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Databases
Welcome to the Parrott Library Databases
Databases are organized by subject: General, History, Science/Geography and Religion.
Please contact Mrs. Conlin with any questions: rconlin@stalbansschool.org
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is the accepted authority on the English language and a guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of more than 280,000 entries from across the English-speaking world.
Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects -- from Islam to Sociology, Politics to Classics, and Literary Theory to History.
World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras explores ancient civilizations, dynasties, and empires in the ancient and medieval world from prehistory through to the beginning of the Renaissance.
The African American Experience: The American Mosaic provides a comprehensive survey of African American history and its heartbreaking struggles, major movements—political, social, artistic, and literary—and most notable events and legislative reform.
U.S. History In Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in U.S. History.
World History In Context reaches back to the ancient world — and forward to today's headlines — to deliver a chronicle of the great cultures and societies that have formed the history of the human race.
Oyez (pronounced OH-yay) offers transcript-synchronized and searchable audio, plain-English case summaries, illustrated decision information, and full-text Supreme Court opinions (through Justia). Oyez also provides detailed information on every justice throughout the Court’s history and offers a panoramic tour of the Supreme Court building, including the chambers of several justices.
America's Historical Newspapers makes it easy for students to search and browse hundreds of U.S. newspapers published from 1690 through the 20th Century, including titles from all 50 present states.
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion is a reference project that brings together scholars from around the globe to explore the practice, philosophy, influence, and lived experience of religion