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Research Databases

Britannica School

Online Encyclopedia

Britannica School
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Enciclopedia en Español

Britannica Escolar
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Research by Topics

ProQuest eLibrary
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Advanced Research by Issue

SIRS Issue Researcher
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Intro Research by Issue

SIRS Discoverer
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Country & State Profiles

CultureGrams
NoodleTools

Note & Citation Organizer

NoodleTools
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California K-12 Research Resources
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SFPL Research Tools

Google vs. Databases

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GOOGLE

  • Free with ads
  • ~5% of the Internet
  • No extra features
  • Good for topic intro

No evaluation + Often out of date = NOT CREDITABLE

DATABASES

  • Paid*
  • The other ~95%
  • Features: citations, connect & save to Google Drive
  • Good for research sources

Professional eval + Regular updates = CREDITABLE

*May require login at home; email Ms. E (engelbrechts@sfusd.edu) or your teacher for the usernames and passwords.

This page was last updated on August 24, 2022