• CB West Library's Research Databases

    To access passwords for home use, log in to our Library website in upper right, then
    enter your CB user name & password, and the passwords link will appear in the menu. 
    Alternatively, you can go to the Library on Canvas and use our Databases & Passwords modules.  



    SYMBOLS KEY
    (for letters listed under each database)

    L - enables Lexile search
    RL - enables Reading Level search
    A - has read-aloud Audio feature
    T - has Translate feature 
    S - has Spanish language version

     
     
     
     

    A great place for researching any subject.  Contains content from reference books,
    magazines, journals, & newspapers.  Also has primary sources and images.
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    Searches reference articles, periodicals, pro/con essays,
    statistics, primary sources, and recommended websites.
    L     RL     A     T
     
     
     
     
     
    Search for the perfect fiction or nonfiction book!
    L     RL    
     
     
     
     
     
    Search reference articles, multimedia, primary source documents, & more
    on all topics related to the United States, and particularly, the U.S. government.
     
     
     
     
     
    Search reference articles, multimedia, primary source documents & more
    on all topics related to the United States, and particulary, U.S. history.
     
     
     
     
     
    Search facts, figures, images, and articles about countries of the world.
     
     
     
     
     
    Search reference articles, multimedia, primary source documents & more
    on all topics related to world history from 1500 to the present.
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Search America's Historical Newspapers (1690-2000)
    NOTE: NewsBank requires user/pwd in school. 
     
     
     
     
     
    CountryReports provides over 35,000 pages of online content on the cultures and countries of the world.


     

     
    Searchable eBooks on all subjects, all topics! 
    Password is the same as our other Gale databases.
    A     T

     
     
     
     
    Search thousands of science topics through journals, news, videos, & interactive experiments.
    L     RL     A     T  
     
     
     
     


     Search articles on STEM (science, technology, engineering, & math) topics.
    Access through > Library Resources > POWER Library > Science Reference Center.
    A 
     
     
     
     
     
    Contains literary criticism, topic and work overviews, biographies, and more.
    A     T
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Search for academic videos and more!
    Select "Sign in with ".  
     
     
     
     
     
    A great place to start your research.
    Also accessible in .
    L     S
     
     
     
     
     
    Power Library houses dozens of individual databases including: 

    AP Newsroom
    Auto Repair Source
    Contemporary Authors
    EBSCO eBooks
    Gale eBooks
    GreenFILE
    PA Job Resources
    ProQuest eBooks
    Science Reference & Science eBooks
    SIRS Discoverer
    Teacher Reference Center
     
    To access from school or home go to > Library Resources > POWER Library.
    You can also use a Bucks County library card + pin for home access.
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