The following table is a list of database resources available to students, staff, and parents.
Product
Description
Address
Password
Thomson Gale
Databases:



Student Resources
Center-Gold
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. http://access.gale.com/cps/ Username: 5150

Student Resource
Center-Junior
The middle school version of Student Resource Center-Gold

http://access.gale.com/cps/
Username: 5150

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.
http://access.gale.com/cps/ Username: 5150

Professional Collection
The gale Professional Collection includes a custom collection of
more than 300 full-text journals for educators and administrators.

http://access.gale.com/cps/ Username:
5150

Gale Virtual
Reference Library
Thomason Gale E-Books: Multi-volume reference sets on Africa, World Biographies, Endangered Species, Energy, Civil War, American Revolution, Harlem Renaissance, Countries, American Women Writers and Modern American Literature.

http://access.gale.com/cps/

Username:
5150

 


Student Resource
Center-Health Module
Over 1,400 essays on medical and health-related topics including diseases, treatments, and figures in the fields of science and health. Includes full-text medical and health periodicals, pamphlets, timeline, photographs and diagrams.
http://access.gale.com/cps/ Username: 5150

Full-text of 126,500 poems, 5,000 short stories, 2,800 essays, 1,800 speeches, and 1,000 plays.

http://litfinder.com/
Username and password:
cps5150
cps5150
Reference resources for social studies, history, geography, current events, with teacher materials and links to textbooks. Includes essays, biographies, maps, images, eBooks, primary documents, activities and more.
www.worldhistory
www.worldgeography
www.americanhistory
www.stategeography
www.americangovernment

Username:
5150


Millions of articles on as many topics. Includes Internet links, magazines articles, teacher resources, timelines and more. Select the appropriate grade level. Includes Britannica's Spanish language version.
http://school.eb.com
http://www.spanish.eb.com

Username:
5150



Grolier Multimedia and America the Beautiful reference materials for elementary through high school.
www.go.grolier.com
Username: 5150


4,000+ maps, current events materials, handouts, quizzes, games, lesson plans.

www.maps101.com
Username and password: 5150


Chicago Tribune Historical Archive (1845 to 1984), Chicago Tribune (1985 to present), Chicago Sun-Times (1986 to present). Also includes the Big6 Resource Center, Special Reports and Map Database.
infoweb.newsbank.com
Username and password: 5150


From Facts on File News Services, a comprehensive resources for essays, news articles and links about science for middle and high school students.

www.2facts.com

Username and password: 5150


CPL provides subscriber access to over 30 databases for children and adults, including JuniorQuest Magazines; ProQuest Newspapers; SIRS Discover; Spanish-language databases; and Worldbook.
www.chipublib.org
Select Find It! then use your CPL card number to access databases.


Reference and reading materials specially created in support of the CPS curriculum for teachers and students.
www.lib.uchicago.edu/ecuip
No password needed.

Professional and educational magazine and journal articles. Includes ERIC, WorldCat, ArticleFirst, WilsonSelect and others.
firstsearch.oclc.org
Authorization:
100-111-270
Password:
bxxd.puxx


Online database and library of 345 videos at the Professional Library
pbsvideodb.pbs.org
Username: medill
password: chicagops


Cable programming details, lesson guides, links, etc. For videotaping, see your high school librarian or call the Department of Libraries.

www.ciconline.com/default
No password needed.


Free Online source for African American biographies, history, timelines, events.
www.thehistorymakers.com
No password needed.



Free online resources for American history. A digital collection of more than 8 million primary source materials, including historic maps, documents, audio and video.
http://www.loc.gov

No password needed.


Free, comprehensive reference source of Chicago history.
No password needed.