Digital Resources
Database Password List: Click the button to the left to access the databases and other library subscriptions when you are away from school. You will need to log in with your school email.
Newspapers
The CEHS Library has access to:
Check the Database Password List to see how to access these resources
Digital Magazines
Using your iPad? Use the Flipster app.
Using a Computer? Follow this link.
Tap on a cover and log in with the Flipster Digital Magazines password from the database password list to read an issue. You can also access these magazines on your iPad using the Flipster App.
Databases
Gale Ebooks is a collection of digital books. The books include both reference books and nonfiction materials for research. This is an extension of the physical collection at CEHS. This collection is unique to CEHS
JSTOR: Short for Journal Storage. JSTOR contains professional academic journal articles on a broad range of topics.
CQ Researcher: In depth coverage of controversial current events. New reports are published 44 times per year.
U.S. History In Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in U.S. History. The new solution merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.
Global Issues In Context offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. Featured are hundreds of continuously updated issue and country portals that bring together a variety of specially selected, relevant sources for analysis of these issues. Rich multimedia - including podcasts, video, and interactive graphs - enhance each portal. Use Browse Issues and Topics, Country Finder, Basic Search or Advanced Search to explore the database.
Science in Context: Science In Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics. The solution merges Gale's authoritative and continuously updated reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.
Search All Gale Databases: This link lets you search through all the Gale databases CEHS subscribes to along with all the ones provided by the state of Maine at one time.
Using this link will give you more results that you will have to navigate through but will allow you to perform fewer searches.
Culture Grams: Up to date cultural information on over 160 countries. This is a great place to get started with research. CultureGrams contains statistical information.
Classroom Video on Demand: Stream educational films on your computer or iPad. Classroom Video on Demand has over 8,000 films.
World Geography and Culture: Contains information on and maps of countries around the world. Has thematic, geographic, and regional, maps in addition to other types. Includes comparison tools to look at different sets of data.
NewsBank: Current and historical United States and international newspapers. Also contains statistical information in StatBank on over 200 countries and all 50 states.
Other Tools
This research assistant helps you format citations and creates a place for you to take virtual notes to share with your teacher and classmates.
This tool is used to check student work for plagiarism. Turnitin checks student documents against online and print sources as well as other papers that have been submitted to Turnitin. Students must join a teacher's class with a class code.