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Online Databases
What are online databases? Online databases are valuable resources that you can access through the Internet; however, they are subscription resources. The school district has paid for you, as FCHS faculty members and students, to have access to the following. They offer extremely current, as well as older, articles from periodicals and reference sources, in addition to images and prescreened web sites. Although you should not need to enter the username and password for the database you select, they are provided below just in case.
Database Name |
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Description |
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virg77853 |
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Search for periodical and reference articles, prescreened web sites, timelines, images, audio clips, and statistics on a wide range of topics in the following modules: Student Resource Center—Silver, Literature Resource Center, Biography Resource Center, Business and Company Resource Center, Heath and Alternative Medicine Resource Center, LegalTrac, Science Resource Center, Opposing Viewpoints, and others. |
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Apply for your own username and password through this web site |
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Search these online encyclopedias for overview and periodical articles, images, and prescreened web sites on a wide variety of topics. |
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VC00087H |
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Search for current and archived articles from newspapers, magazines, and a large number of scholarly journals on a wide variety of topics. |
SIRS
[Click “Access your SIRS Database(s) via SIRS Knowledge Source”]
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VC00087H |
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Search the entire database or go to “Database Features” to see the types of topics covered in this government, social issues, and arts database. |
| History Study Center |
VC00087H |
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Search for US and world history topics, including reference and journal articles, primary documents, images, videos, maps, and links to prescreened web sites. |
| Culturegrams |
VC00087H |
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Search for in-depth information on countries around the world. |
| Proquest Learning: Literature |
VC00087H
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Search for biographies of authors, overviews of literary pieces, and literary criticism. |
| Career Prospects |
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Search for career information. |
| Occupational Outlook Handbook |
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Search for career information. |
| Virginia View |
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Search for career information. |
| Unitedstreaming |
HFCStudent08 |
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Search for, stream, and download video clips on a wide variety of topics. |
| Pro and Con |
firstcolonial |
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Search for controversial issues. Results include resources from Supreme Court Debates and Congressional Digest. |
| Lexis-Nexis |
PAIGESCHERRV |
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Search news, legal research, legislation, or statistics in this legal database. |
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FirstColonialHA |
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Search this online encyclopedia to find articles and multimedia items on a wide variety of topics. |
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