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Databases
Free Scholarly Databases & Research Resources (Grades 9–12)
This list features high-quality, free scholarly databases, academic search engines, and primary source archives. Use these resources to find credible, peer-reviewed articles, scientific papers, and historical documents for any high school research project.
1. General & Multidisciplinary Databases
Google Scholar
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Description: A universally accessible search engine that indexes the full text and metadata of scholarly literature across all disciplines, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, and abstracts.
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Student Tip: Look for
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Markdown Link: Google Scholar
CORE (COnnecting REpositories)
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Description: The world's largest aggregator of open-access research papers. It provides students with millions of free-to-read academic articles harvested from universities and repositories globally.
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Markdown Link: CORE
The Library of Congress Digital Collections
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Description: The largest library in the world, offering free access to millions of digitized historical manuscripts, photographs, historic newspapers, maps, and audio recordings. This is the gold standard for finding authentic primary sources.
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Markdown Link: Library of Congress Collections
