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Bothell High School Library is proud to offer students and staff access to the following subscription databases: SIRS Knowledge Source, Congressional Quarterly's CQ Researcher, UMI's ProQuest and eLibrary, Gale Virtual Reference Library, CultureGrams , World Conflicts Today and World Book Advanced.
SIRS Knowledge Source provides thousands of full-text articles on social, scientific, health, historic, business, economic, political and global issues. Articles are carefully selected from approximately 1500 newspapers, magazines, journals and government publications. This excellent resource also provides links to Internet resources which have been selected for quality. Graphics, including photos, charts, maps, diagrams and drawings, are available for many of the articles. In addition, SIRS offers the top news stories of the day, frequently updated by Reuters News Service, detailed maps in an online reference almanac, access to World Book Encyclopedia articles, and a new section which focuses on Model United Nations.
SIRS Discoverer provides easier access to information for students with special needs, such as those learning English as a second language.
ProQuest Direct indexes a wide range of magazines, journals, and newspapers and generally provides the articles in "full-text" so they can be read and/or printed in entirety. - Hundreds of well-known magazines are indexed, ranging from the most popular main-stream news magazines to specialty journals focusing on business, science, health, or the arts.
- Selected newspapers include respected international newspapers (in English) and a variety of U.S. newspapers, including Seattle Times and Seattle Post Intelligencer. ProQuest maintains up-to-date coverage, with no more than a twenty-four hour delay for newspaper articles.
eLibrary indexes a wide range of magazines, journals, newspapers, and TV/radio transcripts and generally provides the articles in "full-text" so they can be read and/or printed in entirety. - Over 1600 magazines are indexed, ranging from popular main-stream news magazines to specialty journals focusing on business, science, health, or the arts. Also available are articles from BBC Monitoring, which focuses on media coverage and reactions to current issues in various regions of the world.
- Selected newspapers include several international newspapers (in English) and many respected U.S. newspapers, including Seattle Post Intelligence, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, and Wall Street Journal.
- A reference section includes access to Britannica Intermediate Encyclopedia, Hutchinson Encyclopedia, The World Almanac, CIA World Factbook, Maps.com, and numerous DK Eyewitness Guides on scientific, historical, and literary topics.
- Transcripts of television and radio programs from major television networks (ABC, CBS, CNN) and NPR (National Public Radio), including interview programs, such as Face the Nation, Talk of the Nation, and Fresh Air, and investigative reports, such as 60 Minutes, 20/20, and 48 Hours.
- the Section on Books includes resources on topics ranging from history, international politics, medicine, literature and careers, to movies and cooking. This is a great source for travel information with many Frommer's Guides and Passport Guides provided full text.
The CQ Researcher recently celebrated its 75th anniversary! A publication of the respected CongressionalQuarterly, CQ Researcher focuses each week on a current controversial issue, providing complete background summaries, expert viewpoints representing all sides of the issue, timelines, bibliographies and more. CQ Global Researcher "provides ... definitive, in-depth coverage of global affairs from a number of international viewpoints." (CQ) Both are available on the CQ Researcher home page. Refer to your BHS Online Subscriptions Guide for log-in name and password (see a librarian for a copy).
The Gale Virtual Reference Library provides a collection of specialty encyclopedias currently in high demand in the BHS library as online ebooks available to staff and students 24 hours a day. To access The Gale Virtual Reference Library from home, use log-in information from the BHS Online Subscriptions Guide (see a librarian for a copy). Currently available are the following multiple-volume references:
| | | American History
American Decades, 11v (1900-2009)
American Decades Primary Sources, 10v (1900-2000)
American Eras, 8v, 1997
The Bill of Rights , 2005
Dictionary of American History, 2003
Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History, 2006
Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, 2000
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America, 2000
Multicultural America, 4v, 2011
The People's Chronology, 2005
St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, 2000
U.S. Immigration and Migration Reference Library, 2004 Arts
Arts and Humanities Through the Eras , 2005
Biography
Encyclopedia of World Biography
International Issues
Countries and Their Cultures , 2001
Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy, 2002
Encyclopedia of Modern Asia , 2003
Governments of the World: A Global Guide, 2006
History Behind the Headlines: Origins of World Conflicts,2003
Middle East Conflict Reference Library , 2006
Worldmark Encyclopedia of National Economies , 2002
| Medicine
The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 2002
The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders, 2003
UXL Encyclopedia of Drugs and Addictive Substances, 2006 Science and Environment
Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change, 2008
Endangered Species , 2nd ed., 3v, 2004
Grzimek's Student Animal Life Resource , 21v, 2005
UXL Encyclopedia of Biomes, 2nd ed., 3v, 2008
World History
Cold War Reference Library , 6v, 2004
Europe 1789-1914:The Age of Industry and Empire , 2006
Europe Since 1914: The Age of War and Reconstruction, 2007
New Dictionary of the History of Ideas, 2005
Renaissance: An Encyclopedia for Students , 2004
World Eras, 10 v, 2001
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World Book Advanced , an online offering of World Book Encyclopedia, is designed for high school and college students. In addition to encyclopedia articles, World Book Advanced (WBA) provides related magazine articles, special reports, historical primary resources, ebook articles, images, maps, and links to selected web resources. To access WBA from home, use log-in information from the BHS Online Subscriptions Guide (see a librarian for a copy).
CultureGrams offers demographic and cultural information on most countries, focusing on customs and courtesies, lifestyle (holidays, recreation and family) and society. It also includes recipes, photos, and flags. To access CultureGrams from home, use log-in information from the BHS Online Subscriptions Guide (see a librarian for a copy).
World Conflicts Today offers in-depth analysis of most major global conflicts, including Afghanistan, Basque Country, Chechnya, Colombia, Darfur, Iraq, Jammu and Kashmir, Korean Peninsula, Northern Ireland, and the Palestinian Territories. For each conflict, includes an overview, history with origins and recent events, obstacles to peace, regional and global implications, and information on key groups and individuals. Also provides statistics and primary sources. To access World Conflicts Today from home, use log-in information from the BHS Online Subscriptions Guide (see a librarian for a copy).
SIRS Researcher on the Web - Log-in Information Access from BHS classroom or lab: This link should take you directly to the SIRS Search Page; if you should instead encounter the log-in page, Contact the library for assistance. Access from Home: This link will take you to the new account log-in screen. Refer to your BHS Student and Staff Guide to Internet Resources for the home log-in name code (6 characters) and password. After this initial log-in, bookmark the search screen so you can directly access SIRS from your home computer.
ProQuest - Log-in Information Access from BHS classroom or computer lab: This link should take you directly to the ProQuestDirect Search Page; if you should instead encounter the ProQuest Log-in Page, type IPAuto in both the Account Name and the Password fields and then click connect. Bookmark the search page.
Access from Home : This link will take you to the new account log-in screen. Refer to your BHS Student and Staff Guide to Internet Resources for the home log-in name code (10 characters) and password. After this initial log-in, bookmark the search screen so you can access ProQuest directly from your home computer. eLibrary - Log-in Information Access from BHS classroom or computer lab: This link should take you directly to the eLibrary Search Page; if you should instead encounter the eLibrary Log-in Page, refer to your BHS Student and Staff Guide to Internet Resources for the log-in name code (7 numbers) and password. After this initial log-in, you should be able to access eLibrary directly from that computer.
Access from Home : This link will take you to the new account log-in screen. Refer to your BHS Guide to Online Subscriptions for the home log-in name code (7 numbers) and password. After this initial log-in, bookmark the search screen so you can access eLibrary directly from your home computer.
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Access from School
Becoming Familiar with Proquest: A self-guided worksheet
Becoming Familiar with CQ Researcher: A self-guided worksheet
Access from Home and School 
