Online Databases
We are pleased to provide our Mater Dei students with access to the following online databases. Online databases should be used for academic searches over general search engines.
Current Mater Dei students and teachers will find the usernames and passwords for the following databases on Canvas through the Library tab (access from the left-hand menu of any Canvas course).
[Teachers, please ensure that the Library tab is accessible from your Canvas course (Settings => Navigation=> move Library up). Passwords will no longer be available here.]
ABC-CLIO - Connects students, scholars, teachers, and researchers with credible, vetted, and curated collections of primary sources, expert perspectives, and reference material on essential subjects in U.S. history and government, world history, geography, and a range of multicultural and popular culture disciplines. This product contains 6 different databases: World History, World Religions, US History, US Government, Issues (similar to Opposing Viewpoints) and Pop Culture (Eras by decade from 1900-present).
See Canvas for username and password
EBSCO (Academic Search Complete) - Provides full-text journals, magazines and other valuable resources that cover academic disciplines such as biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, psychology, theology, humanities and more. With its comprehensive content, ASP is an excellent database for general searching.
See Canvas for username and password
BRITANNICA SCHOOL - Offers up-to-date and age-appropriate information resources like encyclopedia articles, multimedia sources, primary sources, games, and other learning resources that support student research.
See Canvas for username and password
GALE: OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS IN CONTEXT - Covers social issues, from laws and politics and health and medicine to society and culture and business and economics. This cross-curricular research database includes pro/con viewpoints, reference articles, interactive maps, infographics, and more. Informed, differing views help learners develop critical-thinking skills and draw their own conclusions.
See Canvas for password
GALE: STUDENT RESOURCES IN CONTEXT - Delivers cross-curricular content that promotes and reinforces critical thinking, problem solving, communication, collaboration, creativity, and innovation. Content covers a wide range of topics and academic disciplines and provides full-text newspapers and periodicals, images, videos, and audio selections.
See Canvas for password
See Canvas for username and password
The following databases are available through the Orange County Public Library system.
You will need a library card for complete access.
General Resources
Gale Virtual Reference Library Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
National Geographic Virtual Library As journalism's most trusted name in exploration and discovery, National Geographic Virtual Library(NGVL) supports a range of scholarly research needs in the areas of science, history, technology, the environment, cultures, and more. NGVL brings the National Geographic Society to the library in a cross-searchable platform that fits the way today's students and patrons conduct their research. For your viewing pleasure, our virtual library includes the National Geographic Magazine from 1888 to present, as well as “People, Animals and the World.” “Explore like never before.”
Worldbook Encyclopedia This magnum opus is made up of three distinct sections: World Book Online Reference Center (25,000 encyclopedia articles plus thousands of additional reference articles, technology tutorials, photographs, maps, videos, animations, and audio clips), World Book Online Info Finder (with over 40,000 encyclopedia and reference articles, biographies, multimedia collections, geography resource guides, web links, and research tools), and World Book Online for Kids (with easy-to-read articles, images, illustrations, interactive maps, and teacher resources)
Subject Specific Resources
Daily Life Through History This is a combination of three rich databases from ABC-CLIO that provide a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary resource that supports history, social studies, English, and language students. Daily Life Online moves seamlessly from past to present, providing context for contemporary life and culture
LITERATURE RESOURCE CENTER Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world, supplemented by the scholarly materials of the Scribner Writers Series and Twayne's World, U.S., and English Authors Series.
Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module Provides instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials. Includes nearly 400 health/medical journals, hundreds of pamphlets, over 700 health-related videos from partner Healthology, Inc., and articles from 2,200 general interest publications in addition to a broad collection of Gale reference titles. Material contained in this Resource Center is intended for informational purposes only.
For a complete list of databases available use Orange County Public Library Database Collection. Please see the Library staff if you need further assistance.