Oyster River High School

Search Databases for Articles and Information

Search for Articles and Information in the EBSCO Databases (ORHS Users Only)

This link will give you a choice of several databases: the STUDENT RESEARCH CENTER is designed specifically for high school students and allows searching in magazines, national and regional newspapers, reference sources, biographies, radio and television news transcripts, primary souce documents and an image database of photos, flags and maps.  See the librarian for information about using this database from your home computer.

Search for Articles and Information in the ProQuest Database  (ORHS Users Only)

ProQuest PlatinumTM contains more than 2,000 periodicals covering a broad range of material: business, education, general reference, health, language arts, sciences, social sciences, and many other curriculum-specific subject areas. Premium full-text coverage of The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal is included, plus an additional collection of international, national, and regional newspapers (including The Boston Globe)--and the most respected reference texts. See the librarian for information about using this database from your home computer.

Search for Science Articles and Information in eLibrary Science Database (ORHS Users Only)

This link will give you a choice of several kinds of science information: magazine articles, books, images, audio/video files, and transcripts from broadcast media covering a wide range of scientific topics.  See the librarian for information about using this database from your home computer.

Search for Information in the Facts.com Database (ORHS Users Only)

The complete World News Digest archive dating back to 1940 is available in this database. It alsso provides an extensive full-text collection of biographies, historical documents, selected topical editorials from across the U.S., and background articles written especially for the World News Digest and is updated weekly. Current news is provided by ReutersŪ. See the librarian for information about using this database from your home computer .

Search for Articles and Information in the Biography Resource Center Database(ORHS Users Only)

This database contains over 400,000 biographies on more than 320,000 people from around the world and throughout history. When prompted for a password, enter nhais.

Search for Information on Countries Around the World (ORHS Users Only)

This link provides detailed historical, cultural, and statistical information about countries around the world. Use the map or pull-down menus to search.  See the librarian for information about using this database from your home computer.