DATABASE INFORMATION
(Students have been given usernames and passwords. Contact
library staff for any additional information.)
EBSCO
Features Grade K-3 Searchasaurus, Gr. 3-5 Kidsearch, & Gr.
6-12 Student Research Center with full-text
magazines, encyclopedias, biographies, almanacs, authors, newspapers, photos,
maps, & more- Highlights include Encyclopedia of Animals, Texas Reference
Center, Health Source, Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Includes separate interfaces for elementary, middle, & high
school students; five encyclopedias, images, maps, multimedia clips, teacher
resources & learning materials, magazine & journal articles, biographies, time
lines, world atlas, Merriam-Webster's Dictionary & Thesaurus
netTrekker
An award-winning academic search engine with grade-level tabs organized by
readability levels. It includes more than 300,000 sites chosen by educators for
accuracy, reliability, and relevance. Links to major newspapers, magazines,
encyclopedias and many more news media sources are also provided.