Databases
The following online databases are made available free of charge for Tara High School students by East Baton Rouge School System and the state of Louisiana. Each online database requires a login and password. This information may be obtained from the student's classroom teacher or the school librarians. The databases may also be accessed through the Library Course in Blackboard. Click here for Blackboard.
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ABC-CLIO
ABC-CLIO is a great resource for american history, geography, and other social science topics.
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Biography in Context
Biography in Context is a database that provides more than half a million biographies of individuals from all eras of history and from around the world.
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Biography Reference Bank
The Biography Reference Bank is another great resource for biographies of important individuals through history and from around the world.
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Britannica Online
The popular encyclopedia set, in online form covering almost every topic imaginable.
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Gale Literature Resource Center
The Gale Literature Resource Center is the most current and comprehensive database for research on authors, their works, and literary criticism regarding those works. It includes authors from a wide range of genres, time periods, and from around the world.
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Louisiana PASS
The PASS System contains web-based programs that Louisiana students can use independently to learn new skills and take practice tests for LEAP, GEE, iLEAP, LAA2, and End-of-Course tests.
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Opposing Viewpoints in Context
The Opposing Viewpoints in Context provides a one-stop-shop for all current social issues, providing pro and con arguments for each issue.
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Science in Context
Science in Context is a database specifically designed for a high school and university audience of comprehensive information covering such topics as biology, physics, mathematics, chemistry, and more.
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Student Resources in Context
Student Resources in Context is great database covering a wide range of topics from science to history to geography to literature and beyond.
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U.S. History in Context
U.S. History in Context is just that, a database that provides a wealth of information about U.S. History, including biographies, ground-breaking court cases and much more.
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WorldBook
World Book Online provides all the encyclopedia articles from the print set plus Web and periodical links, pictures, maps, and videos.
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World History in Context
World History in Context is a database that provides extensive information about all eras of world history, including biographies, primary sources, maps and atlases.
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