The CHS Library offers access to both online databases and eBooks (reference books in electronic format). All are excellent, accurate, and timely resources for information needed to meet the requirements of teacher assigned research projects, and for personal information needs.
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IMPORTANT NOTE: access to the online databases and eBooks is available from home computers with Internet access. The needed URLs, logons, and passwords are on the last page of each student's yellow Works Cited packet. The access information is intended for our students and their immediate family members ONLY.
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*Please note: successful access from a home computer is dependent upon a variety of technical details which are beyond the control or responsibility of Curtis High School or the University Place School District. Such things as virus software, firewalls, parental control software, etc. may impede access and will need to be resolved by whoever services your personal computer.
CHS Online Databases
CultureGrams
Up-to-date information on the cultures of world countries from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe plus the same kind of information on states in the United States and provinces in Canada. Such topics as history, government, personal appearance, gestures, family life, education, economy, statistics, and much more are covered. Photos and maps are also included.
Electric Library (eLibrary)
General reference information from newspapers, magazines, books, maps, pictures, and TV/radio transcripts.
General Reference Center Gold
General reference sources in addition to newspapers and magazines.
InfoTrac Junior Edition
General reference and current information from magazines, newspapers, and reference books covering major areas of the high school curriculum: history, literature, current events, politics, environment, etc.
ProQuest Direct
News on worldwide events from local and national newspapers and magazines. Updated daily.
ProQuest History Study Center
Topic overviews, reference articles, historical documents, journal articles, maps, multimedia.
ProQuest Learning: Literature
Reference, authors, literary works, literary criticism, and multimedia.
Salem History
U.S. history source of information articles and primary source documents.
Salem Literature
Critical insights to authors, literary works, survey of long fiction, survey of poetry, and plot summaries.
SIRS Issues Researcher
Up-to-date articles on social, scientific, health, historic, economic, political and global issues. In-depth coverage of all branches of the U.S. government, current perspectives on the arts, culture, literature, music, philosophy, and religion.
Student Resource Center
Premium selection of original reference, overviews, critical essays, primary source documents, periodicals and newspapers updated daily covering topics related to literature, science, history, social science, and biographical information.
World Book Online Reference Center
In addition to general encyclopedia articles, included are primary source documents, eBooks, a timeline builder, dictionary, maps, and other media.
CHS Online eBooks
(Reference books in electronic format)
Biography
Speakers of the House of Representatives, 1789-2009
UXL Encyclopedia of World Biography, 10 volumes
Environment
American Environmental Leaders: From colonial Times to the Present, 2 volumes
Climate Change
Climate Change: In Context, 2 volumes
Endangered species, 3 volumes
Environment
Environmental Encyclopedia, 2 volumes
Environmental Issues: Essential Primary Sources
Environmental Science: In Context, 2 volumes
Global Warming 101
Great Debates in American Environmental History, 2 volumes
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, 17 volumes
Pollution A to Z, 2 volumes
UXL Encyclopedia of Landforms and Other Geologic Features, 3 volumes
UXL Encyclopedia of Water Science, 3 volumes
Water: Science and Issues, 4 volumes
History
Agriculture in History, 3 volumes
American Decades Primary Sources, 10 volumes
American Home Front in World War II, 4 volumes
Americans at War, 4 volumes
Ancient Greece and Rome: An encyclopedia for students, 4 volumes
Cold War Reference Library, 6 volumes
Development of the Industrial U.S. Reference Library, 4 volumes
Dictionary of American History, 10 volumes
Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy, 3 volumes
Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History, 2 volumes
History Behind the Headlines: The Origins of Conflicts Worldwide, 6 volumes
Korean War Reference Library, 2 volumes
Presidents: A Reference History
Renaissance: An Encyclopedia for Students, 4 volumes
Speakers of the House of Representatives, 1789-2009
Supreme Court Drama: Cases that Changed America, 4 volumes
Vietnam War Reference Library, 5 volumes
War in the Persian Gulf Reference Library, 4 volumes
World War I Reference Library, 4 volumes
World War II Reference Library, 5 volumes
Law
Checks and Balances: The three branches of the American government, 3 volumes
Constitutional Amendments: From Freedom of Speech to Flag Burning, 3 volumes
Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, 6 volumes
Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States, 5 volumes
The Supreme Court and Capital Punishment: Judging Death
Supreme Court Drama: Cases That Changed America, 4 volumes
Literature
Gale Contextual Encyclopedia of American Literature, 4 volumes
Gale Contextual Encyclopedia of World Literature, 4 volumes
Greek and Roman Mythology
Notable American Novelists, 3 volumes
UXL Encyclopedia of World Mythology, 5 volumes
Medicine
Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco: Learning about Addictive Behavior, 3 volumes
Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders, 2 volumes
Multicultural Studies
Latino Food Culture
Nation and World
Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Physical Geography, 5 volumes
Science
Alternative Energy, 3 volumes
Animal Sciences, 4 volumes
Biology, 4 volumes
Chemical Elements: From carbon to krypton, 3 volumes
Energy for the 21st Century: A Comprehensive Guide to Conventional and Alternative Sources
Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia, 17 volumes
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Energy, 3 volumes
Plant Sciences, 4 volumes
Science and Technology, 2 volumes
UXL Encyclopedia of Weather and Natural Disasters, 5 volumes
World of Sports Science, 2 volumes
Social Science
21st Century Psychology: A Reference Handbook, 2 volumes
Crime and Punishment: Essential Promary Sources
Encyclopedia of War and American Society, 3 volumes
Environmental Issues: Essential Primary Sources
Family in Society: Essential Primary Sources
Famine
Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology
Gender Issues and Sexuality: Essential Primary Sources
Government, Politics, and Protest: Essential Primary Sources
Human and Civil Rights: Essential Primary Sources
Immigration and Multiculturalism: Essential Primary Sources
Medicine, Health, and Bioethics: Essential Primary Sources
Population Growth
Social Policy: Essential Primary Sources
Terrorism: Essential Primary Sources
The War in Iraq