Chicago Public Schools
Online Databases & Web Resources
(Available for school and home use)

PRODUCT

DESCRIPTION

ADDRESS

PASSWORDS

Thomson Gale Databases:

Student Resource Center - Junior

A fully integrated database for middle school containing thousands of primary documents, biographies, essays, critical analyses, full-text coverage of over 1000 magazines, newspapers, over 20,000 photographs and illustrations, and audio and video clips.

http://access.gale.com/cps/

Username: 6120

Kids InfoBits

For K-5 students. Features a visually graphic interface, a topic tree search, and age-appropriate magazine, newspaper and reference content.

http://access.gale.com/cps/

Username: 6120

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Thomson Gale E-Books: Multi-volume reference sets on Africa, World Biographies, Endangered Species, Energy, Civil War, American Revolution, Harlem Renaissance, Countries, America Women Writers and Modern American Literature.

http://access.gale.com/cps/

Username: 6120

Student Resource Center – Health Module

Over 1400 essays on medical and health-related topics including diseases, treatments, and figures in the fields of science and health. Includes full-text medical and health periodicals, pamphlets, timeline, photographs and diagrams.

http://access.gale.com/cps/

Username: 6120

Full-text of 126,500 poems, 5000 short stories, 2800 essays, 1800 speeches, and 1000 plays.

http://litfinder.com

Username and password: cps6120