An online research database is simply a searchable collection of information managed by a trustworthy organization or company.

Online subscription databases contain the most comprehensive, the most up-to-date, and the most reliable sources of information. We strongly recommend using our databases when doing research, rather than surfing the Internet for information.

All of these databases are FREE and accessible remotely.

PRINTABLE LIST OF OUR SUBCRIPTION DATABASES -2022-2023

Please visit the school library for assistance with accessing and/or navigating these databases.  Bryant students and staff can ACCESS DATABASE PASSWORDS with this link after logging into their school Gmail accounts, or are available from Bryant teachers and school librarians.

 The Complete listing of free databases from NOVELNY  

General Encyclopedias (English)

 

High School, Middle School  & Elementary School Levels:  Britannica Online School Edition 
Academic (Advanced) Level:  Britannica Academic 
Articles include images, multimedia, and recommended websites. 

General Encyclopedias (Spanish Language)

 

Britannica Escolar

A Spanish language encyclopedia for schools presented on two levels, Primary (Primaria) and Secondary (Secondaria). 

Resources for High School Students

  

Gale in Context: High School

Offers cross-curricular content within business and economics, geography, government, history, literature, science and health, social issues, and more.

Research Controversal Issues

  

Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context

Comprehensive coverage of the controversial issues of our time.  Features: overviews, news articles, editorials, court case histories, primary documents, statistics, and podcasts.

Search for Articles (English)

Gale Infotrac: Academic OneFile

A full-text periodical database (newspapers, magazines and academic journals).

Search for Articles (Spanish)

Gale Informe Académico

Una coleccion de revistas hispanicas con textos completos.  Provides access to scholarly journals and magazines, originally written in the languages of Spanish and Portuguese. This database offers a wide range of content both from and about Latin America. 

New York Times Newspaper Articles

  

  

Gale Database of New York Times Articles:  Search the full text of The New York Times  for news articles and commentary from 1985 (Does not include content from the NY Times Magazine).

News Articles (Leveled)

 

Newsela

A database of current events articles  for classroom use. Indexed by broad themes, the news stories are student-friendly and can be accessed in different formats by reading level. This product can be accessed  through the classroom teacher.

World History Resources

Gale World History in Context

Articles about world history, from ancient cultures to today's headlines. Includes primary sources, reliable reference works and multimedia content.

American History Resources

  

Gale U.S. History in Context

Contains comprehensive, media-rich information on significant people, events, and topics in U.S. history, including over 5500 primary documents.

Articles on Current World Issues

 

Gale in Context: Global Issues

Provides content on important global issues facing the world today, integrating news, global viewpoints, reference materials, country information, primary source documents, videos, statistics, and more.

Biographical Articles

  

Gale Biography in Context

Comprehensive biographical articles of historically significant figures to present-day newsmakers. Includes reference articles, magazine and journal articles, images and videos.

 

Science and Technology Research

  

Gale Science in Context

Includes national and global publications as well as 200+ experiments, projects, and top reference content.

 

ELA TEACHING RESOURCES

TeachingBooks.net

Author and book resources for ELA teachers.

Professional Resources for Educators

  

Gale In Context: For Educators

Includes standards-aligned content with lesson plans and instructional tools and empowers teachers to offer equitable and personalized learning opportunities across any distance.

Professional Resources for Educators

Gale Educator's Reference Complete

A collection of more than 1,100 periodicals about education;  Provides full text for titles in the Eric database.

Queens Public Library (QPL) Resources

Queens Public Library

Features print materials and research databases on all subjects and levels.
You will need a valid Queens (or MyLibraryNYC) library card.

New York Public Library (NYPL) Resources

  

 

 New York Public Library

Features research databases on all subjects and levels. You will need a valid Queens (or MyLibraryNYC) library card.