PXU Library Databases

ABC-CLIO covers Social Studies, Geography, Government, History, Issues and Culture. Used for Social Studies textbook.

EBSCO  Full-text coverage of hundreds of popular magazines, academic journals, reference books, primary sources, newspapers, and television and radio news transcripts from these resources: 

Academic Search, Advanced Placement, Biography Reference Center, EBSCOhost eBooks, ESBCOhostWeb, Explora Primary Schools, *New & Improved Explora Secondary Schools for the new school year, Explora Educator's Edition, History Reference Center, LearningExpressLibrary, Literary Reference Center Plus, NoveList Plus, Poetry & Short Story Reference Center, Points of View, Science Reference Center Now featuring Perspectives of Systemic Racism.  

How To Find Magazines and Journals- EBSCOhost Step by Step Instructions

From the EBSCO landing page, select the LearningExpress icon. EBSCO LearningExpress has two separate modules: LearningExpress Library (under the Public Library heading) and PrepSTEP (under the High School heading). Both resources provide academic skill-building, test preparation, and career exploration. LearningExpress Library gives students access to test preparation for ACT, ASVAB, PSAT, SAT, AP, GED, and much more. Also, skill-building resources and prep for the U.S. citizenship exam and Green Card in Spanish.  PrepSTEP is a high school focused resource with skill-building practice and review for computer skills, English language arts, math, science, and social studies. Also included in PrepSTEP are career exploration and college prep resources. 

EVERFI is a digital learning program including financial literacy and critical topics that teach students how to make wise financial decisions to promote financial wellness and connections to the real world. (Link takes PXU students to Clever. Login with Office365)

Fergusons Career Center: Holland type analysis, colleges and scholarships, resume writing, interviews with professionals and many more features.

GALE Global Issues supports global awareness and provides a global perspective while tying together a wealth of authoritative content like news articles, reference materials, country information, primary source documents, videos, statistics, and much more.

GALE High School offers cross-curricular content aligned to national and state standards. Learners can access news content with images, broadcast videos, archival film clips, and audio from popular sources like the BBC News, New York Times and NPR.

 GALE Power Search is a search of all of our Gale resources at once to deliver magazines, scholarly journals, newspapers, books, videos, images and podcast content on the topic.

 GALE Interactive Science Science comes to life as you zoom, rotate, and explore interactive 3D models in this Virtual Lab Simulation. View related reference articles and search Gale content to find more information. Dive deep into complex topics in biology, chemistry, human anatomy, and earth/space science. 

 GALE Presents: Peterson's Test Preparation which gives access to all the information and support materials needed to make informed, confident decisions to shape the rest of your life. Testing information for ACT, ASVAB, PSAT, SAT, AP (Advanced Placement), practical exams, and career tests. (Users will create a personal login (use computer ID UN and PW) to track progress, and access the test prep eBooks.)

Infobase provides the High School Plus Video Collection with award-winning digital reference content to schools and libraries. Search by topics, grade level and standards for streaming video. Ferguson's Career Guidance Center helps students find careers, scholarships, video interviews, interest inventory and colleges.

Newsela current events with interactive tools for classroom use in all subject areas at all reading levels. Newsela requires you to login to Clever with your Office365 student email and computer password. 

ProQuest/Clarivate databases include:  

SIRS Issues Researcher provides insight into the most studied social issues by delivering pro and con and viewpoints from relevant and credible multidisciplinary sources. Includes critical thinking questions and timelines. Issues are sorted into categories such as Business & Econ; Civil Rights & Liberties; Communication & Tech; Crime & Punishment; Drugs, Health and Wellness; Environment & Science; Ethics; School, Family & Youth; and World Culture & Politics. 

CultureGrams which is a comprehensive resource for information from every country, including foods, recreation, holidays, and lifestyles.

Ancestry  from the Arizona State Library & Archives. Coming soon!

Teen Health & Wellness is filled with information about teen issues including relationships, nutrition, green living, physical and mental health, links to hotlines. Now featuring content from Scientific American for the new school year. For more information click here. Click to download the Calm Room Info Flyer.