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These reputable science reference books are now available in electronic format. Students, teachers, and families may search a single reference e-book or the entire collection with ONE keyword search term. Some titles include
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These history databases feature maps, documents, flags, biographies, visual timelines, audio clips, and more, including "This Day in History" and "Living History" which help students connect the past to the present. Access codes needed |
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Hundreds of animated movies developed according to national standards for K-8. BrainPOP covers the core curriculum subjects in:SCIENCE, ENGLISH, MATH, SOCIAL STUDIES, TECHNOLOGY, HEALTH Each movie is accompanied by a 10-question interactive quiz, experiment, comic strip, timeline, and printable activity page. The teacher's section contains lesson plans, standards correlation, and ideas for using BrainPOP in the classroom. No access codes needed from school |
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Interactive books, organized by chapter and offered in two formats, each with a specific purpose. The interactive books What Citizens Need to Know About Economics, What Citizens Need to Know About Government and What Citizens Need to Know About World Affairs, are available in both printer-friendly (PDF) and Web-friendly (HTML) formats. No access codes needed from school |
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 CQ Researcher
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Online version of the popular weekly magazine providing:
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Information on cultures of 182 countries and territories. Reports include maps, statistics, a glossary, and in-depth information on 25 categories such as land and climate, history, population, language, religion, general attitudes, personal appearance, greetings, gestures, family, dating and marriage, diet, recreation, holidays, government, economy, transportation, communications, education, events and trends, and much more. No access codes needed from school |
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20th century American sources: advertisements, editorial cartoons, photographs, posters, original documents, speeches, etc. No access codes needed from school |
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Geared to students in grades 4-9 featuring a general reference database with full-text articles and images from 1600 domestic and international publications No access codes needed from school |
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Full-text documents, summaries, and graphics concerning a wide variety of topics: health, science, economics, environment, politics, foreign affairs, business, and industry No access codes needed from school |
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| Issues & Controversies on File | Analyzes and explains hundreds of controversial topics; includes frequent updating, interviews with experts, "By the Numbers" statistical overviews of major issues, selected newspaper editorials, editorial cartoons, primary documents, a directory of contact organizations, and curriculum/study aids |
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A comprehensive database portal comprised of 4 different reference databases: SIRS Researcher, SIRS Government Reporter, SIRS Renaissance, and SKS WebSelect. No access codes needed from school |
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Critical essays and author biographies; full-text articles from literary journals; work overviews, plots summaries, and explications; links to authoritative related websites; encyclopedia of literary terms No access codes needed from school |
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Information on social issues--viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles No access codes needed from school |
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A comprehensive professional education reference collection for teachers and administrators No access codes needed from school |
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A reference database providing information on Architecture & Design, Culture, Literature, Multimedia, Music Performing Arts, Philosophy & Religion, and Visual Arts No access codes needed from school |
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A general reference database containing thousands of full-text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, business, economic, political and global issues. Articles and graphics are carefully selected from 1,500 domestic and international publications according to strict criteria with regard to content and age appropriateness. No access codes needed from school |
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Authoritative reference books, magazines, academic journals, newspapers, multimedia, and websites. No access codes needed from school |
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Full-text newspaper and periodical articles, biographies, critical essays, primary source documents, audio and video clips, weblinks to health sites, and much more No access codes needed from school |
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An online database of carefully selected, reliable and credible Internet resources on vital issues and topics. SKS WebSelect is dynamically updated and offers Internet resources from around the globe, including those of leading universities, government agencies and respected organizations. No access codes needed from school |
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 World Book Online |
Includes all the articles from the print version of the Work Book Ecyclopedia plus thousands of pictures, maps, videos and animations, sounds, panoramic 360-degree views, and simulated historic Web sites No access codes needed from school |
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You will need to input your public library card number, last name, and zip code. |
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Award-winning biographies as well as full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals; searching can be done by personal facts such as birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender or by a combination of criteria | ||
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Articles in the Baltimore Sun from September 16, 1990 through the present (This database is provided through Maryland's Sailor project) |
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