ONLINE RESEARCH KIT (ORK)
With our Online Research KIT (ORK) YOU CAN access a broad range of online journals and databases to help you in your research.
For accesS IN school, CLICK the links within the list beloW (n.b. you may need to follow the individual instructions next to each resource).
When out of school, CLICK this button and enter in the password shAred PREVIOUSLY to get to our secure page.
For a password reminder, email dcslibrary@deanclose.org.uk
Britannica Online is an online encyclopaedia containing up-to-date articles, videos, and exercises for a huge range of topics at a variety of levels. It also contains a wide selection of lesson plans for language arts, maths, science, and social studies that make Britannica Online easy to integrate into the classroom.
For access out of school, click here, and use the link and login details on our secure page.
(Suitable for: 4TH FORM, GCSE, A-LEVEL)
Hodder Education Magazines are the leading magazines for A-level and GCSE students. This resource includes digital editions and online archives giving simple access to hundreds of articles - ideal for research and lesson preparation. It also provides additional resources - including examiner commentaries and revision materials.
Access via https://www.hoddereducationmagazines.com/ and click ‘Sign In’. Use the ‘Sign in with Microsoft’ button, which will authenticate you through your school email and password.
If you are a teacher and you cannot access, please use this link to register and then do the above.
(Suitable for: 4TH FORM, GCSE, A-LEVEL)
JSTOR provides access to thousands of academic journals, images and primary sources and is one of the world's most trusted sources for academic content. It is a powerful tool used by millions for research, teaching, and learning. All resources can be downloaded as PDFs and you can download as much as you want.
For access out of school, click here, and use the link on our secure page.
(Suitable for: A-LEVEL & BEYOND)
MASSOLIT offers lectures from the world's best academics in English and History. Specially designed for sixth form students, here you can find an extensive library of video lectures across the arts and humanities.
To log in from home, please follow the instructions on the sign up page and make sure to use your school email address.
(Suitable for: A-LEVEL & BEYOND)
English and Media Centre's eMagazine is suitable for all Sixth Form English and Drama students, or anyone who has an interest in Literature. The magazine contains critical essays on key texts, exam techniques and approaches, and texts in context.
For access out of school, click here, and use the link and login details on our secure page.
(Suitable for: GCSE, A-LEVEL)
Issues Online is a multi-subject resource with access to articles, eBooks, key statistics and videos on important social issues.
Search by Subject Area for articles from organisations around the world, or by eBook topics to find a collection of material all in one place.
For access out of school, click here, and use the link and login details on our secure page.
(Suitable for: 4th Form, GCSE, A-Level)
Online multimedia and print publication offering authoritative global news and analysis. Stated aim is to offer “fair-minded, fact-checked coverage of world politics, economics, business, science and tech, culture and more”. For full access to website, app & digital content, register here with school email address, check your email and verify your address, go back to website and enjoy the subscription. For a fuller guide to your subscription, see here.
(Suitable for: GCSE, A-LEVEL & BEYOND)
Google Arts & Culture showcases and shares cultural treasures and stories with a global audience online. It features over 2,000 cultural institutions in over 80 countries, more than 200,000 high-resolution digital images of original artworks, 7 million archival artifacts, over 1,800 Street View museum captures, and more than 3,000 online exhibitions curated by experts. Visitors can search for or browse artworks, landmarks and world heritage sites, as well as digital exhibitions that tell the stories behind the archives of cultural institutions across the globe.
The Financial Times keeps abreast of significant corporate, financial and political developments around the world. Here you can find news articles from independent global reporters, videos and podcasts, economic data and expert commentaries and analysis.
For access, new users should create an account by following this link. Please use your school email address.
Existing users should sign in using their school email address as their username. Forgotten passwords can be reset here. Also available is a guide to using the Financial Times Online.
(Suitable for: GCSE, A-LEVEL & BEYOND)
In Our Time is a BBC radio / podcast discussion series exploring the history of ideas, presented by Melvyn Bragg. It is one of the BBC’s most successful discussion programmes, acknowledged to have "transformed the landscape for serious ideas." Search the archives for discussion on a hue range of topics related to culture, history, religion, philosophy and science.
(Suitable for: 4TH FORM, GCSE, A-LEVEL)