Research Resources - ELA 11 - The Crucible - ECASD LibGuides at Eau Claire Area School District

Recommended Resources

Library Databases

Gale In Context: High School (MHS) This link opens in a new window
Articles (popular & scholarly), news, video, audio & image sources for all subjects.[🔐login info] [✅searching tips]
Explora Secondary This link opens in a new window
High-quality articles, carefully curated topic categories with overviews that provide a starting point for research. [🔐login info - access Explora Secondary in Clever ]
MAS Complete This link opens in a new window
Magazines, reference books, biographies, primary source documents, and more than 1.9 million photos, maps, flags and color PDFs. [🔐login info]
LOGIN - choose ‘Eau Claire - Eau Claire Area School District’, then enter ‘ecasd’ for your school barcode/ID
History Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Full-text books, magazines, historical documents, photos, maps, and biographies. [🔐login info]

Library Databases with Primary Sources

After you search, look for ways to filter by content or source type.

Explora Secondary This link opens in a new window
Click "All Filters" at the top of your search results, then expand Source Type and check "Primary Source Documents." If prompted for a login:
Gale In Context: High School (MHS) This link opens in a new window
At the top of your search results, look for the "Primary Sources" content type to select. If prompted for a login:

Google Primary Source Search

A custom search in Google that searches for text and images across the primary source portals.

Library Databases with Images

After you search in these databases, look for ways to filter by content type. When you find an image you want to use, send the citation to NoodleTools.

Britannica School This link opens in a new window
After you conduct your search, look for the "Images" tab. If prompted for a login:
Gale In Context: High School (MHS) This link opens in a new window
At the top of your search results, look for the "Images" content type to select. If prompted for a login:
Credo Source Reference (NHS) This link opens in a new window
After you conduct your search, look for the "Images" tab at the top. If prompted for a login:
Login - UN: northhs PW: huskies
MAS Complete This link opens in a new window
Click "Images" in the top menu to limit your search to pictures. If prompted for a login:
LOGIN - choose ‘Eau Claire - Eau Claire Area School District’, then enter ‘ecasd’ for your school barcode/ID

Copyright-Free Images

No need to cite images from these sources.

ELA 11 - The Crucible: Research Resources