• 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

     
     
     
     
    GaleSRC

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


     

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

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

     Search articles on STEM (science, technology, engineering, & math) topics.
    Access through Classlink > Library Resources > POWER Library > Science Reference Center.
    A 
     
     
     
     
    GaleLRC
     
    Contains literary criticism, topic and work overviews, biographies, and more.
    A     T
     
     
     
     
     
    Discovery Education
     
    Search for academic videos and more!
    Select "Sign in with Classlink".  
     
     
     
     
    Wbk
     
    A great place to start your research.
    Also accessible in Classlink.
    L     S
     
     
     
     
    POWERLib
     
    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 Classlink > Library Resources > POWER Library.
    You can also use a Bucks County library card + pin for home access.
    No library card?  Sign up for a free eCard HERE.