Databases

Databases marked with (PW) require a username and/or password in order to access them when you are not at SPA.  Please click on the appropriate link below to access passwords.

 Database passwords (MS)  Database passwords (US)
CIA World Factbook

Provides wide-ranging and hard-to-locate information about the  background, geography, people, government, economy, communications,  transportation, military, and transnational issues for countries from  Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Included among the 271 geographic entries is one for the "World," which incorporates data and other information  summarized where possible from the other 270 country listings.

Discovery Streaming (PW always required)

Provides educational video streaming in all disciplines.

EBSCO Host (PW)

Portal of several large EBSCO databases covering all subjects and ranging from popular magazine articles to scholarly peer-reviewed journals.

Encyclopaedia Britannica (PW)

Includes general topical overviews, dictionary and thesaurus tools, and other basic reference resources.

JSTOR (PW)

JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that includes full-text content of more than 1,400 academic journals, as well as thousands of primary sources.

Student Resources in Context (PW)

Provides holistic topic perspectives by integrating a multitude of content, including: Reference articles; periodical and newspaper articles; primary sources; multimedia records, including charts, graphs, maps and tables; and video and audio content from NBC, NPR and many other respected sources.