How to Access Databases         Why use Databases?

Databases for Science/ Health save you time:

• Science-in-Context from Gale
• Lives of Scientists:  Biography in Context from Gale
• Science definitions, concepts explained:  World Book Student or Advanced
• JSTOR provides access to seminal research and historically important journal articles.
• Examine the long list of Gale Databases for specialized topics
• Ebsco Host – this is a vast database with resources from journals as well as reference books.  Click “research databases” when it opens and de-select ERIC and K-8 resources before you enter your search terms. (If you need only JOURNAL articles, then also de-select the K-8 resources that might be indicated by the word “primary.” Use Boolean Operators and the database’s filters to narrow your sources if your results overwhelm you.  ERIC is a useful source for topics related to psychology and education. It houses the theses written by people getting their PhD in the field of Education.
• Proquest E-book Central has full text books with excellent details. Use the advanced search screen and filter for the correct topic.
• Teen Health and Wellness addresses topics such as substance abuse, nutrition, diet, mental health issues and eating disorders.  This database will be discontinued in Fall, 2024 for lack of use across the county.

Searching for free stuff on the internet? If you are searching for science content online, make sure you use “Google Scholar“ if you want to access journal articles and material that is more likely peer-reviewed.

Books in our collection:

500’s – pure science… history and theory. Don’t miss The Oxford Encyclopedia of the History of American Science, Medicine and Technology at R 509.73.

600’s – applied science and how technology is used in medicine, engineering…

350- 379’s – using science to study human behavior, forensics, crime, global warming…

News Sources for Science:

• EurekAlert publishes breaking news in Science.  See more news sources on our News guide.
• Our library subscribes to Scientific American, Popular Mechanics, and Wired.
• Science News provides some of its content for free. (It’s older articles might be collected into our science databases, too.)
• Our subscription to The Washington Post delivers a “Science and Health” section every Tuesday. The H-B community has online access that uses this login:
  • username: hbw.library@apsva.us
    
  • password: get it from our library staff or see if your teacher has posted it in Canvas.
• NBC Nightly News provides topical analysis with excellent video content.
  

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Looking for an interesting topic to explore?  Science and the issue of equity intersect in these interesting topics for inquiry.

Source: Nekya Ball

Health

Recommended by Sally for studying Health: KidsHealth.org from Nemours (since 1995, partnering with many health providers)

Health Timeline:

KFF’s new interactive timeline explores how history has shaped racial and ethnic health disparities and the lasting effects that persist to this day. The timeline describes major U.S. federal policies and events since the early 1800s that are linked to present-day health disparities. It also covers policies that impact health coverage and access to care, medicine, and social and economic policies that influence health as well as efforts to tackle inequalities.