LibGuides: Stamper Family Library: Researching

A-Z database list

A-Z Database List
Here is a list of all of the research databases you can use to find articles, images, videos and other information. The list can be sorted by topic, alphabetically or by vendor.

Confidential - Remote Access Usernames and Passwords

You can use any of our databases from off campus if you have the correct user name and password for access. We may not post these publicly, so they reside on a Google Site page that requires your JBS email login for access.

Click HERE to see a clickable list of databases along with their user names and passwords.

Term Paper Guides

7th Grade Social Studies

8th Grade Term Paper

9th grade Term Paper

10th grade Term Paper

Smith USH Paper

Dowdall USH Paper

Primary Sources

Recommended Databases by Subject

Ebsco Discovery Service This link opens in a new window
This resource allows users to perform combined searches across multiple databases including Gale, Oxford and Jstor.
Academic Search Elite This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Elite contains full-text articles for more than 2,100 journals, Nearly 150 journals have PDF images dating back to 1985.
Masterfile Premier This link opens in a new window
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. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.

Salem History This link opens in a new window
This site includes the full text for the Salem Great Lives in History and Great Events in History, as well as for Milestone Documents of American History and of American Leaders.
Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window
A database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7.
Credo Source Reference This link opens in a new window
Credo is an easy-to-use tool for starting research. Gather background information on your topic from hundreds of full-text encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, quotations, and subject-specific titles, as well as 500,000+ images and audio files and over 1,000 videos. Links to other library online reference sites are included on the search results page and include Oxford University Press reference tools, links to our catalog, Britannica online, Salem History and many many more.
Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
Quick general reference coverage for a wide range of Oxford Press reference titles. This includes timelines, overview pages, bilingual dictionaries and short subject reference.

Oxford English Dictionary (OED) This link opens in a new window
The definitive record of the English language.
Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window
A database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7.
New Oxford Shakespeare This link opens in a new window
The New Oxford Shakespeare presents an entirely new consideration of all of Shakespeare's works, edited from first principles from the base-texts themselves, and drawing on the latest textual and theatrical scholarship.

Salem Science This link opens in a new window
This site includes the full text for the Salem Encyclopedia of Global Resources, Earth Science, and Biomes & Ecosystems.
Science in Context This link opens in a new window
Science In Context provides information on significant science topics and showcases how scientific disciplines relate to real-world issues ranging from bacteria to climate change and genetically modified organisms. Topics span the fields of biology, chemistry, earth and
environmental science, health and medicine, and math and technology.The collection includes millions of full-text articles from academic periodicals and news sources, as well as over 200 experiments and projects, over 20,000 images, reference sources, and audio and video content from organizations such as NASA and Khan Academy.
Science Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research 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.
Statista This link opens in a new window
Statista provides users with a tool for researching quantitative data, statistics and related information. It includes data on over 80,000 topics from over 18,000 sources including government databases, scientific journals, consumer research institutes and much more. For each statistic, meta data is provided including but not limited to source, release date, number of respondents, and any other relevant details to facilitate verification of all statistical information available on Statista.com.

Jstor This link opens in a new window
A not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive of over 1,000 academic journals and other scholarly content.
Oxford Scholarship This link opens in a new window
Oxford Scholarship Online is a vast and rapidly expanding cross-searchable library which offers quick and easy access to partial and full text of over 8,000 Oxford academic monographs in 20 subject areas. JBS has full access to Classical Studies, History, Political Science and Religion holdings. Contact the library to find out about full access to unavailable titles.

ArtStor This link opens in a new window
ARTstor consists of a repository of hundreds of thousands of digital images and related data; the tools to actively use those images; and a restricted-usage environment that seeks to balance the rights of content providers with the needs and interests of content users.
Grove Dictionary of Art Online This link opens in a new window
The complete contents of Grove Art Online, as well as content from the Oxford Companion to Western Art, the Concise Dictionary of Art Terms, and Oxford's Encyclopedia of Aesthetics.

Recommended Resources by Source Type

Ebsco Discovery Service This link opens in a new window
This resource allows users to perform combined searches across multiple databases including Gale, Oxford and Jstor.
Masterfile Premier This link opens in a new window
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. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.
Newspaper Source This link opens in a new window
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.

Ebsco Discovery Service This link opens in a new window
This resource allows users to perform combined searches across multiple databases including Gale, Oxford and Jstor.
Jstor This link opens in a new window
A not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive of over 1,000 academic journals and other scholarly content.
Project Muse This link opens in a new window
MUSE is the trusted source of complete, full-text versions of scholarly journals from many of the world's leading university presses and scholarly societies, with over 120 publishers currently participating.
Academic Search Elite This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Elite contains full-text articles for more than 2,100 journals, Nearly 150 journals have PDF images dating back to 1985.

Avalon Project - Major Document Collections: Large online document collection. Browse by collection or use search window
Fordham University History Sourcebooks - Collection of primary source documents, organized by time period and geographical region
Christian Classics Ethereal Library: Search or browse by title, author, or topic to find digital versions of standard Christian texts and scholarship.
Documents Related to the History of International Relations, prior to 1914: Collection of documents about battles and treaties from ancient times through the 20th century
Hanover Historical Texts Project
Greek and Roman Materials: Collection of Greek and Roman texts from the Perseus Project
Internet Sacred Text Archive Home
NetSERF: The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources: Collections of primary and secondary sources in Medieval history
Perseus Digital Library
Texts and Documents - China: Collection of Chinese documents from ancient through modern times
All French Revolution Documents
Middle East 1916-2001
Holocaust Chronicle
World War I Document Archive
UK National Archives

Classroom Video on Demand
Infobase is an educational solutions company providing award-winning digital reference content to the school and library markets, with research databases, eBook collections, streaming video, and eLearning Modules spanning a variety of core subject areas and grade levels.
Drama Online Digital Library
Over 1200 plays in text ranging from Aeschylus to the present day; 350 audio plays from LA Theatre Works; and over 20 filmed theatrical performances from Shakespeare’s Globe on Screen, Stage on Screen and Maxine Peake’s Hamlet with a masterclass from Patsy Rodenburg, a Shakespeare acting coach. Check out our remote access password page for login information.
Overdrive Streaming Video
Click here to view movies available for streaming in our library's collection through the Sora app - students can log in using their JBS storecard number; faculty and staff can log in using their JBS email address.
Swank Motion Pictures
Swank K-12 Streaming offers educators legal, convenient access to thousands of feature films, documentaries and foreign films. We currently offer a curated collection of 201 titles. Teachers have access to the curated collection and may request additional titles as needed. Students do not have access to the portal itself, but will be able to view a film via a Direct Watch link when a teacher assigns a film outside of class. Teachers may contact the library for a log-in. Go to the following webpage for how to access, assign, and use these films in your classroom:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19yc4xV_ApF4fKLDlEpk1Uk-RiBzRuEftFpvMFmHcaas/edit?usp=sharing

Research Help for Students

Citing Sources
by Kate Grantham Last Updated Mar 5, 2021 286 views this year

NoodleTools
Noodle Tools is a bibliography tool that you may use for citing your sources. Choose the Google sign in on the right to access your account.

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