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Here is a brief overview: @http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/tutorials/article-databases *
= **Databases Available at Fulton Junior High School:** =


 * ~ Database Name ||~ Subject Area ||~ School Subjects this might be useful for ||
 * Academic One File || Provides information on physical sciences, technology, medicine, social studies, the arts, theology, and literature. This authoratative and comprehensive source includes over 38 million articles and is updated daily. Peer reviewed, full text and PDF articles are included. || English, science, social studies, current events, the arts and technology ||
 * Business and Company Resource Center || Provides information on companies, businesses, and industries in periodicals, company financials and earning statements, investment reports, corporate histories and chronologies, brand and product information, industry and company rankings, market share data, industry overviews, HR Law case digests, SWOT reports for select companies. || Social studies, current events, science, politics, statistics ||
 * Children's Literature Comprehensive Database || Provides information about children's literature including reviews of the literature itself, information about the literature and where it is available, and whether or not curriculum tools are available. The database gathers reviews from a number of different sources, includes literature from numerous award and reading lists, and includes measurement parameters from various reading measurement programs including Accelerated Reader. || English, essay writing, general information for teachers and librarians about literature ||
 * Custom Newspapers || Covers all subjects found within specific, preselected newspaper titles. || Current events, politics, history, science, persuasive essay ||
 * EBSCO - Funk and Wagnalls || For students and adults alike, the Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia database indexes over 25,000 records, covering an array of topics. Full text for each record may be easily accessed by double clicking on the topic from the display. The database contains various images, offers brief biographies as well as information in a variety of subject areas. This database is updated annually. || Any subject - this is designed to be a digital encyclopedia ||
 * EBSCO - GreenFile || Provides access to articles, pamphlets, and information publications on energy conservation, saving the environment, and "greening" of lifestyles. || Science, social studies, current events, history, English and essay writing ||
 * EBSCO - KidsSearch || Kids Search provides access to EBSCO databases in a kid-friendly format that is enriched with graphics and easy to follow results. Students can search simultaneously across many databases. || Any subject - this is simply a student-friendly format of many EBSCO databases ||
 * EBSCO - Primary Search || Provides information on general subject encyclopedia topics. This database also lists to other relevant sources and is aimed toward elementary-aged students. Search information dates back to 1990. || Any subject - this is designed to be a digital encyclopedia for younger students ||
 * EBSCO - Searchasaurus || Provides access to topics such as animals, art and music, health, history, science and math, sports, etc. This database includes short tutorials and allows for visual searches as well as within other databases. It was last updated in 2010. || Science, social studies, music, art, English, essay writing, politics, economics, current events ||
 * EBSCO - Teacher Reference Center || For teachers and those in the education field, this database contains information on curriculum, instructional media, lesson planning, assessment, best practices, etc. 96% of all journals included are peer reviewed, and there are over 280 magazines and journals contained. || Any subject - for teachers and education professionals ||
 * Encyclopedia Americana || Database includes information on general topics much like a digital encyclopedia. Includes an atlas, related search links, multimedia, etc. Over 100,000 articles are contained in this database which was updated in 2010. || Any subject - particularly science and social studies ||
 * Health and Wellness Resource Center ||  ||   ||
 * Litfinder || Gale Cengage provides information on all forms of literature dating back to 26 B.C. This includes biographies, primary sources and literary works, topic and work overviews, and multimedia files. || English, social studies, essay writing ||
 * National Newspaper Index (NOVEL NY) || Provides information and searches of all national newspaper articles. Contains over 6 million articles from 1900 to the present. || Social studies, english, essay writing, current events, politics, economics ||
 * New York State Newspapers || Gale Cengage provides access to nearly 5 million articles from New York state newspapers. Articles date from 1980 to the present. || Social studies, politics, english, essay writing, economics ||
 * ProQuest || . ||  ||
 * Twayne's Author Series || A full text literature database which allows for searches by author's name or a large number of other terms. This is another Gale Cengage database. || English, essay writing, social studies ||
 * Watertown Daily Times || A localized database for the Watertown area which provides access to articles, politics, advertisements, industries, local trends, etc. dating back to the 1990's. || English, essay writing, social studies, current events, economics, politics ||

*This video was created by North Carolina State University Libraries by fellows Emily Mazune and Hyun-Duck Chung and is used with permission.