Databases & EResources

The Databases and E-Resources section has sixteen sub menus. This is the third of eight sections that will help you gain access to information on your journey while you are a student at Tri County RVTSD.
A databases  is a collection of information organized to provide efficient retrieval. The collected information could be in any number of formats (electronic, printed, graphic, audio, statistical, combinations). At Tri County more than 50 databases provide you access to millions of primary and secondary sources. Unlike information found on the Internet through a regular search engine, information found in a databases is vetted by the companies who own these vast resource pools. Access to databases requires school credentials.
Many electronic resources are available at Tri County. Browse what is found here and come back often as more EResources continue to be added on an ongoing basis.
Includes: Resources in History, Science , Health, Careers & Business (Encyclopedia of Mathematics and Society, Principles of Business, Applied Science, Principles of Science,)
​Remote password: (Contact Mr. D. on Schoology for password)
Careers In
Careers In  is designed to provide need-to-know information on the various careers that you can choose from. This reference text offers valuable direction on different career paths, each with their own separate page. It features details on employment prospects, expected earnings, necessary education and training, applicable skills, and likelihood of advancement. This resource provides necessary insight into potential careers, and provides instruction on what you can expect in terms of training, advancement, earnings, job prospects, working conditions, relevant associations, and more.​
Classroom Video On Demand (Career and Technical as well as Master Collections)
Search streaming video, audio, and text content.
User name : Tri-Cotech
​Password: (Contact Mr. D. on Schoology for password)
​​Diseases and Disorders- General health care issues and more than 250 infectious diseases, mental disorders, and noninfectious diseases and disorders are detailed in this informative and accessible resource.
​User name : Tri-CountyLMC
​Password: (Contact Mr. D. on Schoology for password)
​Feature Films for Education Collection
The Feature Films for Education Collection offers hundreds of full-length feature films for educational instructional purposes.
User name : Tri-Cotech
​Password: (Contact Mr. D. on Schoology for password)
Food and Nutrition 
A comprehensive and engaging resource designed to help young people make healthful and safe personal choices about all aspects of food and nutrition.
​​User name : Tri-CountyLMC
​Password: (Contact Mr. D. on Schoology for password)
Great American Writers
​A user-friendly resource that introduces readers to the lives and works of nearly one hundred of the most talented North American writers of the present and the past.
​​User name : Tri-CountyLMC
​Password: (Contact Mr. D. on Schoology for password)
Great World Writers
The lives and works of the most influential international writers of the modern era, from Britain to South Africa, from Japan to Poland, and dozens of nations in between.
User name : Tri-CountyLMC
​Password: (Contact Mr. D. on Schoology for password)
​​Healthy You
​Healthy You is your source for finding links to various information focused on numerous topics such as: Mindfulness, Coping Skills, Vaping and Substance Use/Abuse, Mental Health, Gender Identity. In each section you will find links to various lists, books, videos, websites, podcasts and other credible multi media resources to help you get more information about a specific topic.
Encyclopedias are a great place to get general information about a topic.
Rosen's Financial Literacy database makes economics and personal finance easy to understand and highly engaging. Articles explore macro-, micro-, and global economics as well as personal and household finance. Users will learn to manage credit and debt, save and invest with confidence, plan for college and retirement, and avoid fraud and scams.
User name : Tri-CountyLMC
​Password: (Contact Mr. D. on Schoology for password)
Gale Databases
​There are more than 50 unique databases in the Gale Cengage collection that are provided through the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and Massachusetts Library System with state funds and federal Institute of Museum and Library Services funds.
Working with the right database will lead you to the most useful articles to provide you helpful information to your research. Gale offers a very helpful tool you should use called "Topic Finder" . It will save you time and get you to articles that are focus on your key words.
It is my recommendation that you become familiar with each of the databases below in order that you can "go fish" in the best source group.
News Papers and News Sites to stay updated on events from today and look at news stories from the past:
Boston Globe
Boston Globe online- full access to Boston Globe current online edition. User name: ​[email protected] Password: (Contact Mr. D. on Schoology for password)
Boston Globe
​Full-text of the Boston Globe from 1980-present
The New York Times
​The New York Times from 1985-present
​Newsela
​Newsela provides you the ability to access News articles from many sources and interact with the article at a level that is right for your current reading ability.
​Log in using your school Google credentials.
Supreme Court Milestones
​An absorbing resource that discusses some of the most momentous cases in the history of the United States Supreme Court.
User name : Tri-CountyLMC
​Password: (Contact Mr. D. on Schoology for password)
​Teen Health and Wellness
User name: Tri-CountyLMC
Password: (Contact Mr. D. on Schoology for password)
​Provides students with nonjudgmental, straightforward, curricular and self-help support. Topics include diseases, drugs and alcohol, nutrition, mental health, suicide and bullying, green living, LGBTQ issues, and more.
Renaissance and Reformation
A highly visual and detailed look at the people, events, scientific advances, and religious, literary, artistic, and architectural achievements in European and world history, from 1300 to 1700.
User name : Tri-CountyLMC
​Password: (Contact Mr. D. on Schoology for password)