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Got Research? The library provides resources to help you research almost any topic. Try these databases to find newspaper and magazine articles, career and testing information, and tons more.

Live Homework Help

HelpNow! provides live, one-to-one tutoring over the Internet. Students in grades 3-college can receive instant access to carefully-selected tutors for various subjects including math, science, language arts and test preparation. Included is Arizona state-aligned skills building lessons to help students master key academic areas in engaging one-to-one sessions from expert instructors. Also available is a 24-hour writing lab whereby writing lab specialist help students produce better letters, research papers and reports.

Please Note: Homework help is only available, both in English and en Español, during the following hours (Mountain Standard Time) Monday - Sunday, 1 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Academic Search Complete from EBSCO

Academic Search Complete is a multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 7,100 full-text periodicals, including nearly 6,100 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 11,200 journals and a total of more than 11,700 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc.

Book Collection: Nonfiction High School Book Collection Nonfiction: High School Edition is a cross-curricular database which contains informative abstracts and searchable full text for more than 2,440 popular nonfiction books.  
Coin Career Library

Coin Career Library from Ebsco provides a variety of resources designed to help you pursue a career, including resources about occupations and occupational outlooks, resume tools, information about colleges and practice quizzes for assessment tests such as the ACT, SAT and GED.

MAS Ultra MAS Ultra contains full text for more than 500 popular high school magazines and publications. The database also contains more than 360 reference books, including the Columbia Encyclopedia and the World Almanac & Book of Facts.
MasterFile Premier MasterFile Premier is a collection of full-text articles and abstracts from magazines, journals, reference books, biographies, and primary source documents; includes images of photographs, maps, flags, etc. Topics include business, health, education, science, general interest and more.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center is a one-stop source for information on the pros and cons, opinions, etc. on a variety of social issues. Material is gathered from primary source documents, magazines, newspapers, Internet web sites, and more.
Points of View Reference Center Points of View Reference Center is a full text database designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of many current issues. The database provides 255 topics, each with an overview, point, counterpoint and critical thinking guide.
Student Research Center from EBSCO Student Research Center provides High School students with research tools for easily obtaining the information that they seek from their EBSCO databases. Users can easily pre-determine which content sources (e.g., Magazines, Newspapers, Biographies, Country Reports, Film & Video) will be included with their search, search their databases by topic heading, and make use of an online dictionary and encyclopedia.
Testing and Education Reference Center Testing & Education Reference Center contains information on colleges and universities, graduate and professional programs, and distance learning, as well as online practice tests for certifications, licensing, and entrance exams.
TOPICsearch from EBSCO TOPICsearch is a current events database which allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms including controversial opinions and viewpoints.
World Book Web World Book Web is a suite of online research tools that includes encyclopedia articles, primary source collections, educator tools, student activities, pictures, audio, and video, complemented by current periodicals and related Web sites.

 


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