This database is designed specifically for secondary students. The Student Research Center provides you with the most appropriate research tools for easily obtaining the information that you're seeking.

Through the Student Research Center, you can easily pre-determine which content sources (e.g., Magazines, Newspapers, Biographies, Country Reports, Film & Video) will be included with your search. You can also search the content by topic heading, make use of an online dictionary and encyclopedia, explore the top searches of the day, and even limit your search to appropriate Lexile reading levels.

Click the icon above to enter

By using the Student Research Center interface, you have access to the following databases through this single source:

• Australia/NZ Reference Centre
• Biography Collection Complete
• Book Collection: Nonfiction
• Canadian Literary Centre
• Canadian Reference Centre
• Columbia Granger's Poetry Database
• General Science Collection
• Health Source: Consumer Edition
• History Reference Center
• MagillOnLiterature Plus
• Middle Search Plus
• Newspaper Source
• Science Reference Center
• TOPICsearch
• UK/EIRE Reference Centre
• Vocational & Career Collection

In addition, teachers using this database have access to:

• Eric
• Professional Development Collection

When you click on the icon above to enter the Student Research Center, you will be prompted for your library barcode number.

For a PDF file of user instructions on the Student Research Center , click here.