Online Research Databases
Why should you use an online database instead of just Google? What this video by a student from Yavapai Community College for a great answer.
Ebsco Databases
EBSCO Databases: This bibliographic index gives students and teachers access to 4000 journals, magazines, and newspapers in all subject areas including many peer-reviewed and full-text articles. This database can be accessed on any internet enabled device. Just click on the link below and type in the user id and password.
Access: Ebsco Databases
Username: oceansidehigh
Password: pirates!19
California state library databases
Britannica School is the go-to site for learning more about any subject—for all grades and all reading abilities—offering thousands of up-to-date, curated, and curriculum-relevant articles, images, videos, audio clips, primary sources, maps, research tools, recommended Web sites, and three separate databases—Elementary, Middle, or High.
Britannica Escolar is the leading knowledge-building resource that is universally trusted for accurate and age-appropriate content in Spanish.
Access: Britannica School
Access: Britannica Escolar
Username: oceanside
Password: ousd
Database Access Information
From campus, all of the databases can be accessed in one location:
https://portal.bigchalk.com/portalweb/
From home, all of the databases can be accessed in one location at:
http://portal.bigchalk.com/portalweb/login.do
Username: WelcomeUSD1!
Password: oceansideUSD1!
CultureGrams – Links students to country reports that go beyond mere facts and figure
to deliver one-of-a kind perspective on daily life and culture. 200+ Countries including the United States & Canada.
Username: WelcomeUSD1!
Password: oceansideUSD1!