Spence School Library: 2026 Spring: Environmental Justice Investigations, Eco Fellows: Background & Science News

Databases for Background Research

Background Research Databases

Gale in Context: Science This link opens in a new window
This resource offers extensive information for many scientific disciplines, coming the form of topic overviews, biographies, periodical articles from Science Weekly, Science News and The Science Teacher.
Science Online This link opens in a new window
Science Online offers a comprehensive overview of a broad range of scientific disciplines. Topic Centers feature specially selected content on core science disciplines to help students find a starting point for their research.
SIRS Issues Researcher This link opens in a new window
Issues Researcher provides information about trending Pro/Con leading issues. Government Reporter gives access to full-text documents, almanacs, directories, summaries, and graphics by United States government agencies, departments and commissions about the U.S. federal government.

News and Websites for Background and Current News

New York Times Science Section
Students have full access to the New York Times using a school-provided account. Email Ms. Kane if you have not set yours up.
Science News
"Magazine of the society for science and the public" To access full text email Ms. Kane for the log-in information or use the ProQuest Complete database.
Science Daily
Updated several times a day the site covers discoveries in all fields of the physical, biological, earth and applied sciences. Stories are integrated with photographs and illustrations, links to journals and academic studies, related research and topics, encyclopedia articles, and videos.
Scientific American
Website of Scientific American, to get full-text access to older articles, search the database ProQuest Student.

Books for Historical Context and In-Depth Coverage

ProQuest Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
A wide selection of authoritative, scholarly electronic books available through a easy to use platform with a variety of online and offline reading options.
EBSCO Ebook Collections This link opens in a new window
A large selection of multidisciplinary eBook titles representing a broad range of academic subject matter,

WorldCat: Find a book in a library or database
WorldCat is an online library catalog that lets you look up books, dissertations, microform, journals and multimedia items in libraries around the world.