McCallum Library Databases for
Sophomore Pre-AP English/History Research Project
From home or school, go to this website: www.mccallumhslibrary.pbworks.com
It’s a link from the McCallum High School website or you can type in the url.
Some databases are available by clicking on LIBRARY CATALOG; then KNOWLEDGE PORTAL.
Others have links from the webpage as shown below.
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For the following databases, click on LIBRARY CATALOG / KNOWLEDGE PORTAL /
NAME OF THE DATABASE
Enter the login id and password as prompted.
Ebsco Databases
Encyclopedia
Britannica
FOF (Facts on
File)
Newsbank
World Book
Online
Choose Student Research Center for access to
magazines
Great high-level information on a broad range of topics
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Includes LASTEST NEWS. Three sections: Issues &
Controversies, Today’s Science, World News Digest
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Current newspaper articles
Great for general and background information
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The following databases are NOT accessible through the Knowledge Portal in iBistro. Go to the
McCallum Library website and click on the link, or type in the web address given below.
Sharpe Online Reference
www.sharpe-online.com
SIRS (Social Issues Resource
Series)
http://sks.sirs.com
Updated Aug. 2012
U.S. & global history and culture; primary
source documents
Thousands of documents representing
viewpoints on social issues
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