Databases and Magazines

Databases, Magazines, Newspapers, and Journals


The following resources are available for your use. These links are maintained by outside resources. Blue Valley USD#229 is not responsible for their maintenance or daily availability.  

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Magazine Indexes and Full-Text Articles


  • EBSCO  UserID and password required for at home access.

  • LexisNexis  High School Students and Staff Only UserID and password required for at home access.  

  • CultureGrams  UserID and password required for at home access.

  • Opposing Viewpoints  High School Students and Staff Only. UserID and password required for at home access.  

  • SIRS Researcher  High School and Middle School Students and Staff Only. UserID and password required for at home access.  

  • PebbleGo    

  • Kids InfoBits    

  • Global Issues in Context  High School and Middle School Students and Staff Only. UserID and password required for at home access.  

  • History Resource Center US    

  • History Resource Center World    

  • ABC-CLIO Pop Culture Universe  Login required.  

  • History Reference Center    Provides full text from more than 2,000 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, cover to cover full text for more than 120 history periodicals, more than 59,600 historical documents, 49,600 biographies of historical figures, more than 110,200 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video. Available to all schools.  

  • Gale Databases    Provided by the Kansas State Library, this resource includes: Expanded Academic ASAP (1995-  ) with backfiles (1980-1994); Gale's Literature Resource Center; Health Reference Center-Academic (1994- )& the Health and Wellness Resource Center   ;   the Business & Company ASAP (1995-  ) with backfiles (1980-1994) & Business and Company Resource Center; Infotrac Custom Newspapers &  the National Newspaper Index (1995-  ) Many full-text articles.   

  • HeritageQuest    Provided by the Kansas State Library, this resource includes: The Complete U.S. Federal Census 1790-1930; ProQuest’s Genealogy & Local History Collection; Periodical Source Index of 6,500+ genealogy and local history periodicals.  

  • Books In Print    Provided by the Kansas State Library, this resource includes: The Complete U.S. Federal Census 1790-1930; ProQuest’s Genealogy & Local History Collection; Periodical Source Index of 6,500+ genealogy and local history periodicals.  

  • GreenFILE    Database of information about environmental concerns. Indexes scholarly, general interest titles, and, government documents and reports.


Selected On-line Magazine Sites


Periodical coverage found at these links vary according to site. Most offer table of contents, full-text of current cover story, and means to search archives. In some instances, archived full-text articles are also available without cost; at other sites you must be an on-line subscriber to retrieve, print or download articles.


Selected On-line Newspaper Sites


Newspaper coverage found at these links vary according to site. Most offer table of contents, full-text of current cover story, and means to search archives. In some instances, archived full-text articles are also available without cost; at other sites you must be an on-line subscriber to retrieve, print or download articles.

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