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Browning provides access to the following subscription databases
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What's new?
Check out the latest addition to our subscription databases, Digital Theatre+ Unlimited access to recordings of over 300 theatre productions, plus theory, criticism, interviews with practitioners, and more.
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General Research
JSTOR With more than a thousand academic journals and over 1 million images, letters, and other primary sources, JSTOR is one of the world’s most trusted sources for academic content.
Britannica Online Web-based version of the Encyclopedia Britannica, with separate databases for Lower, Middle and Upper School.
Britannica’s Image Quest Over two million rights cleared images (this means you’re allowed to reproduce them in your work!)
Proquest- Full text access to over 500 periodicals from 1990, and Historical New York Times back to 1857. Essential for good Upper School research.
News and Current Events
Gale Global Issues in Context – Perspectives on International news and current events. Great for debate topics.
Proquest- Full text access to over 500 periodicals from 1990, and Historical New York Times back to 1857. Essential for good Upper School research.
Geography and Culture
CultureGrams Resource materials on countries and states including everyday customs like greetings, dating, recreations, clothing and food. Check out Culture Grams States Edition and Kids Edition for Lower School Projects. The others are terrific for Middle School projects.
Diversity Studies Collection Explores cultural differences, contributions and influences in our global community.
World Geography and Culture Online A global approach to facilitate the study of countries, places, peoples, and geography concepts and skills.
History and Government
American History and U.S. Government Online Spans more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history, highlighting the important people and events of the American experience.
Ancient and Medieval History Online Explores the pre-modern world with in-depth focus on Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
Environmental Studies and Policy Collection instant access to the multiple viewpoints of this volatile field of study, including perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policy makers, as well as corporate interests.
Modern World History Online Covers the people, places, and events in the broad expanse of history from mid-15th century to the present.
Biography
Gale Biography in Context Contains nearly a million biographical entries on people throughout history and all over the world.
Literature and Language Arts
Bloom’s Literary Reference Online Examines great writers, important works, memorable characters, and influential movements and events in world literature.
Foreign Language
Mango Languages offers lessons in over 70 languages. Use it to help practice the languages you are learning, or to try something new. From Farsi to Finnish, Turkish to Thai, your global communication possibilities are endless. You can also access Mango on your mobile device.
Britannica Enciclopedia Moderna Advanced Spanish resources for Upper School students and other Spanish speakers
Britannica Escolar Online Basic resources for Lower and Middle School students studying Spanish
Science
Environmental Studies and Policy Collection instant access to the multiple viewpoints of this volatile field of study, including perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policy makers, as well as corporate interests.
Science Online Presents a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments.
Arts and Entertainment
Digital Theatre+ Unlimited access to recordings of over 300 theatre productions, plus theory, criticism, interviews with practitioners, and more.
Fine Arts and Music Collection Resources to support research in areas such as drama, music, art history, and filmmaking.