Finding Credible Sources Is Easier with Library Databases

Are you worried that your students’ Google searching has sucked them into a filter bubble so they are no longer exposed to different perspectives and points-of-view? Help burst the bubble by encouraging them to search databases provided by BEHS and BCHS library media centers. Our databases include articles from credible global news sources, periodicals on a multitude of topics, peer-reviewed journals by top researchers, and electronic versions of reference books. 

Look for the Databases table on the LMC homepages and explore.

Here are a few of our favorite general purpose databases:

ProQuest Global Newsstream - archived articles from hundreds of credible news sources, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, includes newspapers in world languages.  BEHS, BCHS

SIRS Knowledge Source - content from periodicals for a high school audience, keyword, advanced, and hierarchical searches. BEHS, BCHS

 

Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost database provided by Badgerlink) - used by undergraduates in most 2-year and 4-year colleges, peer-reviewed research available. BEHS, BCHS

Flipster - browse magazines virtually via a chromebook or a personal device, includes recreational reading. BEHS, BCHS

Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) - over 100 ebook reference sources available 24/7. BEHS, BCHS

In a time when our news is so commonly filtered, consider these resources to help broaden your students’ perspective on the issues around them. 

Submitted by Melissa Matz, Library Media Specialist at Brookfield East and Dan Paese, Teaching and Learning Coach/Library Media Specialist at Brookfield Central