UHS Library Digital Resources: Research Databases
Click on the links below to access the following online research databases: eLibrary, Gale Virtual Reference Library, Issues and Controversies, and World Book Online. See the library staff to obtain user IDs and passwords for home access.
Issues & Controversies
Reliable information on controversial/debatable topics from Facts on File.
World Book Online
Brief, reliable information on all topics from the publishers of The World Book Encyclopedia.
A reference library of digital books covering many topics. Great for detailed, reliable information in literature, history, politics, science, religion, etc.
Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints
This resource provides informed and differing viewpoints on hot topics through reference articles, infographics, news, images, video, audio, and more.
Resources for papers, projects, and presentations that provide cross-curricular content on the most-studied topics in high school aligned with national and state curriculum standards.
UHS Library Digital Resources: eBook collections/Streaming Services
Salem Press
A small but significant collection of digital books, especially on literary authors, world cultures, and US history.
Swank K-12 Streaming, offers exclusive access to the largest single library of feature films, documentaries and foreign films available to K-12 schools for instructional support.
Infobase Books
A small but useful collection of digital books of on literary criticism and US history.
Flipster
Media Literacy
Starting with the 2022-23 school year, public high schools in Illinois are required to provide instruction for high school students to learn how to analyze and communicate information from a variety of mediums, including digital, interactive, audio, visual, and print.
If you would like to read more about this law, you can check out the Illinois Public Act 102-0055 here.
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Charles Atteberry-Library Media Specialist
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