The Cold War
Relevant research databases for Samohi students
Relevant research databases for Samohi students
Databases contain collections of general and subject-specific areas. You may also narrow or expand search results by selecting source types (ie newspapers, journals), dates, article type (ie reviews, articles), and so on in the filters provided. Sources can be selected and emailed for future reference
Database Search Tips for Better Results
Use Boolean operators ... simple words that are used to combine or exclude in a search, either to expand or narrow results. Examples: AND, OR, NOT
Use Boolean operators ... simple words that are used to combine or exclude in a search, either to expand or narrow results. Examples: AND, OR, NOT
- Cold AND War searches for both words (narrows search)
- Communism OR Democracy searches for one or all, but both is optional (expands search)
- Spies NOT Satellites searches for the first word, Spies and excludes sources with the word Satellites (narrows search)
Relevant School Database
U: SMMUSDS P: library
U: SMMUSDS P: library
ProQuest
General database search that accesses all ProQuest databases, like Research Library, Historical Newspapers, etc.
General database search that accesses all ProQuest databases, like Research Library, Historical Newspapers, etc.
Destiny Quest
Offers search results for library titles available in our district's collection. The "Web Sites" tab offers reliable online materials. Use the filter to narrow your search by grade level, lexile, source type, etc. If you log in, selected works can be saved for future reference.
Offers search results for library titles available in our district's collection. The "Web Sites" tab offers reliable online materials. Use the filter to narrow your search by grade level, lexile, source type, etc. If you log in, selected works can be saved for future reference.
Public Library Databases
The following databases are accessible for free with a library card
Santa Monica Library
Masterfile Complete
Magazine and journal articles from thousands of publications through EBSCOhost.
Magazine and journal articles from thousands of publications through EBSCOhost.
Student Research Center
Information on Arts, Media, English, Math, Social Sciences, History, Sports, Technology, Business, and Careers.
Information on Arts, Media, English, Math, Social Sciences, History, Sports, Technology, Business, and Careers.
LA Public Library
General OneFile (Gale)
News and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology with many full-text articles.
History In Context: U.S. (Gale)
Covers all areas of U.S. history focusing on the most significant people, events and topics from pre-colonial times to the present day seen through primary documents, original reference sources, newspaper/journal articles, images, videos, audio files, and links to vetted websites.
Opposing Viewpoints In Context
Pro and con arguments with contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues drawn from news articles, journals, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.
News and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology with many full-text articles.
History In Context: U.S. (Gale)
Covers all areas of U.S. history focusing on the most significant people, events and topics from pre-colonial times to the present day seen through primary documents, original reference sources, newspaper/journal articles, images, videos, audio files, and links to vetted websites.
Opposing Viewpoints In Context
Pro and con arguments with contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues drawn from news articles, journals, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.