- William Byrd High School
- Databases for Research

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Click here for a short video on what are databases and why should you use them?
* Some of the databases require a username and/or password when away from school. We have these posted in the WBHS Library Blackboard Organization. Choose the Content link, then click on the Database folder and the username and passwords are posted under the individual databases.*
The Gale Power Search tool searches ALL the Gale databases we subscribe to at one time! (Academic OneFile, High School in Context, World History in Context) If you want to search for an individual Gale database, they are listed below.
Click Here for Videos on how to use Gale Database Features (ex. citations, uploading to OneDrive)
It provides millions of articles from over 17,000 scholarly journals and other authoritative sources—including thousands of podcasts and transcripts from NPR and CNN, as well as videos from BBC Worldwide Learning.
This cross-curricular database contains resources for high school papers, projects, and presentations.
Reliable reference and multi-media content puts World History topics into context for students.
Contains encyclopedia articles, multimedia, and other learning resources that support student research.
Online access to more than two million images (rights-cleared for non-commercial, educational use).Research tools provided by the Library of Virginia(Requires Public Library Card to access at home)
Virginia Western Community College Brown Library Databases