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July 29, 2010
Library and Online Database websites:

 

Click here for an “@ Home” reference guide
User IDs and Passwords can be obtained rom the school library..

Encyclopedia Britannica
Provides instant access to four complete encyclopedias that ensure consistency with classroom topics and age-appropriate language. This unique database also offers high-quality online learning materials that are developed by teachers and curriculum experts. Designed for all levels of learning, Britannica Online School Edition offers students a gateway to the vast resources of Encyclopædia Britannica.

World Book Online
Features “World Book Kids”, “World Book Advanced”, and “World Book Reference Center.

Student Resource Center
This site resource is best known for its full-text magazine and newspaper database InfoTrac, and for its multi-volume reference works, especially in the areas of religion, history and social science.

Novelist
EBSCO is a worldwide leader in providing information access and management solutions through print and electronic journal subscription services, research database development and production, online access
to more than 150 databases and thousands of e-journals, a full-featured OpenURL link resolver, and e-commerce book procurement. EBSCO has been serving the library and business communities for more than 60 years.

OCLC First Search
FirstSearch is an online service that gives library professionals and end users access to a rich collection of reference databases. With FirstSearch, materials in your library’s collection are highlighted in search results from dozens of leading databases.

Online Public Library (SWAN)
SWAN is a database that includes the holdings of members of the Metropolitan Library System. This catalog is large but very easy to use. You can search the SWAN catalog by TITLE, AUTHOR, AUTHOR/TITLE, SUBJECT, KEYWORD, and CALL NUMBER. Searches can be limited to a single library or the holdings of all SWAN libraries can be searched at the same time.

Textbooks and other publisher resources:

       
Harcourt - eharcourtschool.com
     social studies - grades 3 and 5
 
Holt - HRW - my.hrw.com
    literature - grades 6 and 7
    science - grades 6,  7, and 8
    social studies - grades 6, 7, and 8
 
Loyola Press - christourlife.org

     religion - grade 6 and 8
 
McDougal Littell - classzone.com
    math - grades 6, 7, and 8
 
Sadlier - sadlier-oxford.com
    math - grade 5
    vocabulary - grade 7
 
Scott Foresman/Pearson - pearsonsuccessnet.com
     reading - grade 3
     science - grade 3

 

 

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