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HS DP Extended Essay: ISZL Online Subscription Sources

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Gale Research Complete

     

Gale Research Complete provides subscription access to the largest package of primary and secondary sources 

 

When you are on campus, the sources should automatically authenticate you through your Google account. When using the databases outside of school Click here for the passwords

 

Encyclopedia

Britannica Student

"Welcome to Britannica School, a safe, up-to-date, and age-appropriate information resource for Primary, Middle and Secondary School. Discover encyclopedia articles, multimedia, primary sources, games, and other learning resources that support student research, classroom exploration, and curriculum standards."

Oxford's  "Very Short Introductions" series offer concise and and insightful introductions to a wide range of topics. An excellent "jump-off" point fo your Extended Essay. Here is a small sample of the hundreds in the library collection: 

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Keywords & Boolean Searching

Boolean searching is built on a method of symbolic logic developed by George Boole, a 19th century English mathematician.

Boolean searches allow you to combine words and phrases using the words AND, OR, NOT (known as Boolean operators) to limit, broaden, or define your search. A good researcher should know how to do a Boolean Search.

 

"AND" logic

AND : Using AND narrows a search by combining terms.

 

"OR" logic

OR : Using OR broadens a search to include results that contain either of the words you're looking for.

 

"NOT" logic

NOT : Using NOT will narrow a search by exclusion. (Some search engines, like Google, recognize the minus (-) symbol, instead of the word NOT).

 

Quotations : Placing quotations around a specific phrase will help you narrow results in order to find information containing that exact wording.

 

Microsoft Office document icon What_is_Boolean_Search.doc

Source: NYPL 

https://www.nypl.org/blog/2011/02/22/what-boolean-search

JSTOR Database for All Subjects: Journals & Magazines

JSTOR

All subjects: academic journals, primary sources, and books.

The New York Times Newspaper

The New York Times

Subscription to The New York Times available via our on-campus access to the ISZL Libraries' Group Pass link. Login with your School-Based Google Account. 

Digital Theatre Database

 

Periodicals/Magazines

The following magazine subscriptions can be checked out from the library:

DL Biological Sciences Review
DL Business Review
DL Chemistry Review
DL Economic Review
DL English Review
DL Modern History Review
DL Geography Review 
DL Physics Review
DL Political Review
DL Sociology Review
DL Psychology Review
DL Wideworld