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High School Resources

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Britannica High School
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Encyclopedia geared towards 9-12
A Britannica database provided by the AVL
Business Collection
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Understand the activities of companies and industries worldwide through leading business and trade publications. Updated daily.
A Gale Cengage database provided by the AVL
Business Insights: Global
Compare global economies, countries, and industries with in-depth analysis on over 400,000 companies.
Provided by Gale Cengage
Business Source Premier
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Journal articles in business, management, economics, finance, banking, and accounting.
An EBSCOhost database provided by the AVL
EBSCOhost
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A collection of databases covering various subject areas and directed at various age groups. Includes full text of newspapers and encyclopedias, ebooks and various images, pamphlets, and brochures.
EBSCOhost databases provided by the AVL
Ethnic NewsWatch
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Newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press.
A ProQuest database provided by the AVL
Explora High Schools
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Journal articles in various subjects and arranged by categories, specifically geared towards grades 10-12.
Gale Literature
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Gale Literary Sources integrates full-text literary content with metadata and subject indexing and provides workflow tools to analyze information. You can research authors and their works, literary movements and genres. Search across your library's Literature databases to find full text of literary works, journal articles, literature criticism, reviews, biographical information and overviews.
A Gale Cengage database
Gale PowerSearch
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Gale PowerSearch is a search platform unlike any other, providing libraries with a sophisticated yet simple solution for managing a wealth of periodical, reference, multimedia and primary source information.
Gale Cengage databases.
Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)
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Explore this database of encyclopedias and reference sources within the Gale eBooks platform. For multidisciplinary research.
A Gale Cengage database | some titles provided by the AVL
History Reference Source
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Cover-to-cover full text for more than 650 historical encyclopedias and other non-fiction books
An EBSCOhost database provided by the AVL
Image Collection
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An Image Collection of over 500,000 photos, maps & flags.
An EBSCOhost database provided by the AVL
Informe Académico
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A collection of Hispanic magazines in all subject areas.
A Gale Cengage database provided by the AVL
MedlinePlus
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Health and medicine.
Opposing Viewpoints
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Find overviews, news, and opinions on hundreds of today's important social issues.
A Gale Cengage database provided by the AVL
Oxford English Dictionary
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Dictionary/English language.
Provided by the AVL
Oxford Reference Online Premium
100+ reference books and dictionaries.
Provided by the AVL and JSU
Oxford Scholarship Online
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100+ reference books and dictionaries.
Provided by the AVL
Points of View Reference Source
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Contains many core topics, each with an overview (objective background / description), point (argument), and counterpoint (opposing argument).
An EBSCOhost database provided by the AVL
Middle School in Context
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Explore the most-studied topics including cultures, government, people, history, literature, and more.
A Gale Cengage database
High School Edition
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Search magazines, journals, newspapers, and reference on a range of topics. Best for middle- and high-school students.
A Gale Cengage database provided by the AVL

High School - Animals

Animal Kingdom
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Encyclopedias, current magazine and journal articles
Part of Britannica School Elementary provided by the AVL

High School - Business Resources

Business Collection
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Understand the activities of companies and industries worldwide through leading business and trade publications. Updated daily.
A Gale Cengage database provided by the AVL
Business Insights: Global
Compare global economies, countries, and industries with in-depth analysis on over 400,000 companies.
Provided by Gale Cengage
Business Source Premier
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Journal articles in business, management, economics, finance, banking, and accounting.
An EBSCOhost database provided by the AVL
Oxford Scholarship Online
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100+ reference books and dictionaries.
Provided by the AVL
Regional Business News
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Covers regional business news sources including newspapers and business trade magazines.

Contains full text and links to news articles.
An EBSCOhost database provided by the AVL

High School - Career Resources

Business Collection
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Understand the activities of companies and industries worldwide through leading business and trade publications. Updated daily.
A Gale Cengage database provided by the AVL
Business Insights: Global
Compare global economies, countries, and industries with in-depth analysis on over 400,000 companies.
Provided by Gale Cengage
Business Source Premier
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Journal articles in business, management, economics, finance, banking, and accounting.
An EBSCOhost database provided by the AVL
Culinary Arts Collection
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Find a variety of information from major cooking and nutrition magazines as well as key reference titles.
The Culinary Arts Collection is a special collection that is part of Gale Cengage's Academic OneFile, which is provided by the AVL.
Fine Arts Collection
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Search millions of articles about drama, music, art history, and filmmaking. Diverse resource for serious fine arts students.
The Fine Arts and Music Collection is a special collection that is part of Gale Cengage's Academic OneFile, which is provided by the AVL.
Gardening and Horticulture
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Find millions of articles on the practical and scientific aspects of horticulture studies. For all horticultural enthusiasts.
The Gardening, Landscape, and Horticulture Collection is a special collection that is part of Gale Cengage's Academic OneFile, which is provided by the AVL. The database offers biotechnologists, farmers, hobbyists, and landscape architects alike access to important content relevant to their pursuits.
Science Collection
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Access information on the latest developments across a range of scientific disciplines. Updated daily.
The General Science Collection is a special collection that is part of Gale Cengage's Academic OneFile, which is provided by the AVL.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
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Index, abstracts, and full text focusing on many medical disciplines, particularly nursing and allied health.
An EBSCOhost database provided by the AVL
Home Improvement Collection
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Search home improvement topics such as architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and more.
The Home Improvement Collection is a special collection that is part of Gale Cengage's Academic OneFile, which is provided by the AVL. Even the smallest home improvement project can be daunting: with this collection of home improvement focused titles, hobbyists and professional carpenters alike will immediately put their projects on a more solid foundation. Coverage includes such topics as architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and many more.
Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Collection
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Current and relevant content from over 500 industry journals.
A special collection that is part of Gale Cengage's Academic OneFile, which is provided by the AVL. With current and relevant content from industry journals, travel guides and magazines this collection provides well-rounded coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism field, while also allowing for focused study of specialized aspects of the industry - including cultural aspects of travel, leisure activities, economic aspects of tourism, and more.
Regional Business News
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Covers regional business news sources including newspapers and business trade magazines.

Contains full text and links to news articles.
An EBSCOhost database provided by the AVL
Vocational & Career Collection (EBSCO)
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Covers trade and industry-related periodicals. Contains full text from >350 titles.
An EBSCOhost database provided by the AVL
Vocations and Careers Collection
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General career guides to highly specialized industry journals.
The Vocations and Careers Collection is a special collection that is part of Gale Cengage's Academic OneFile, which is provided by the AVL.
Wall Street Journal (ProQuest)
Newspaper
A ProQuest database

High School - Current Events

Explora High Schools
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Journal articles in various subjects and arranged by categories, specifically geared towards grades 10-12.

High School - Dictionary/Encyclopedia

Health Source: Consumer Edition
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Covers information on many health topics including medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health.
An EBSCOhost database provided by the AVL.

Contains full text for over 190 journals as well as abstracts and indexing for over 205 general health publications.
Britannica High School
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Encyclopedia geared towards 9-12
A Britannica database provided by the AVL
Oxford English Dictionary
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Dictionary/English language.
Provided by the AVL

High School - Literature Resources

EBSCOhost
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A collection of databases covering various subject areas and directed at various age groups. Includes full text of newspapers and encyclopedias, ebooks and various images, pamphlets, and brochures.
EBSCOhost databases provided by the AVL
Explora High Schools
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Journal articles in various subjects and arranged by categories, specifically geared towards grades 10-12.
Gale Literature
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Gale Literary Sources integrates full-text literary content with metadata and subject indexing and provides workflow tools to analyze information. You can research authors and their works, literary movements and genres. Search across your library's Literature databases to find full text of literary works, journal articles, literature criticism, reviews, biographical information and overviews.
A Gale Cengage database
Opposing Viewpoints
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Find overviews, news, and opinions on hundreds of today's important social issues.
A Gale Cengage database provided by the AVL
Oxford English Dictionary
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Dictionary/English language.
Provided by the AVL
Oxford Reference Online Premium
100+ reference books and dictionaries.
Provided by the AVL and JSU
Points of View Reference Source
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Contains many core topics, each with an overview (objective background / description), point (argument), and counterpoint (opposing argument).
An EBSCOhost database provided by the AVL

High School - Maps

Tour of the U.S.A.
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Atlas of the US through the World Atlas
A Britannica database provided by the AVL
World Atlas
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World atlas encyclopedia
A Britannica database provided by the AVL