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Explora
EBSCO research environment for high school research. Single search that retrieves full text magazines, newspapers, primary sources, encyclopedias, eBooks, journal articles and images/videos provided by the Associated Press.
Biography Reference Center
Biography Reference Center offers a comprehensive collection of more than 450,000 full-text biographies.
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Advanced Placement Source
Advanced Placement Source is designed to meet the extensive needs of high school students enrolled in various AP courses Advanced Placement Source courses.
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Sora
Borrow digital content (like eBooks and audiobooks) anytime, anywhere. Download to any of thirteen digital devices to enjoy reading fiction books and classical works.
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Issues & Controversies
Issues & Controversies aims to provide the most accurate, accessible, and authoritative content available and present arguments on both sides of every issue in a clear, balanced, and unbiased manner. Videos of live debates are also provided as well as print and digital sources.
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Opposing Viewpoints
The new solution features continuously updated viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, video audio files and links to vetted websites which are organized into a user-friendly portal experience.
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Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)
A database of encyclopedias and specialized reference that sources for multi-disciplinary research. The eBook collection is tailored for the needs of McAuley researchers.
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Literature Resource Center
Features up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world.
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Points of View Reference Center
Points of View Reference Center covers hundreds of controversial topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument). Each topic features a Guide to Critical Analysis which helps the reader evaluate the controversy.
IRIS Database Listings
Free access to thousands of full-text magazines, journals, newspapers, ebooks, tutorials, images, exam prep materials, and more, provided by the Illinois State Library. Many of the journals are peer-reviewed, most resources are full-text, and there are no ads or paywalls.