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The following databases are provided by Chicago Public Schools for all students, teachers and administrators in the district. These databases – which can be used both at school and at home – are accessed with a 4-digit code that is unique to each school. Access this code at [|http://cps.k12.il.us] > Staff Resources > School Directory (CPS network only). Search for your school's information page and locate your school's four-digit unit login number listed after CPS Unit at the top right of the screen. **Student Resources in Context:** A fully integrated database for high school containing thousands of curriculum-targeted primary documents, biographies, essays, critical analyses, full-text coverage of over 1,000 magazines, newspapers, over 20,000 photographs and illustrations, and audio and video clips.
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**Student Resource Center - Junior:** The middle school version of Student Resource Center-Gold.
 * Content:** Health, Language Arts, Math and Science, Social Studies, Arts
 * Grade Level:** High School [[image:http://www2.youseemore.com/cps/uploads/lib_stuJunior.jpg align="left" caption="Student Resource Center - Junior - http://access.gale.com/cps/" link="@http://access.gale.com/cps/"]]

**Content:** Language Arts, Math and Science, Social Studies, Arts **Kids InfoBits:** For K-5 students. Features a visually graphic interface, a topic tree search and age-appropriate, curriculum-related magazine, newspaper and reference content.
 * Grade Level:** Middle School

**Content:** Language Arts, Math and Science, Social Studies, Arts **LitFINDER:** Full-text of 126,500 poems, 5,000 short stories, 2,800 essays, 1,800 speeches, and 1,000 plays.
 * Grade Level:** Pre-K, Kindergaden, Elementary [[image:http://www2.youseemore.com/cps/uploads/lib_litfinder.jpg align="left" caption="LitFINDER - http://access.gale.com/cps/" link="@http://access.gale.com/cps/"]]

**Content:** Language Arts, Social Studies, Arts **Gale Virtual Reference Library:** CPS resources in the Gale Virtual Reference Library include Africa : An Encyclopedia for Students; Countries and their Cultures; Encyclopedia of World Biography; Macmillan Encyclopedia of Energy; Modern American Literature and more! **World History in Context:** A comprehensive online collection that provides multicultural, global and research-based dynamic content that supports today’s history research requirements.
 * Grade Level:** Middle School, High School [[image:http://www2.youseemore.com/cps/uploads/lib_gale.jpg align="left" caption="Gale Virtual Reference Library - http://access.gale.com/cps/" link="@http://access.gale.com/cps/"]]
 * Content:** Language Arts, Math and Science, Social Studies, Arts
 * Grade Level:** Middle School, High School [[image:http://www2.youseemore.com/cps/uploads/world_history_in_context.JPG align="left" caption="World History in Context - http://access.gale.com/cps" link="@http://access.gale.com/cps"]]

**Educator's Reference Complete:** Includes more than 450 full-text academic journals, hundreds of full-text reports, and many premier reference sources. Included content focuses on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best practices in education.
 * Content:** World History
 * Grade Level:** Middle School, High School [[image:http://www2.youseemore.com/cps/uploads/lib_edref.gif align="left" caption="Educator's Reference Complete - http://access.gale.com/cps/" link="@http://access.gale.com/cps/"]]

**Discovering Collection:** Discovering Collection offers easy access to award-winning content based on national curriculum standards. Covering the core curriculum areas, including history, literature, science, social studies, and more, DC provides a premium selection of reference, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia, including hours of video and audio clips. **InfoTrac Junior:** Now with over 330 titles, cross searchable with E-Books, this periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
 * Grade Level:** For Teachers and Administrators [[image:http://www2.youseemore.com/cps/uploads/lib_disc.jpg align="left" caption="Discovering Collection - http://access.gale.com/cps/" link="@http://access.gale.com/cps/"]]

**NewsBank:** Chicago Tribune Historical Archive (1845 to 1984, and Chicago Sun-Times (1986 to present). Newspapers from around the United States as well as major news magazines covering current events in science, politics, foreign policy and more.

**Content:** Language Arts, Math and Science, Social Studies, Arts **Grade Level:** Elementary, Middle School, High School **ABC CLIO:** American History Rich reference resources for social studies, history, geography, current events, with teacher resources and links to textbooks. Great for biographies! Includes essays, maps, images, eBooks, primary documents, activities and more.

**Content**: Social Studies

**Grade Level**: Middle School, High School **Britannica:** In addition to millions of articles on as many topics, this online encyclopedia includes Internet links, journal and magazine articles, teacher resources, timelines, dictionary and atlas resources. Select the appropriate grade level.


 * Content:** Language Arts, Math and Science, Social Studies, Arts
 * Grade Level:** Pre-K/K, Elementary, Middle School, High School [[image:http://www2.youseemore.com/cps/uploads/lib_encySpan.jpg align="left" caption="Encyclopedia Universal en Espanol - http://www.spanish.eb.com/" link="@http://www.spanish.eb.com/"]] See above
 * Encyclopedia Universal en Espanol:** Our subscription includes Britannica's Spanish language version.

**Content:** Language Arts, Math and Science, Social Studies, Arts **First Search:** Professional and educational magazine and journal articles. Includes ERIC, WorldCat , Article-First , WilsonSelect , and others.
 * Grade Level:** Pre-K/K, Elementary, Middle School, High School

**TeachingBooks.net:** provides original, in-studio movies of authors and illustrators and a wealth of multimedia resources on K-12 books that generate enthusiasm for books and reading.
 * Content:** Language Arts, Math and Science, Social Studies, Arts
 * Grade Level:** High School


 * Content:** Language Arts, Social Studies, Arts
 * Grade Level:** Pre-K/K, Elementary, Middle School, High School [[image:http://www2.youseemore.com/cps/uploads/teen_health_wellness.gif align="left" caption="Teenhealthandwellness.com - http://teenhealthandwellness.com/" link="@http://teenhealthandwellness.com/"]] **Teen Health & Wellness:** Real Life, Real Answers provides students with curricular support and self-help on topics including diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, fitness, mental health, diversity, family life, and more.

**Content:** Health and Wellness for teenagers
 * Grade Level:** Grades 7-12


 * Teen Health & Wellness Customer Newsletter for CPS Users**

The free, bimonthly Teen Health & Wellness Customer Newsletter offers the latest news on exciting site enhancements, proven promotional and programming ideas, tips on how best to serve student users, and more. [|View the current issue], or subscribe and receive this free newsletter in your email inbox. **NBC Learn:** Access thousands of high-quality archival, original, and currents events videos from NBC LEARN K-12 for use in classroom instruction, student projects, and homework.


 * Content:** Social Sciences, Language Arts, Science, Math, Arts, and Health & Wellness
 * Grade Level:** Elementary, Middle School, High School

[|Terms of Service] **Encyclopedia of Chicago:** Free, comprehensive reference source of Chicago history.

**CPL:** Provides subscriber access to over 30 databases for children and adults, including JuniorQuest Magazines; ProQuest Newspapers; SIRS Discoverer; Spanish-language databases; and WorldBook.

**e CUIP Digital Library:** Reference and reading materials specially created in support of the CPS curriculum for teachers and students.

**The History Makers:** Free online source for African American biographies, history, timelines, events. **Library of Congress:** Free online resource for American history. Digital collection includes more than 8 million primary source materials, including historic maps, documents, audio and video. ||