contain mature themes or content; viewer discretion is advised.
Academic Video Online
Contains documentaries, interviews, performances, news programs and newsreels, and more. Search for award-winning films including Academy®, Emmy®, and Peabody® winners and access content from PBS, BBC, 60 MINUTES, National Geographic, Annenberg Learner, BroadwayHD™, A+E Networks’ HISTORY® and more.

AskRI Databases from EBSCO

EBSCOhost
Search across all 27 EBSCO Databases in one search (default), or select specific databases.
Explora Secondary Schools
Features relevant and reliable content and easy-to-use functionality to help high school students successfully complete their research.
Biography Reference Source
Provides superior coverage for several of the most popular and heavily researched biographies and genres.
History Reference Source
Covers topics in U.S. and world history from the earliest civilizations through the 21st century.
Literary Reference Source
A rich full-text literary database covering all genres and time periods.
Points of View Reference Source
Contains resources that present multiple sides of an issue and rich content that can help students assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays.

Gale Databases

Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints
Presents all sides of important issues through articles, news, maps, infographics, audio, video, and more.
Gale In Context: Science
Spans biology, chemistry, physics, earth and environmental science, health and medicine, and math and technology topics.
Gale In Context: U.S. History
Provides an overview of our nation's past, covering the most-studied events, decades, conflicts, wars, movements, and people.
Gale In Context: World History
Provides an overview of world history, covering the most-studied events, cultures, civilizations, religions, people, and more.
Gale Literature Resource Center
Researchers with a literature, history, arts, gender studies, or cultural studies focus can use this resource to analyze authors and works throughout time, from around the world.

U.S. and World News

Access World News Research Collection
Explore this comprehensive collection of reliable news sources covering a wide array of topics and issues from more than 200 countries and all 50 U.S. states. Includes The Providence Journal from 1981 to the present.

Use it to explore a specific event or to compare a wide variety of viewpoints on topics such as politics, business, health, sports, cultural activities and people. Content is easily searched and sorted through an intuitive, map-based interface.
Black Life in America
Comprehensive coverage of the African American experience from earliest times to today. Sourced from nearly 20,000 American and global newspapers from 1704 to the present, including African American newspapers.

Provides full-text searching as well as access to content by Topic, Event, and Eras in African American History. Updated daily.

ProQuest Newsstreams
Search all three (Canadian, International, and US) ProQuest newsstreams at once.
International Newsstream Collection
Contains archives which stretch back decades featuring newspapers, newswires, and news sites in active full-text format. ProQuest International Newsstream provides information from more than 660 of the world's top newspapers, including The Times (London), The Bangkok Post, El Norte, Financial Times, The Guardian, Jerusalem Post, South China Morning Post, The Daily Telegraph, Asian Wall Street Journal, and the BBC Monitoring series of publications.
U.S. Major Dailies
Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post (1980-Present)
U.S. Newsstream Collection
Search the most recent premium U.S. news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites in active full-text format with exclusive access to the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and co-exclusive access (with Factiva) to The Wall Street Journal.
East Bay RI (Barrington Times)
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Today's Providence Journal
Access provided through NewsBank
The New York Times
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eBooks (Reference and Research)

Gale Virtual Reference Library
eBook Central
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