Welcome To Databases, Savvy Scorps!

What does acronym AVID stand for?

• Advancement Via Individual Determination

• Advanced Via Incognito Determination

• Academic Via Individual Diligence

• Advancement Via Inspirational Drive

How many times have you used the Britannica database?

• Zero

• 1-3

• 4-10

• 11 or more

How many times have you used the Gale High School database?

• Zero

• 1-3

• 4-10

• 11 or more

How many times have you used the Gale Opposing Viewpoints database?

• Zero

• 1-3

• 4-10

• 11 or more

How many times have you used the Gale Biography database?

• Zero

• 1-3

• 4-10

• 11 or more

How many times have you used the ProQuest database suite?

• Zero

• 1-3

• 4-10

• 11 or more

When you are ON the OUHSD network, how do you authenticate your credentials to sign in to ALL the databases?

• Sign in to your school Google account

• Sign in to your personal Google account

• Sign in using the password Savvy Scholars

• Sign in using your student id

When you are NOT ON the OUHSD network, how do you authenticate your credentials to sign in to the Gale databases?

• Sign in to your school Google account

• Sign in to your personal Google account

• Sign in using the password Savvy Scholars

• Sign in using your student id

When you are NOT ON the OUHSD network, how do you authenticate your credentials to sign in to Britannica and the ProQuest databases?

• Sign in to your school Google account AND enter the User Name and Password: oxnardunion

• Sign in to your personal Google account AND enter the User Name and Password: oxnardunion

• Sign in to your school Google and account AND enter the User Name and Password Savvy Scholars

• You cannot use these databases outside the school network

Using databases for academic research helps students

• locate and curate vetted, reliable facts and data

• spend less time locating and vetting reliable and verifiable information

• spend more time discerning between reliable and semi- or unreliable facts and data

• violate copyright laws by using vetted, scholarly images