EBSCO Databases – High School – 2014-2015 School Year
EBSCOHost --Multiple database are included in the main EBSCOHost product. You can search
all of them or pick and choose which specific database to search from the search screen. The EBSCOHost icon is
the first one in the list at the EBSCO home page.
Academic Search Premier--This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 4,600 journals,
including full text for nearly 3,900 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred
journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles.
Business Source Premier--Business Source Premier is the industry’s most used business research database,
providing full text for more than 2,300 journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles. This database provides
full text back to 1886, and searchable cited references back to 1998. This database is updated daily on EBSCOhost.
Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia
This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.
GreenFile--GreenFILE offers well-researched information regarding aspects of human impact to the environment.
Scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable
agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. Some full text, but this database mostly has abstracts..
History Reference Center--History Reference Center offers full text from more than 1,620 reference books,
encyclopedias and non-fiction books, cover to cover full text for more than 150 leading history periodicals, nearly 57,000 historical
documents, more than 78,000 biographies of historical figures, more than 113,000 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours
of historical video.
Legal Information Reference Center--Providing exclusive online full text for many legal reference books,
Legal Information Reference Center contains more than 225 full-text publications and thousands of legal forms.
MAS Ultra--Designed specifically for high school libraries, this database contains full text for nearly 500 popular,
high school magazines. MAS Ultra – School Edition also provides more than 360 full text reference books, 85,670 biographies, over
107,000 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of over 510,000 photos, maps & flags, color PDFs and expanded full text
backfiles (back to 1975) for key magazines.
MasterFile Premier-- Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text
for nearly 1,700 periodicals with full-text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general
interest, MasterFILE Premier also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books and over 164,400 primary source documents, as
well as an Image Collection of over 592,000 photos, maps & flags. Updated daily
Middle Search Plus--Middle Search Plus provides full text for more than 140 popular, middle school
magazines. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for
thousands of biographies and historical essays. Middle Search Plus also contains 84,774 biographies, 105,786 primary source
documents, and a School Image Collection of photos, maps and flags.
Newspaper Source--Newspaper Source provides cover-to-cover full text for more than 40 (U.S.) & international
newspapers. The database also contains selective full text for 389 regional (U.S.) newspapers. In addition, full text television & radio
news transcripts are also provided.
Primary Search--Provides full text for more than 70 popular magazines for elementary research. All full text
articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexile) and full text information dates as far back as 1990.
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences--Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection is a database covering
topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational &
experimental methods. This is the world's largest full text psychology database offering full text coverage for nearly 400 journals.
Regional Business News--This database provides full text coverage for regional business publications.
Regional Business News incorporates coverage of more than 80 regional business publications covering all metropolitan and rural
areas within the United States.
Science Reference Center--Science Reference Center is a database that provides easy access to a multitude of
full text science-oriented content. This database contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals,
etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science,
life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.
TopicSearch--TOPICsearch contains full text for over 150,961 articles from 475 diverse sources including
international and regional newspapers, EBSCO's collection of periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets,
and government information.
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA)--Full Text indexes more than 560
core journals, nearly 50 priority journals, and nearly 125 selective journals; plus books, research reports and proceedings. This
database also contains full text for more than 330 journals. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging,
bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. Coverage in the database extends back as far as the
mid-1960s.
Additional EBSCO databases that are not included within EBSCOHost. You can click on them
from the main EBSCO home page.
Auto Repair Reference Center--Contains repair and maintenance information on most major
manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles. Includes coverage of more than 37,000 vehicles from 1945-present.
Business Searching Interface--User interface which allows users an easy way to browse and search for
country economic data, company profiles, industry information, and market research.
Consumer Health Complete--Includes full text for more than 250 health reference books and
encyclopedias, thousands of health reports, hundreds of medical diagrams, over 750 videos, and full text of over 550 consumer health
related periodicals.
NoveList--Contains information on 155,000 fiction titles including articles, booktalks, book discussion guides,
series coverage and much more.
Points of View Reference Center--Contains a balance of materials from all viewpoints with essays and
articles that present multiple sides of an issue. Hundreds of topics are included, each with an overview, point, counterpoint, and
critical thinking guide.
Small Engine Repair Reference Center--Contains detailed, user-friendly repair guides for all manner of
small engines. Contains text of over 440 full-text reference books covering information from 25 years of engine models and more
then 80,000 repairs.