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South Lakes High School Library: General Research

Find it Virginia Databases

Find It Virginia

  • Databases provided by the state of Virginia.  
    • Select: High School
    • Select: Explora High School (9 - 12)
    • Select: Business and Government

Public Library Databases

Fairfax County Public Library Databases

  • Options:
    • ABI/Global
    • Business Index ASAP
    • Business Insights: Global
    • Mergent Intellect
    • Morningstar
    • Uniworld
    • Value Line Research Center
    • Wall Street Journal
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  • Don't have a FCPL library card?

Database Research Tips

A-Z List of South Lakes Databases

Database Passwords

When you are not at school, databases require passwords.

You must be signed into your FCPS Google account to view the database passwords.

 Databases make citing sources as easy as possible:

  • Most library databases include a citation tool for articles and resources.
  • Copy these into NoodleTools using QuickCite

 

Need more help?

  • Check out the Citation page
  • Ask a librarian

 

Databases

  • Paid for by the library.  
  • Cannot be searched in Google.
  • Includes sources written by professors, scholars, journalists, "smart people", etc.
  • Authority of information is verified by experts.

Websites

  • Access is free.  No one is paying for the content.
  • Anyone can publish a website.  The information included might not verified by anyone.
  • Can be searched in a variety of search engines, including Google.
  • Must examine with a critical eye.

 

Databases often include many types of information

Use search limit fields to ensure you get the type of information you need for the assignment.

For example:

  • Scholarly journals

  • Ebooks

  • Abstracts

  • Book reviews

  • News articles

  • Magazine articles

  • Images

  • Videos