Reference Databases

  • The library offers free access to many reference databases to help with research on a particular topic or subject.  If you have any questions about using these databases, please see the librarian.

    General Databases

    ProQuest SIRS logo ProQuest SIRS Issues Researcher - Browse all pro/con social issues from A-Z or by subject. See step-by-step instructions in Google Slides. To use this database from home, ask the librarian for the username and password then click here to log in.

    Gale Cengage Learning icon Gale Cengage Learning - Gale offers many powerful research platforms that provide easy access to vetted resources. Use this link to see a full list of Gale database resources available to you. See step-by-step tutorial for using the Gale Databases
    Gale Academic OneFile Select

    News Platforms

    Newsela logoNewsela is an online news platform that features high-interest articles on everything from current events to myths and legends and from literature to science. Log in using your Amesbury High School Google account.
    ProQuest logo

    ProQuest Boston Globe provides access to the Boston Globe newspaper from 1980 to the present.

    NEW CORONIVIRUS DATABASE  Coronavirus Research