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RESEARCH RESOURCES

Steps:

1. Click the FCS Launchpad link to the right.

2. Log in with your Student ID and Birthday (MMDDYYYY).

3. Click "MackinVIA" from the apps screen.

4. Click "Databases" from the left side menu.

Please go to the Media Center and ask for the current Galileo password as it changes very often.

FCS

Launchpad

Digital Libraries, Research Databases, Encyclopedia

Digital Libraries

Academic Search Complete Provides the text of articles from a variety of scholarly journals, to be used by students while doing research.	New GA Encyclopedia Provides a collection of articles about different topics relating to Georgia.	NetTrekker Provides a gateway to over 360,000 websites and digital resources that are compatible with state and Common Core standards to be used by students while doing research.
Advanced placement source Provides the text of over 5,000 articles to be used by students in AP courses. Includes such subject areas as psychology, computer science, history, the arts, physics, and environmental science.	Encyclopedia Britannica Provides encyclopedia articles on a variety of subjects to be used by high school students.	Library of Georgia Provides over access to digitized books, photographs, newspapers, video, audio, manuscripts, and government documents from throughout the history of Georgia.
Gale Kids Infobits Provides a collection of articles, images, maps, flags, charts, and graphs for use by a student doing research on a variety of subjects including animals, inventions and technology, sports, transportation, history, and stories and literature.	Overdrive Provides access to over one million eBooks, audiobooks, and other digital content for libraries, schools, and colleges.	Gale Reference Library Provides access to encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
Georgia Archives Provides access to historical documents from 1733 to the present from the state of Georgia.	Image Collection Provides access to over 960,000 images relating to maps, places, natural science, people, history, and flags for students.	Galileo Provides over access to subscription-only databases for high school aged children of the state of Georgia.
Galileo Teen Provides over access to subscription-only databases for teenagers of the state of Georgia.	DK Find Out Provides a place for children to research topics of interest to them in all subject areas including science, math, and literature.

Online Resources

More Online Resources

Destiny Catalog Provides access to a school's library catalog to search for materials held in their library.	Safari Montage Presents a collection of videos that can be played in the classroom to help with different areas of study including history, science, language arts, and domestic sciences.	Opposing Viewpoints Provides over 14,000 opposing viewpoints essays on over 5,000 topics of interest for students and researchers.
Student Resources Provides access to over fifteen million full-text articles from over 300 magazines and newspapers; over 100,000 multimedia records, and video and audio content from NBC, NPR, and other news sources.	Destiny WebPath Express Provides access to a collection of web sites to be used in schools for research.

Social Studies Resources

Social Studies

Provides access to historical documents from the state of Georgia.	Provides the text of articles on miscellaneous topics in history from a variety of sources, to be used by students while doing research.	Provides over 17,000 photographs displaying historical events, individuals, and societies from Georgia's history
Provides articles related to topics such as Countries Cultures, and Civilizations, Economics, Wars, and Religions.	Provides access to biographical profiles on influential people throughout history.	Presents encyclopedia articles on topics throughout American history from the discovery of America to present day.
Provides articles and information related to tons of topics such as Government Documents, War and Conflicts, Native Americans, and Political Constructs, Movements, and Organizations.

Science Resources

Literature Resources

Science and Literature

Teen Health & Wellness Provides students with curricular support and self-help tools on various topics related to health and wellness.
Science Provides access to over 150 reference science books from Gale Cengage. Includes over 7,000 biographies, 16,000 images and videos, and two dictionaries.

Pearson Essay Scorer Grades essays for spelling, a variety of vocabulary and sentence types, grammar, and focus.
Gale Literary Databases Provides access to critical works on poets, short story writers, playwrights, novelists, and other creative writers who are now living or who died after December 31, 1959.

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