Library Databases

Britannica

Britannica databases can be accessed without passwords on any district network. To access off network, see the Database Login Guide (must use sausdlearns Google account to access this document).

 Click the icon below to access the database:

Thousands of up-to-date, curated, and curriculum-relevant articles, images, videos, audio clips, primary sources, maps, research tools, recommended Web sites, and three separate databases

Spanish-Language resource for nativespeakers, bilingual students, and students learning spanish

Millions of rights-cleared images from one trusted site

Hundreds of thousands of primary source documents in history, literature, science, law, politics, religion, and more

Gale

Gale science resources are geoauthenticated - available without a password anywhere within the state of California.

Understand environmental issues that affect people globally through topic overviews, journals, news, and multimedia content.  

Manipulate 3D interactive models to visualize and understand concepts in biology, chemistry, earth, and space science. 

 Explore amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space. 

Gale In Context: High School

Gale In Context is a research database available for our high school students and staff.

Each high school has their own login information for Gale In Context: High School. Please see your school's library webpage or the Database Login Guide for details.

Proquest

All Proquest databases can be accessed without passwords on any district network.

To access off network, see the Database Login Guide (must use sausdlearns Google account to access this document). 

More information on all the Proquest databases can be found in Proquest’s LibGuide: https://proquest.libguides.com/californiak12/students 

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Concise cultural information on countries around the world.

(Grades 3-12)

Selected content for novice researchers, especially elementary and middle school students and educators.

(Grades 3-9)

Curriculum-aligned database of content organized by complex issues, ideally for middle and high school students and educators.

(Grades 6+ )

eLibrary

General reference aggregation of periodical and digital media content with editorial guidance for novice researchers.

(Grades 6+ )

ProQuest Central Student

Millions of articles from more than 10,000 full-text scholarly journals.

(Grades 9+, IB, AP, College Prep)

eBook Central

eBook subscription database (over 12,000 titles) to support multiple subject areas (English Language Arts, Science, Math, Social Studies, Health, Physical Education, Information Literacy and Technology). 

(Grades 9+, possibly some content for Middle School, also includes professional development content for faculty)

This database requires creating an account while on the district network. It is independently searchable for older students, but teachers can find many resources to use with younger students (try juvenile fiction or juvenile non-fiction subject headings). 

Black Freedom Struggle

A curated selection of primary sources for teaching and learning about the struggles and triumphs of Black Americans. Developed with input from Black history scholars and advisors, this resource is freely available on the web and to libraries for anyone studying U.S. Black history.

Research Companion

Information literacy tools and tutorials to help develop critical thinking. 

(Grades 8+; students need to be 13 or older to create an individual account within the product)

Alexander Street Streaming Video

PBS Video Collection

The PBS Video Collection contains more than 1,200 streaming videos and provides a range of content with video documentaries and series about science, history, art, Shakespeare, diversity, business & economics, and more.

Performing Arts Collection

Alexander Street Performing Arts collections includes thousands of dramatic performances, including 20th Century classics and culturally diverse plays; professional performing arts video and audio collections of classical music, folk, jazz, and world music; dance instruction videos encompassing hundreds of hours of instruction. User friendly link to bookmark.