Online Services

Logon IDs are needed to use these databases from home.  The list is available at the Media Center desk.

 

Online Databases

Ebsco Host  Ebsco Host

Access to more than 8,000 electronic journals containing more than 4 million full text articles. Full text databases, secondary databases and individual e-journals are available.

[Gale Group]   Gale Virtual Reference Library

A one-stop, multi-source general reference center designed especially for school libraries. It provides images and full text for periodicals, maps, reference books and thousands of newspaper articles.

 World Book Online

The complete World Book Encyclopedia plus multimedia, web links, periodicals, and more.  Subscription includes World Book Kids, World Book Student, and World Book Advanced.

Facts on File

Supplies interdisciplinary, interactive databases on a wide range of subjects, such as American history, science, multicultural studies, women's studies, geography, and careers.

 

Research Paper Writing Tools

Noodle Tools 

Innovative software that guides students throughout the entire research process.  Record, organize and synthesize information using online notecards, create an outline for your paper, and format your bibliography in MLA style.

Citation generators:

Easy Bib
Citation Machine

General research paper writing help:
Purdue Writing Lab
A+ Research & Writing

Information about plagiarism:
Plagiarism dot Org

 

Salem History Logo Salem Press Database and Online Reference Books

Milestone Documents in American History  Milestone Documents

Milestone Documents in American History combines 134 full-text primary source documents with expert analysis and commentary.

Great Lives from History: The 18th Century Great Lives in History-20th Century
Great Lives is a far-reaching view of history, offering worldwide coverage of important men and women in all areas of achievement.

The Thirties in America The Thirties in America

Comprehensive coverage of the years 1930-1939 in the United States and Canada, paying special attention to the impact of the Great Depression on North America in particular and the world in general.

Great Lives from History: Notorious LivesGreat Lives in History - Notorious Lives

More than 600 biographies of notorious personages, from the merely controversial to extremely negative, from ancient times to the present and worldwide, with emphasis on their roles in historical events or impact on law enforcement or popular culture.

  Gale Literary Index

A reference guide for literary criticism books that are available in the Roxbury High School Media Center and the Roxbury Public Library.

 

 

Search Tools

JerseyClicks

New Jersey's statewide portal that features federated searching of the statewide full-text databases offered by the New Jersey State Library, the New Jersey Network.

netTrekker

netTrekker is a leader in the delivery of digital K-12 rich educational content in a safe, relevant, easy-to-use format.  netTrekker is a standards-based educational search tool.