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Databases & Research

Lynnwood High School Library: Research Databases

When off-site, click here for the database usernames and passwords.
This a password-protected document. See library staff for the password.
 

Encyclopedia Britannica  - Includes not only the encyclopedia for basic information but also an integrated dictionary and thesaurus.

 
Gale Power Search  - Search all of our Gale databases and reference eBook holdings in one convenient search bar.
 
Gale eBooks – Our largest reference source with nearly 300 reference ebooks on all subjects. Search within the entire collection or within an individual eBook. Includes some primary source and government documents, as well as in-depth reference information.
 
 
Gale in Context High School - Explore thousands of topics across subjects including literature, science, history, and social issues using different sources. 
 
Gale in Context Middle School - Explore the most-studied topics including cultures, government, people, history, literature, and more.
 
Gale in Context Elementary - Introduce elementary students to database searching with resources featuring age-appropriate, curriculum-related content. 
 
Gale General ONEFILE - PERIODICAL INDEXES - Access general interest magazines and key serials in a single resource. Best for general research. 
 
Gale Academic ONEFILE   - PERIODICAL INDEXES - Quickly access articles from a database of scholarly journals and other trusted periodicals. Best for academic research.
 
Global Issues in Context - Designed to support global awareness, Global Issues allows users to  critically analyze and understand the most important issues of the modern world. Integrating news, global viewpoints, reference, country information, primary source documents, videos, statistics, and more in a single search.  
Gale Health and Wellness - Search a full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to alternative medical practices. 
 
Gale Literature: Lit Finder - Access literary works and authors throughout history, including full-text poems, plays, short stories, speeches, and more. 
 
Gale in Context Opposing Viewpoints - Find overviews, news, and opinions on hundreds of today's important social issues. 
 
Gale in Context Science  - Understand context for hundreds of science topics through overviews, journals, news, interactive experiments, and more. 
Gale in Context U.S. History  - Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in U.S. history from a variety of sources including primary source documents and multimedia files.
Gale in Context World History -  Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in world history from a variety of sources including primary source documents and multimedia files.
 
Teaching Books is a database of resources for children's and young adult books and their authors and illustrators.  Includes teaching resources, author interviews, book readings, discussion guides and more.
Soundszabound Music Clips - Copyright free music clips and sound effects for grade K -12.  Perfect for podcasts, slide shows, videos, digital storytelling, presentations, TV broadcasts, web design and more!