Catalog of Subscription Database Offerings 2016-2017

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Catalog of Subscription Database Offerings
2016-2017
For trials and pricing, please contact Kathy Friedlander at the Professional Library:
[email protected] or 914-248-2391.
Table of Contents
NOVELNY 2015-2016 Offerings ..................................................................................................................... 4
Alexander Street Press .................................................................................................................................. 7
Artstor ........................................................................................................................................................... 8
BrainPOP ....................................................................................................................................................... 9
Capstone/PebbleGo .................................................................................................................................... 10
Career Cruising ............................................................................................................................................ 12
Columbia University Press .......................................................................................................................... 13
CountryWatch ............................................................................................................................................. 15
Data-Planet ................................................................................................................................................. 16
Defined Stem .............................................................................................................................................. 18
Discovery Education .................................................................................................................................... 19
EBSCO .......................................................................................................................................................... 20
Edmentum................................................................................................................................................... 36
Encyclopædia Britannica ............................................................................................................................. 39
Exploring Nature Educational Resources .................................................................................................... 41
Facts on File ................................................................................................................................................ 43
Flocabulary…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….46
Follett .......................................................................................................................................................... 47
Gale/Cengage Learning ............................................................................................................................... 48
Glogster ....................................................................................................................................................... 58
Imagine Easy Solutions................................................................................................................................ 59
JSTOR........................................................................................................................................................... 60
Learning A-Z ................................................................................................................................................ 61
LexisNexis .................................................................................................................................................... 65
Lincoln Library Press ................................................................................................................................... 66
Maps101 ..................................................................................................................................................... 70
Marshall Cavendish ..................................................................................................................................... 71
McGraw Hill Education/Access Science ...................................................................................................... 73
MediaFlex.................................................................................................................................................... 75
Naxos........................................................................................................................................................... 76
NBC Learn.................................................................................................................................................... 77
Subscription Database Offerings: 2016-2017
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NewsBank ................................................................................................................................................... 79
NoodleTools ................................................................................................................................................ 80
Oxford University Press............................................................................................................................... 81
ProQuest ..................................................................................................................................................... 84
Rand McNally Classroom ............................................................................................................................ 87
Rosen Publishing Group .............................................................................................................................. 88
Sage/CQ Press ................................................................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
Scholastic Grolier Online ............................................................................................................................. 93
Soundzabound ............................................................................................................................................ 96
Tumbleweed Press .................................................................................................................................... 103
Turnitin/iParadigms .................................................................................................................................. 104
Voice Thread ............................................................................................................................................. 105
WALDO ...................................................................................................................................................... 106
World and I ............................................................................................................................................... 109
World Book ............................................................................................................................................... 110
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NOVELNY 2016-2017 Offerings
(Provided at No Cost)
BUSINESS
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Business Insights: Essentials (Gale Cengage Learning): Contains over 3,900 magazines
and journals, nearly 25,000 industry reports, nearly 11,000 company histories and nearly
500,000 company profiles.
ELEMENTARY LEVEL GENERAL PERIODICALS
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eLibrary Elementary (ProQuest): Contains over 140 magazines and books for
elementary students. Also includes the American Heritage Dictionary.
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Kids InfoBits (Gale Cengage Learning): Contains over 100 age-appropriate magazines for
grades K-5. Also includes Merriam-Webster's Elementary Dictionary, maps, flags, seals,
charts and graphs.
ENCYCLOPEDIA
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Encyclopedia Americana (Scholastic): Articles include links to further readings, a
bibliography, selected full text articles, web page links, and links to related articles.
Includes maps, flags, tables and illustrations.
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The New Book of Knowledge (Scholastic): Resource for middle grade students that
includes literary selections, a timeline, projects and experiments, news, homework help
and more.
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Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia (Scholastic): Resource for upper middle school
students through adults that includes encyclopedia articles, news, timelines, quizzes and
games, and research starters. It also includes an atlas and dictionary. Articles can be
grouped by Lexile level and are aligned to standards.
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La Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre (Scholastic): Spanish language encyclopedia written
from a Latin American perspective. Includes timelines, maps and an events calendar.
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Amazing Animals of the World (Scholastic): Resource for elementary school students
that includes facts and photos for over 1,200 animals.
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The New Book of Popular Science (Scholastic): Resource for middle and high school
students that includes articles in the areas of science, technology and medicine. Also
includes photos, maps and technical illustrations.
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America the Beautiful (Scholastic): Resource for elementary and middle school students
that includes articles on US cities, states and Presidents.
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Lands and Peoples (Scholastic): Resource for middle and high school students that
includes articles on countries, cultures and current events. It also includes an atlas and
almanacs.
GENERAL PERIODICALS
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Academic OneFile (Gale Cengage Learning): Contains over 13,000 peer-reviewed
journals covering a wide variety of subjects. Full text is available for over 6,000 journals.
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General OneFile (Gale Cengage Learning): Contains over 13,000 popular magazines and
periodicals covering a wide variety of subjects. Full text is available for over 6,000
magazines and periodicals.
HEALTH
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Health Reference Center Academic (Gale Cengage Learning): Contains almost 3,000
magazines and journals covering medicine, health and nursing, over 2,500 topical
overviews, and videos of medical procedures.
ISSUES
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Opposing Viewpoints in Context (Gale Cengage Learning): This database, which
develops research skills and promotes issue awareness, information literacy and critical
thinking, will support the new Common Core Curriculum Standards adopted by New
York State. It contains a range of perspectives on many important issues, with over
13,000 pro/con viewpoints. Students of all levels will benefit from a variety of resource
types: reference, news, primary sources, multimedia and more.
NEWSPAPERS
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Gannett Newsstand Complete (ProQuest): Contains over 85 Gannett newspapers, 6 of
which are New York newspapers. These include the Ithaca Journal, Poughkeepsie
Journal, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Journal News (White Plains), Press and SunBulletin (Binghamton) and Star-Gazette (Elmira).
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InfoTrac Newsstand (Gale Cengage Learning): Contains over 1,100 newspapers, 33 of
which are New York State newspapers.
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National Newspaper Index (Gale Cengage Learning): Contains indexing of The New York
Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, USA
Today and The Washington Post.
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New York State Newspapers (Gale Cengage Learning): Subset of InfoTrac Newsstand
which contains 33 New York State newspapers, including the Albany Times Union, New
York Times, Newsday, Buffalo News, Post-Standard (Syracuse), Watertown Daily Times,
Times Herald-Record (Middletown) and others.
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Alexander Street Press
American History in Video: Alexander Street Press presents American History in Video featuring
thousands of hours of streaming video content tracing all major events in United States history,
from Columbus’ first voyage to US involvement in Afghanistan. Content ranges from
exploratory documentaries and first-hand interviews to the newsreels that captured history as
it was made.
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Artstor
Artstor is a nonprofit organization with a mission to use digital technology to enhance
education and scholarship in the humanities and sciences. We bring together 1.8 million highquality images from some of the world’s finest museums, photo archives, and libraries, and
offer the tools to catalog, manage, and distribute digital media collections.
The Artstor Digital Library provides students with reputable, high-quality digital images;
increases their media literacy and understanding of art, U.S. and world history, and other areas
of study; and bolsters their skills in searching databases and utilizing citations in preparation for
college-level research. Teachers can enhance their classroom presentations and their research
assignments and projects, as well as take advantage of new teaching resources that specifically
address changing national curricula.
Schools enter a site-wide license for the Artstor Digital Library through their library, and access
is granted through IP authentication. Site licenses allow unlimited simultaneous users to access
the Digital Library, including Artstor Mobile for smartphones and tablets. In addition, schools
have access to a dedicated support team and online training. Ask for a free 30-day trial for your
school, including full access to all content and tools.
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BrainPOP
BrainPOP (www.brainpop.com) provides online, animated movies for Grades 3-8. Content is
provided in Science, Social Studies, English, Math, Arts & Music, Health, and Technology. Each
movie is supplemented with a quiz for each topic and other supporting features including
experiments, comic strips and printable classroom activities. Each movie is also linked and
searchable by individual state standards. Closed Captioning is also available for all movies.
BrainPOP ESL (www.brainpopesl.com) uses lively, engaging content to teach English to
speakers of other languages. Lessons are built around animated movies and supporting
features that reinforce vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, reading comprehension, and
writing skills. New concepts are couched in everyday Capstone Press
BrainPOP Español (www.esp.brainpop.com) contains the most popular BrainPOP movies and
quizzes in Spanish. They are geared toward those learning English as a second language and
those learning Spanish.
BrainPOP Jr. (www.brainpopjr.com) provides online, animated movies for Grades K-3. Content
is provided in Science, Writing, Social Studies, Health, Reading, and Math. Each movie is
supplemented with a hard and easy quiz for each topic and other supporting features including
games, comic strips, jokes, vocabulary word wall, speaking and drawing activities, and
suggestions for further reading are part of the service.
Combo: BrainPOP, BrainPOP Jr., Brain Pop Español
NOTES:
BrainPOP includes content for grades 9-12, but school districts can buy for grades 3-8 and
exclude high school if need be.
BrainPOP Español is included with any purchase of BrainPOP and/or BrainPOP Jr.
BrainPOP Española (www.esp.brainpop.com) is a different website than BrainPOP ESL and
cannot be substituted
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Capstone/PebbleGo
The Capstone Interactive Library Subscription is perfectly leveled and uses innovative technology to help
your students understand the information they’ve found. Using the Internet or a school’s intranet as our
primary delivery platforms, available 24/7, the CIL provides enhanced Ebooks for all of your students
with a few clicks of a mouse.
Capstone Interactive Library Subscription - All Titles
Capstone Interactive Library Subscription - Fiction
Capstone Interactive Library Subscription - Dual Language
Capstone Interactive Library Subscription - Middle School
Capstone Interactive Library Subscription - Science
Capstone Interactive Library Subscription - Social Studies
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PebbleGo Databases for Grades K-3
PebbleGo Animals
Includes hundreds of animals, audio and video clips, carefully leveled text and educational games. K-3
students can research their favorite animals using a database created just for them.
PebbleGo Biographies
Correlates to National & State Standards for articles on biographies and includes timeline for every
subject, and cross-reference subjects in multiple categories. This K-3 Database offers multiple videos
that support social studies concepts, includes educational games and learning activities.
PebbleGo Earth and Space
Correlates to National & State Standards and includes high interest topics like weather and seasons. This
K-3 Database offers multiple videos that support science concepts, includes educational games and
learning activities.
PebbleGo Social Studies
Correlates to National & State Standards and includes high interest topics like weather and seasons. This
K-3 Database offers multiple videos that support 12 different Social Studies categories; includes
educational games and learning activities.
PebbleGo Database Bundles
Bundles of the PebbleGo Databases are available. The PebbleGo Databases are intended for grades K
through 3. They offer multiple videos, includes educational games and learning activities.
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Bundle of Two PebbleGo Databases
Bundle of Three PebbleGo Databases
Bundle of Four PebbleGo Databases
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Career Cruising
ccAchieve helps students manage the complex process of applying to college and for
scholarships, and submitting transcripts. Through our partnership with Scrip-Safe, secure
education credentials can be sent from any SIS to any destination.
ccPathfinder helps students build 4-year high school course plans which align perfectly with
their career aspirations and their high school’s graduation requirements, and integrates with
schools’ Student Information System (SIS) to streamline scheduling. We integrate with over 40
SIS vendors like PowerSchool, Infinite Campus, Skyward, eSchoolPlus and many more.
ccRealGame is a fully immersive experiential curriculum that teaches students about financial
literacy, responsibility, and self-management, while helping them imagine the future they
dream of living.
ccSpark! uses a fun, educational interactive game called Sparkdale to help younger students (K5) learn early in life about careers, life-planning and social skills. Designed to meet the
curriculum needs of young students.
ccSpringboard is where career and college exploration begins (grades 6-12). It includes
exceptionally accurate personal assessments, inspirational multi-media occupational profiles,
richly detailed career and college information, employment and industry information, and a
personal portfolio with a resume builder. Ready-to-use classroom activities and other support
materials are included.
Method Test Prep is the most efficient and effective way to help students increase SAT by 150
points on average and ACT test scores by 3 points. Through personalized reporting tools,
students are able to follow a pathway of learning that measures their strengths online.
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Columbia University Press
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO): (complete overhaul)
The most comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a
wide range of scholarship from 1991 onward that includes working papers from university
research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects,
proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs.
CIAO is also widely-recognized source for teaching materials including original case studies
written by leading international affairs experts, course packs of background readings for history
and political science classes, and special features like the analysis of a bin Laden recruitment
tape with video.
All sections of CIAO are updated monthly.
Columbia Gazetteer of the World Online: The definition of the term Gazetteer, when used in a
geographical sense, is a "geographical index or dictionary." When used in atlases or map
indexes, gazetteers are simply assemblages of alphabetically ordered listings of places or
physical/cultural features. More extensive gazetteers include brief descriptions along with the
listings. The comprehensive gazetteer, however, is an encyclopedia of geographical places and
features. The Columbia Gazetteer of the World is such an encyclopedia.
Columbia Granger's World of Poetry Online: Contains 250,000 poems in full text and 450,000
citations, numbers that will continually expand with each update. The poems in full text are the
most widely-read in the English language, as well as in Spanish, French, German, and Italian.
Included also is poetry in Portuguese, Polish, Yiddish, Welsh, Gaelic, and other Celtic languages,
as well as poems in the ancient languages: Anglo-Saxon, Provencal and Latin. Scholars in each of
these languages have reviewed and guided the selection of poems, so that the poetry on
Granger’s is also the poetry encountered in the classroom. Complete coverage of the works of
several individual great poets, including the complete poems of Shelley, Blake, Burns, Keats,
Marvell, Poe, Unamuno, Heine, Baudelaire, and other major poets. In addition users will find a
wealth of current poetry from some of the best poetry periodicals, such as Poetry Magazine,
The Southern Review, and Poetry Northwest.
Entertainment ID: Together, Film Industry Data and Music Industry Data bring a powerful new
research tool into humanities studies. For the first time, academics can examine and compare
film and music industry facts and figures alongside each other. Using our unique visual graphs
users can even superimpose music industry data onto a film industry graph, resulting in
surprising and significant historical, economic, and cultural insights.
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Film ID: Featuring exclusive data from Nielsen, Film ID gives academic researchers box office
sales, VHS/DVD/Blu-Ray unit sales, weekly top 500 rankings, full data on contributors, and
more. Compare genres across decades and explore the impact of film on culture, politics and
economics with visual graphs. This data was previously only available to film industry
executives.
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A comprehensive research database that goes beyond IMDB-Pro and Box Office Mojo
Get the facts to compare successes and failures in the film industry
Use visual graphs to get insights previously unavailable
First time unit sales and box office data are brought together in a single resource
Film Industry Data is the only source for weekly home video unit sales
Music ID: Music ID is a proven way of gathering information about music trends and the
impact of music across countries and cultures. It takes all the academic resources and data
available and turns it into knowledge, in the simplest and quickest way possible. Music Industry
Data is a growing repository of historical and current data from Billboard, Official Chart
Company, GfK Entertainment and over 30 countries around the world.
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Music Industry Data INSIGHTS will let you tell a new story
Music Industry Data CAPABILITY will inspire new research and new courses
Music Industry Data CONTEXTS will reveal valuable insights
Music Industry Data INFORMATION will add meaning and rigor to research
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CountryWatch
Country Watch Resources are a great vehicle for cross curriculum study of current events,
simultaneously addressing the subject areas of Social Studies, History, Humanities, Math,
Economics, World Affairs, Current Events Political Science and Foreign Languages
CountryWatch (http://www.countrywatch.com) Premium unlimited access to the Country
Reviews, Country Wire, Data, Maps, the Global Guide and the Political Intelligence Briefing and
Wire for Grades 6 - 12
CountryWatch Elections Central (http://elections.countrywatch.com) Unlimited access to
International Parliamentary and Presidential Elections Profiles covering dates 2009 to 2014 for
Grades 9 – 12.
CountryWatch Forecasts (http://forecast.countrywatch.com) Unlimited access to MacroEconomic, Energy Agriculture and Metals Forecast for Grades 9 – 12.
CountryWatch Video Profiles Series (http://videos.countrywatch.com) Unlimited access to 24
short video documentaries for 24 high profile countries for Grades 6 – 12.
CountryWatch Youth Edition (http://www.youthedition.countrywatch.com) Unlimited access
to the CountryWatch Youth Edition for Grades 4 – 9.
System Requirements: CountryWatch is supported by Internet Explorer 5.0 and above,
Netscape Navigator 7.0 and above, Firefox, Opera, Chrome and Mozilla on PC platforms.
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Data-Planet
Data-Planet Statistical Datasets (http://data-planet.libguides.com/statisticaldatasets)
Data-Planet Statistical Datasets provides access to the extensive Data-Planet repository of
standardized and structured statistical data. Through a single platform, users access more than 18.9
billion data points representing 3.9 billion datasets, sourced from more than 70 public and private
source organizations and covering thousands of geographic entities. The platform’s powerful
functionality allows users to manipulate datasets, compare multiple indicators, chart trends over time
and spatially represent data without requiring additional software programs. Multiple export options
are provided. Data-Planet Statistical Datasets has a basic module and several premium datasets.
Subscriptions also include access to the Data-Planet repository vs a complementary interface, DataPlanet Statistical Ready Reference, described below.
Subjects: Statistics and Data, Business, Social Sciences, Demography, International Studies,
Economics, Agriculture
Data-Planet Statistical Ready Reference (http://data-planet.libguides.com/readyreference)
Data-Planet Statistical Ready Reference provides simple and refined searching of the extensive DataPlanet repository of standardized and structured statistical data. This resource is designed to allow
users to quickly navigate the 18.9 billion data points contained in the Data-Planet repository,
representing 3.9 billion datasets drawn from over 70 public and private source organizations and
covering thousands of geographic entities. With Data-Planet Statistical Ready Reference, users can
quickly search and view charts, maps, and rankings of time series, complete with source descriptions
and statistical abstracts. The product provides high-level summary information as well as detailed
line-item views.
Subjects: Statistics and Data, Business, Social Sciences, Demography, International Studies,
Economics, Agriculture
Data-Planet Add-on Modules: Premium Datasets
Data-Planet offers three premium datasets as add-on modules:
EASI Market Planner
Easy Analytic Software Inc. (EASI) is a New-York based software engineering and statistical
modeling firm that specializes in consumer demographics. Using input data from the Census Bureau,
Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Mediamark, EASI develops model-based indicators of the
demographic characteristics, consumer spending, and behavior patterns for a wide range of
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geographic areas—state, counties, census tracts, and block groups. EASI datasets are considered
must-have for marketing and entrepreneurship programs in particular.
China Data Center Subnational
National-level data from the University of Michigan China Data Center are included in the basic
Data-Planet subscription. Subnational data, covering provinces, cities, counties, and districts, are
available as a premium add-on to the basic subscription. The data provide invaluable and
authoritative statistics on all aspects of Chinese society and economies, and are essential for
programs focused on international business and international relations.
International Stocks & Precious Metals
This dataset for the International Stocks provides historical prices for equities trading on more than
50 global exchanges. Daily open, close, high, low, and volume statistics are reported. This Precious
Metals dataset provides daily spot prices for gold, silver, palladium, and platinum and gold coin
prices. The stocks and precious metals data are sourced from Xignite, who delivers on-demand
financial market data covering global equities, commodities, currencies, options, fixed income,
mutual funds, derivatives, and “over-the-counter” instruments. Academics and students in the areas
of finance, entrepreneurship, business, and economics are primary users of these datasets.
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Defined Stem
Defined STEM combines a unique set of real-world themed resources to create a 21st century
learning platform. Our common core standard aligned performance tasks, literacy tasks, and
real-world video enable students to see the relevance of K-12 topics through real-world
themes. Each of our resources allow students to apply concepts in simulated real-world
scenarios, increasing student performance, and preparing them for college and 21st century
careers.
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Discovery Education
Discovery Education offers a breadth and depth of digital media content that is immersive,
engaging and brings the world into the classroom to give every student a chance to experience
fascinating people, places, and events. All content is aligned to state standards, can be aligned
to custom curriculum, and supports classroom instruction regardless of the technology
platform.
Whether looking for a digital media library service, an implementation to help you transition
your classroom to a 21st century environment or to move completely to replace textbooks with
digital resources, Discovery Education offers a continuum of solutions to meet your district's
specific needs. In addition, we offer real-time assessment services and a variety of professional
development to ensure effective implementation in the classroom. You know your needs. We
know our services. Together we can create an effective solution.
And, add the vast number of additional classroom instruction opportunities available such as
virtual experiences, compelling Discovery talent, free lesson plans and materials, and a variety
of contests and challenges and with Discovery Education teachers are truly able to give
students opportunities to soar beyond the traditional textbook for endless possibilities.
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EBSCO
EBSCO Individual Databases
Newspaper Source
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/newspaper-source
Newspaper Source provides cover-to-cover full text for more than 40 national (U.S.) and
international newspapers. The database also contains selective full text for more than
330 regional (U.S.) newspapers.
Newspaper Source Plus
Provides more than 1,400 full-text newspapers, providing more than 55 million full-text
articles. This database contains comprehensive full text for major newspapers. Videos
and podcasts are coming soon.
Points of View Reference Center
Containing resources that present multiple sides of an issue, this database provides the
basis from which students can realize and develop persuasive arguments and essays,
better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills.
Referencia Latina
http://www.ebscohost.com/academic/referencia-latina
This comprehensive Spanish-language database offers content from a variety of sources
including thousands of encyclopedia entries, an inclusive collection of images, an atlas,
health reports, a Spanish-English dictionary and full text for reference books and general
interest magazines in a broad array of subject areas. Includes reputable regional
newspaper content with daily updates ensure availability of the most current articles
from a dozen prominent newspapers from 10 Latin American countries.
Book Collection: Nonfiction
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/book-collection-nonfiction
Contains informative abstracts and searchable full text for more than 4,500 popular
nonfiction books. The database includes full text entries on core subject areas, as well as
information on careers, health, sports, adventure, technology, life skills and more from
publishers such as, Allosaurus Publishers, Bess Press, Branden Publishing, Capstone
Books, Compass Point Books, Fulcrum Publishing, Lerner Publishing Group, Mason Crest
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Publishers, Morgan Reynolds Inc., Morning Glory Press, Oliver Press, Oxford University
Press, Rourke Publishing LLC., Stackpole Books, and more.
History Reference Center
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/history-reference-center
Designed for secondary schools, public libraries, junior/community colleges and
undergraduate research, this database features full text for more than 1,990 reference
books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books from leading history publishers, such as
Branden Publishing, Compass Point Books, Houghton Mifflin, Lerner Publishing Group,
Mason Crest Publishers, Morgan Reynolds Inc., Oliver Press, Oxford University Press,
Rourke Publishing LLC., Salem Press, Stackpole Books, Toucan Valley Publications and
more.
Science Reference Center
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/science-reference-center
A comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full-text,
science-oriented content. Designed to meet every student researcher's needs, Science
Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference
books, periodicals and other sources.
Literary Reference Center
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/literary-reference-center
This comprehensive, full-text database provides a broad spectrum of information on
thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes—to give
students, professors, and researchers a foundation of literary reference works to meet
their research needs.
Literary Reference Center Plus
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/literary-reference-center-plus
This comprehensive, full-text database provides the most relevant information on
thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and time frames—to
give students, professors and researchers a complete foundation of literary reference
works to meet any and all of their research needs.
Biography Reference Center
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/biography-reference-center
Containing many of the top-ranked biographical reference collections and magazines,
this database offers a comprehensive collection of full-text biographies, as well as
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thousands of unique narrative biographies. This resource provides superior coverage for
several of the most popular and heavily-researched biographies and genres, including
those contained within Biography Today and Biography (both dating back to the first
issue published).
English Language Learner (ELL) Reference Center
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/english-language-learner-ell-referencecenterer
This multi-purpose information resource is designed for middle and high school students
and anyone that is new to the English language. This database will help ELLs succeed
academically and in everyday life by providing assistance as they conduct research, build
their background knowledge and develop study skills.
MagillOnLiterature Plus
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/magillonliterature-plus
Produced by Salem Press, this database combines all of the quality content of both
MagillOnLiterature and MagillOnAuthors in a fully integrated and enhanced single
database. It is the definitive source for editorially reviewed critical analyses and brief
plot summaries of the most studied works in the history of literature.
Professional Development Collection & ERIC
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/professional-development-collection
The most beneficial and most significant collection of full-text education journals in the
world.
Vocational & Career Collection
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/vocational-career-collection
Designed to meet a wide variety of vocational and technical research needs, this
collection provides full-text coverage for trade and industry-related periodicals including
Modern Machine Shop, Pediatric Nursing, Wireless Week, Drug Store News, Reeves
Journal, Restaurant Business, Advertising Age and many more.
NoveList
http://www.ebscohost.com/NoveList
Created especially for people who love books, this online database helps readers of all
ages find just the right books to read. For staff who work with readers, it is an effective
source of professional knowledge about books, series, genres, and more. NoveList
includes expert reading recommendations for fiction titles for all ages.
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NoveList Plus
http://www.ebscohost.com/NoveList/our-products/NoveList-plus
Created especially for people who love books, this online database helps readers of all
ages find just the right books to read. For staff who work with readers, it is an effective
source of professional knowledge about books, series, genres, and more. NoveList Plus
includes expert reading recommendations for both fiction and nonfiction titles for all
ages.
NoveList K-8
http://www.ebscohost.com/NoveList
Created specifically for kids (and the adults who work with them), this online database
encourages reading success. Kids can use it to find books that are just right for their
reading level and interests. Parents, teachers, and librarians can also use it to find tools
to teach with books and engage young readers. Content is displayed on a colorful,
graphic-rich homepage that's easy to use and appealing for K-8 students. NoveList K-8
includes expert reading recommendations for fiction titles.
NoveList K8 Plus
http://www.ebscohost.com/NoveList/our-products/NoveList-k8
Created specifically for kids (and the adults who work with them), this online database
encourages reading success. Kids can use it to find books that are just right for their
reading level and interests. Parents, teachers, and librarians can also use it to find tools
to teach with books and engage young readers. Content is displayed on a colorful,
graphic-rich homepage that's easy to use and appealing for K-8 students. NoveList K-8
Plus includes expert reading recommendations for both fiction and nonfiction titles.
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Career Library
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/career-library
This database is a comprehensive information resource for career and college research.
Five user-friendly components help users match their interests to occupations,
education prospects and more. Created for individual researchers and career/education
technology professionals, this is a valuable addition to libraries and career centers.
Career Guidance System
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/career-guidance-system
This resource presents students, counselors, teachers and parents with a centralized
location to work together to make the career curriculum connection and guide plans for
post-secondary options. It offers a quick, user-friendly system suited to many
situations–whether a class of students is drafting career goals, a student conducts a
college search independently or a counselor assists students. This comprehensive
system also offers individualized portfolio tools and reporting features for educators and
administrators.
Education Source
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/education-source
Developed through the merger of high-quality databases from EBSCO and H.W. Wilson,
and including many unique sources not previously available, this database covers
scholarly research and information to meet the needs of education students,
professionals and policy makers. This massive file offers the world's largest and most
complete collection of full-text education journals, and encompasses an international
array of English-language periodicals, monographs, yearbooks and more.
Humanities Source
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/humanities-source
Developed through a merger of high-quality databases from EBSCO and H.W. Wilson,
and including many unique sources that were never previously available, this database
offers worldwide content pertaining to literary, scholarly and creative thought. As the
most comprehensive resource available in its field, Humanities Source provides full
text—plus abstracts and bibliographic indexing—for the most noted scholarly sources in
the humanities.
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Primary Search
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-elementary-schools/primary-search
Containing full-text for more than 80 of the most popular elementary school magazines,
Primary Search is designed specifically for elementary school libraries.
EBSCO Database Packages
MasterFILE Premier (Includes Ultra Online Package)
http://www.ebscohost.com/public/masterfile-premier
Designed specifically for public libraries, MasterFILE Premier provides full text for
magazines, reference books, and primary source documents. This database also
provides an Image Collection containing photos, maps & flags.
Complete Online Package
http://www.ebscohost.com/canadian-schools/complete-online-package
This package offers the most comprehensive collection of full-text reference resources
available for secondary schools. Consisting of six online databases, this full-text package
is designed not only for students, but also for the research needs of educators.
Ultra Online Package
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/ultra-online-package
Consisting of six databases, this package offers a comprehensive collection of full-text
reference resources available for secondary schools and contains databases designed
not only for students, but also for educators.
Ultra Online Package with MagillOnLiterature Plus
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/magillonliterature-plus
Produced by Salem Press, this database combines all of the quality content of both
MagillOnLiterature and MagillOnAuthors in a fully integrated and enhanced single
database. It is the definitive source for editorially reviewed critical analyses and brief
plot summaries of the most studied works in the history of literature.
Advanced Placement Source
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/advanced-placement-source
Designed to meet the extensive needs of high school students enrolled in various
Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses, this database offers a
world of knowledge for students who seek to achieve academic excellence.
Ultra Online Package Supreme (includes AP Source, Book Collection: Nonfiction &
HRC) (http://www.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/ultra-online-package)
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Consisting of six databases, this package offers a comprehensive collection of full-text
reference resources available for secondary schools and contains databases designed
not only for students, but also for educators.
Middle Online Package w/ NoveList K-8
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-middle-schools/middle-online-package
Consisting of six databases, this collection offers the most complete collection of fulltext reference resources available for middle schools. This full-text package contains
databases designed not only for students, but also for educators.
Middle Online Package w/ NoveList K-8 Plus
Middle Online Package with Book Collection: Nonfiction
Primary Online Package w/ NoveList K-8
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-elementary-schools/primary-online-package
Consisting of four databases, the Primary Online Package offers the most complete
collection of full-text reference resources available for elementary schools. This full-text
package contains databases designed not only for students, but also for educators.
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Primary Online Package w/ NoveList K-8 Plus
Primary Online Package with Book Collection: Nonfiction
ABC-CLIO Databases
World at War
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/world-at-war-understanding-conflict-andsociety
This historical resource helps students and researchers develop a deep, critical
appreciation of both America’s war history and the total human involvement and costs
of wars, from the year 500 to the present. Whether fighting for independence, forging
alliances, making a play for dominance, or battling a global threat, history is shaped
when nations go to war.
American Government
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/american-government
This resource connects contemporary issues with the foundations of government and
compares the political and economic systems of the United States with those of other
countries. Users can learn through a wealth of short biographies, videos, quotes and
primary source documents. This database provides authoritative information, while also
moving students toward active, informed, thoughtful citizenship
World Geography
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/world-geography-understanding-achanging-world
This educational resource develops students' global literacy, focusing on the geographic,
political, social, economic, and cultural forces that influence our world. Helping students
to become informed citizens of the world, this unique resource offer students the ability
to research by region, category, and country and make demographic comparisons
between each searching more than 14,000 primary and secondary sources, country
overviews, maps and biographies.
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State Geography
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/united-states-geography
This interactive database offers teachers, librarians, and students a combination of
authoritative research sources, standards-aligned lessons and activities, and engaging
current events features on all 50 U.S. states.
Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/issues-understanding-controversy-andsociety
News sound bites and traditional databases often merely scratch the surface of the
most important issues of our time. This database helps students develop an in-depth
understanding of how society shapes and is shaped by controversy-with authoritative
historical context, expert perspectives, and carefully selected primary and secondary
sources on the most enduring, significant, and timely issues. Issues: Understanding
Controversy and Society has been produced with the input of leading scholars and
educators.
American History
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/american-history
From the earliest explorers of the Americas to today's headlines, this resource
investigates the people, events and themes of our nation's evolution. This database
moves student researchers beyond the simple memorizing of names and dates toward a
deeper understanding of America's fascinating, complex story - from its earliest origins,
westward expansion, social movements and internal conflicts to contemporary defining
moments.
World History
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/world-history-the-modern-era
This online resource covers a broad range of historical topics from 1500 to the present.
In-depth coverage included the evolution of modern Europe and developments in Asia,
Africa, and the Islamic world as well as the global impact of the Industrial Revolution
and the last 100 years of conflicts and international cooperation.
Ancient World History
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/world-history-ancient-and-medieval-eras
Ranging from the dawn of prehistory, through the great ancient empires, to the
beginning of the Renaissance, this online resource explores history in every corner of
the globe. Created in collaboration with prominent historians, this unique database goes
beyond the facts, with tools and resources to help students develop a deeper
understanding of history and learn how to relate the events of the distant past to the
ongoing development of human history.
World Religions
http://www.abc-clio.com/product.aspx?isbn=9781598847987
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This comprehensive reference resource provides a virtual textbook that covers religion
across the globe, making student research on faith and belief across humanity easier,
and enabling a deeper understanding of the complex issues facing us in the 21st
century.
African American Experience
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/the-african-american-experience
This online resource encompasses the contributions of a vast array of individuals from
the black community who have achieved success in the arts, science, business, the
military, and in politics, as well as countless others throughout history including Africans
in Colonial North America, the Rise of Jim Crow and the Black Power Movement.
Latino American Experience
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/the-latino-american-experience
Featuring over 200 volumes of unique content, this database includes hundreds of
primary source documents like maps, images, audio clips, interviews, music files,
speeches, documents, links to relevant websites and other material. With content in
English and Spanish, this premier online resource is truly a virtual library on Latino
culture.
The American Indian Experience
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/the-american-indian-experience
Designed, developed, and indexed under the guidance of Loriene Roy, the first Native
American President of the American Library Association, and a team of American Indian
librarians and scholars to meet the needs of teachers and their students, librarians and
their patrons, researchers and the general public, The American Indian Experience is an
indispensable electronic library resource covering prehistory to the present day.
Pop Culture Universe
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/pop-culture-universe-icons-idols-ideas
This database, first in its nature to come from a major publisher, Pop Culture Universe:
Icons, Idols, Ideas (PCU) is an authoritative, yet fun, research source for all areas of Pop
Culture throughout the world. Built on hundreds of award-winning titles for all levels of
researchers, PCU provides a safe haven for investigating topics that appeal to
students—without the bias, advertising, suggestive content, or questionable authorship
of commercial or fan sites.
Daily Life through History
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/daily-life-through-history
This multi-disciplinary database supports courses and research in American history and
literature, providing an excellent source of diverse documentation that covers historical
topics such as American food and cooking, celebrations, clothes, romance, work,
religion, housing, language and social customs. Daily Life through History offers a vast
number of historical reference works, monographs and primary documents to support a
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wide range of research. Documentation includes essays, recipes, photos, maps and
much more.
Modern Genocide
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/modern-genocide-understanding-causesand-consequences
This resource provides information on the historical, social, religious, political and
economic factors that have resulted in genocide. Users will come to understand the
price of prejudice, racism and stereotyping, and the role and responsibility of individual
citizens and how their actions (or inactions) can impact these issues. Modern Genocide
utilizes the Eight Stages of Genocide framework by Gregory Stanton, president of
Genocide Watch.
Auto Repair Reference Center (ARRC)
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/auto-repair-reference-center
This database contains do-it-yourself repair and maintenance information on most major
manufacturers of domestic and imported vehicles. New repair procedures, TSBs and updates
are added to the product on a regular basis. All of the content has been created by ASE certified
technicians.
Home Improvement Reference Center (HIRC)
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/home-improvement-reference-center
All of the resources you need for your home improvement projects. Home Improvement
Reference Center features full-text content from leading home improvement magazines images
not found anywhere else online, and videos of popular home repair projects. All of the content
is organized in a powerful, easy-to-use manner so that users can quickly gain the information
they need.
Small Engine Repair Reference Center (SEERC)
http://www.ebscohost.com/us-high-schools/small-engine-repair-reference-center
Through a collection of comprehensive full-text content, this database provides users with
detailed, yet user-friendly repair guides for all manner of small engines. All of the content is
organized in a powerful, easy-to-use manner so that users can quickly gain the information they
need. Small Engine Repair Reference Center offers assistance in providing routine maintenance
(tune-ups, brake service, etc.) as well as extensive repairs (engine and transmission
disassembly) and allows users to search by product type, brand, model/engine type, specific
area of model/engine type, and model numbers. PDF full text is available for all documents.
Ebook Subscriptions
eBook K-8 Collection
http://www.ebscohost.com/ebooks/schools/subscriptions/school-ebook-subscriptions
This collection is created for K-8 students and the educators that work with them. It's a
cost-effective way for libraries to provide educators with full-text eBook coverage to
support their curricula, and is a great complement to other elementary/middle school
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eBook and database resources. The eBook K-8 Collection contains over 7,300 titles
chosen to support a quality learning experience for K-8 students across all subject areas
taught in elementary and middle schools, and content aligns with Common Core
Curriculum Standards (for participating U.S. states). The collection also features a
selection of Teacher Resources to support educators and administrators.
eBook High School Collection
eBook High School Collection
Designed specifically for high school students and educators, this collection offers an
easy, cost-effective way for libraries to provide full-text eBook coverage that aligns with
their school's curricula, as well as complement other eBook and database resources
from EBSCO. This package contains nearly 7,000 eBook titles that support a quality
learning experience across all academic subject areas, from History, to Language &
Literature, to Science & Technology. Content includes a selection of classic literary
works, important historical documents and general reference materials. The collection
also features a selection of Teacher Resources to support educators and administrators.
Titles align with Common Core Curriculum Standards (for participating U.S. states)
Audiobook Subscriptions
Premier Collection
This multi-publisher audiobook collection offers access to over 4,500 audiobook titles
for adult and youth patrons. The Audiobook Premier Collection contains titles from
more than 20 leading audiobook publishers, including Blackstone; AudioGO; Oasis
Audio; Tantor Media; and Naxos of America, Inc. Many popular, best-selling and awardwinning titles are included in the collection.
Young Adult Collection
This collection contains 440 audiobook titles selected specifically for children and young
adults from leading audiobook publishers, including Scholastic Audio; Blackstone;
AudioGO; Oasis Audio; Tantor Media; and Naxos of America, Inc. The Audiobook Youth
Collection includes both juvenile fiction and non-fiction titles—from adventure to
mystery, and folklore to science & nature—as well as a selection of Spanish-language
titles.
Former HW WILSON Databases
Art Museum Image Gallery
http://www.ebscohost.com/academic/art-museum-image-gallery
Art Museum Image Gallery covers of a broad range of time and place, with entries from
3000 B.C. to the present day, and art from the cultures of Africa, Asia, Europe, and the
Americas, including Native American and Meso-American peoples. The images in this
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collection offer a wealth of art information to enrich leaning in cultural studies, area
studies, women's studies, archaeology, history, religion, social studies, literature and
more. This resource offers unprecedented access to museum collections for research,
education, and enjoyment.
Biography Reference Bank
http://www.ebscohost.com/academic/biography-reference-bank
Offering the in-depth, original profiles of Current Biography and World Authors series,
the thorough periodical coverage of Biography Index, and the specialist biographical
content of Junior Authors & Illustrators, this database contains biographical full-text
articles, page images and abstracts from today’s leading magazines and journals—
providing the most current coverage of an individual’s life and work. Biography
Reference Bank allows you to find the content you're looking for. Search result limiters
in this database include occupation/activity, gender, place of origin, birth day or month,
and lifespan.
Book Review Digest Plus
http://www.ebscohost.com/academic/book-review-digest-plus-h.w.-wilson
Book Review Digest Plus is essential for readers' advisory and collection development,
providing coverage on a wide array of subjects, including art, biography, business,
education, general interest, history, humanities, literature, music, religion and much,
much more. This database brings together book reviews on a wide range of topics from
a variety of sources. Many of the reviews are serious, academic works.
Children's Core Collection
http://www.ebscohost.com/academic/childrens-core-collection
A comprehensive collection development guide, this database provides librarianselected titles chosen specifically for readers from preschool through grade five.
Containing titles at 3 recommendation levels, this collection covers fiction and
nonfiction works, story collections, picture books, graphic novels and magazines.
Cinema Image Gallery
http://www.ebscohost.com/academic/cinema-image-gallery
Along with providing up-to-the-minute content from recent releases, Cinema Image
Gallery documents the history of movie making through high-quality stills from film sets,
and contains an extensive collection of television stills, featuring thousands of pictures
taken on the set of from classic comedies, dramas, game shows and more.
Current Biography Illustrated. This database features an unparalleled range of pictures,
posters, video clips, and other material from the world of film and television, from the
late 19th century to the present day—making it an ideal resource for education,
research and general interest.
Current Biography Illustrated
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http://www.ebscohost.com/academic/current-biography-illustrated
Students and patrons can search Current Biography Illustrated by name, profession,
place of origin, gender, ethnicity, birth/death dates, titles of works and key words. In
addition, profiles maintained in this database feature images, and offer the subject's
own views, attitudes and commentary as well as the commentaries of other journalists
and colleagues. This database offers the acclaimed content of the printed monthly
magazine Current Biography in a searchable, electronic format. Readers will be able to
find relevant biographies—drawing information from newspaper articles, magazine
articles and books.
Education Full Text
http://www.ebscohost.com/academic/education-full-text
Education Full Text features content on a wide array of subject areas including adult
education, comparative education, government funding, higher education, school
administration, teacher evaluation and much, much more. Providing full text, indexing
and abstracts for hundreds of periodicals, books and yearbooks, this database covers a
broad range of subjects pertaining to education and is invaluable for education
students, professionals and policy makers.
Graphic Novels Core Collection
http://www.ebscohost.com/academic/graphic-novels-core-collection
The growing popularity of graphic novels makes this collection an increasingly important
part of your school or public library offerings. This collection highlights more than
librarian-recommended titles for all age levels with descriptive and evaluative
annotations, cover art, review excerpts and awards the title has won.
Library Literature & Information Science Full Text
http://www.ebscohost.com/academic/library-literature-information-science-full-text
This unique resource is essential for keeping pace with all of the latest trends in the
evolving field of library studies. Developed by librarians with librarians in mind, this
database provides cover-to-cover indexing of journals, including key library and
information science periodicals.
Middle & Junior High School Core Collection
http://www.ebscohost.com/academic/middle-and-junior-high-core-collection
For libraries serving readers in grades five through nine, this is a collection development
tool containing titles for nonfiction works, fiction and collections for children and
adolescents. Selected and recommended by collection development specialists at 3
recommendation levels, listed books encompass a wide variety of topics for youth.
NonBook Materials Core Collection
http://www.ebscohost.com/academic/nonbook-materials-core-collection
Reflecting the changing landscape of library resources, this collection provides librarianselected resources from a range of audiobooks, book reviews, games, periodicals, sound
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recordings, video recordings, websites and other electronic resources for guidance in
collection development and maintenance, curriculum support, readers' advisory and
general reference.
OmniFile Full Text Select Edition
http://www.ebscohost.com/academic/omnifile-full-text-mega
This full text-only database contains a wealth of essential material for learning and
research across the disciplines, including topical coverage on ethnic studies, women's
studies, history and more.
Readers' Guide Full Text, Mega Edition
http://www.ebscohost.com/academic/readers-guide-full-text-mega
This comprehensive tool for educators, students and researchers provides unparalleled access
to current events coverage, curriculum support.
Readers' Guide Full Text, Select Edition
http://www.ebscohost.com/academic/readers-guide-full-text-select
This 100% full-text database provides searchable full text—as well as abstracting and
indexing—for a broad selection of the most wanted popular periodicals. It is the
ultimate tool for educators, students or library patrons seeking comprehensive current
events coverage, curriculum support or access to quality periodicals.
Science Full Text Select
http://www.ebscohost.com/academic/science-full-text-select
Including all of the full-text content from Applied Science & Technology Full Text,
Biological & Agricultural Index Plus, General Science Full Text and other renowned
science content, this database is essential for offering complete coverage of science
research. Science Full Text Select offers a broad range of subject coverage, making it
easy to keep pace with scientific and technical developments. Subjects covered in this
database include acoustics, botany, earth science, robotics and much, much more.
Senior High School Core Collection
http://www.ebscohost.com/academic/senior-high-core-collection
This collection is a selective list of fiction and non-fiction titles—recommended by
collection development specialists—for high school students (grades 9 through 12),
along with review sources and other professional aids for librarians and school media
specialists. Senior High Core Collection contains entries at 3 recommendation levels
encompassing a wide variety of topics for youth, ranging from material on Native
Americans and rainforest ecology to health issues. Additional subject coverage includes
biographies, art, sports, Islam, the Middle East, cultural diversity and other
contemporary topics. The online version of this collection provides more content (two
additional recommendation levels, Supplemental and Archival) to aid in selection for
larger libraries and subject-level collections, and includes features–such as book review
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citations and excerpts, book covers, advanced searching and sorting capabilities, and
monthly content updates—not available in print.
Social Sciences Full Text
http://www.ebscohost.com/academic/social-sciences-full-text
Covering the latest concepts, theories and methods from both applied and theoretical
aspects of the social sciences, this full-text resource provides access to a wide
assortment of the most important English-language social science journals. Subject
coverage in Social Sciences Full Text covers a wide array of areas, including addiction
studies, ethics, public welfare, urban studies and much, much more.
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Edmentum
Plato Courseware is a standards-based online learning program grounded in a tradition of solid
research, sound pedagogy, and applied innovation. We develop rigorous, relevant curriculum
that challenges your students with a 21st century approach - engaging them with interactive,
media-rich content.
Plato Courseware provides courses in a wide range of core subjects, electives, global languages,
honors, and Advanced Placement® offerings. Courses consist of integrated assessments;
including exemptive pretests that allow learners to forgo content they have already mastered
and focus on the concepts that need additional work. Course-level assessments also include
tests for each course module to ensure concept mastery.
EdOptions Academy partners with schools and districts to deliver rigorous, research-based, and
pedagogically sound curriculum. Trusted nationally by over 1,500 partner school districts,
EdOptions Academy provides extensive and effective online learning programs solutions to all
types of learners. Our fully-accredited virtual school solution allows schools and districts to
enhance, expand, and extend their program offerings.
Study Island’s standards mastery and test preparation programs are explicitly designed to help
K-12 students to master the content specified in state and Common Core standards and
improve performance in core skill areas. Study Island’s high impact, high value learning
programs provide quality academic support, practice, and real-time assessment data. The
immediate feedback and built in remediation, coupled with the actionable data, enables
educators to easily monitor student progress and differentiate instruction.
EducationCity’s web-based, instructional intervention tool provides fun and engaging student
activities and teaching resources correlated to state and Common Core standards in pre-K
through 6th grade language arts, math, science, and ESL.
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Edmentum Accucess is a diagnostic assessment solution that quickly and efficiently places
learners at grade level in reading, writing and math. In addition to assessing student
proficiencies, the program prescribes rigorous content that fills learning gaps and personalizes
instruction, bringing students up to grade level.
Edmentum FlexTest is a test and quiz creation tool that allows administrators and teachers to
build tests with a wide variety of question types. Edmentum FlexTest can also be used to
modify Test Packs, providing students with a more focused and relevant assessment. Test items
created with FlexTest can be stored, published, and shared across a district.
Edmentum Test Packs Rx with Prescriptions are ideal for remediation, intervention, and
acceleration programs. The assessments provide an evaluation of your students’ progress and
prescribe rigorous curriculum to fill learning gaps and personalize instruction for individual
students or an entire class.
Reading Eggs is a comprehensive, online supplemental literacy programs for pre-K through 2nd
grade readers. Grounded in extensive educational research, the programs build on and
reinforce the five pillars of reading: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and
comprehension.
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Reading Eggspress builds on a student’s love for reading and develops reading comprehension
skills for 2nd through 6th grade students. The engaging platform gets students excited and
involved as soon as they enter.
ESL ReadingSmart is a web-based learning environment designed to accelerate English
language development for English Language Learners (ELLs) in grades 4 through 12. The
program contains activities and reading selections for students and online lesson plans,
worksheets, and printable handouts for teachers. Instructional materials are written at a variety
of English proficiency levels. This helps teachers solve the challenge of teaching ELLs in
multilevel classrooms.
ReadingMate is a web-based, individualized reading intervention program that prepares
students in grades 4 through 12 to read at grade level and develop the necessary reading skills
for college and career readiness. ReadingMate provides a web-based, individualized learning
environment, and the instructional design is based on the key points of the Common Core State
Standards for English language arts and reading. ReadingMate offers students the opportunity
to read independently and comprehend increasingly complex Lexile® measured texts from
different cultural traditions and time periods.
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Encyclopædia Britannica
http://info.eb.com/html/product_online_school
n.html
Britannica's Ben & Bella: Uses language immersion to introduce children to English
pronunciation, vocabulary, and essential phrases. Learning is fun and engaging, using
animations, live action, chants, songs, and topics familiar to children.
Annals of American History Online: Explore the rich and varied history of the United States
with Encyclopædia Britannica's Annals of American History. This valuable online chronicle
provides a year-by-year documentary of American thought and action. Read the original words
of more than 1,500 authors who made and analyzed American history through speeches,
writings, memoirs, poems, and interviews.
Spanish Reference Center Online (PlanetaSaber and Enciclopedia Juvenil): PlanetaSaber, the
most comprehensive encyclopedia in the Spanish language, includes over 144,000 encyclopedia
articles plus images, maps, and tables. Complete with a dictionary, atlas, and timelines. It’s the
perfect resource for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and students learning Spanish.
Enciclopedia Juvenil is a comprehensive reference resource for ages 6-12.
Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Online: Librarians,
teachers, and students can trust this comprehensive database of words and robust search
functionality, which allow users to research language and study words in a variety of ways.
Britannica’s Image Quest Online: Now you can access more than two million images from the
best collections in the world—from leading museums like the National Portrait Gallery of
London, the Chicago History Museum, and the National History Museum in London to trusted
names like Getty Images and Britannica. Teachers can use the images in their lesson plans and
classroom activities while students will turn to the site as they work on homework assignments
and school or course projects.
The Global Reference Center: An extensive collection of Encyclopædia Britannica’s foreign
language content, offering trustworthy information in Spanish, Japanese, Korean, simplified
Chinese, and French. Users will find comprehensive global content on subjects such as art,
geography, history, politics, science, sports, technology, and more.
Britannica Learning Zone (PreK-2): An Interactive Learning Environment for Ages 4 to 7 that
involves and fascinates young students. Play, discover, create—these are the cornerstones of
learning for young children. Now, Britannica gives teachers an online solution designed
specifically for the needs of ages 4 to 7.
Britannica Online School Edition (PreK-8): Provides content for both elementary and middle
school students, also includes the Britannica Learning Zone, a PreK-2 interactive learning
environment.
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Britannica Online School Edition (K-12): Contains four complete encyclopedias specifically
designed for Elementary, Middle and Secondary Schools, with separate encyclopedia searching
features for each age group.
World Data Analyst Online: This powerful database of current and historical statistics on over
200 countries of the world makes historical and cross-national comparisons easy.
Britannica's Supplemental Databases: -Annals of American History Online -Britannica Online
Global Reference Center -Britannica World Data Analyst Online -Spanish Reference Center
Online -Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Online.
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Exploring Nature Educational Resources
ExploringNature.org (http://www.exploringnature.org) has 5,000 pages of illustrated Life Science,
Earth Science, Physical Science, Biology, Anatomy and Ecology resources for K-12.
School subscriptions can be accessed on all the computers, tablets and smartboards in your
school building at once, plus all students and educators (from your school) can access the site
from home - which works well for student research and flipping classroom methodology.
Educators can use this subscription to develop their teaching content, prepare activities,
diagrams and assessment. Students can use the resources for researching reports, doing
inquiry, etc. All school subscriptions also provide IP authorization.
Just some of the resources provided with an Exploring Nature Subscription:
Anatomy: http://www.exploringnature.org/db/view/1036
Animal Database (2,000 animals): http://www.exploringnature.org/db/animals
Biomes in Depth (50): http://www.exploringnature.org/db/view/1698
Classification: http://www.exploringnature.org/db/view/616
Earth Science Resources: http://www.exploringnature.org/db/view/35
Food Webs: http://www.exploringnature.org/db/view/1811
Graphic Organizers: http://www.exploringnature.org/db/view/3790
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Labeling Pages (1,000): http://www.exploringnature.org/db/view/3088
Life Science and Biology Resources: http://www.exploringnature.org/db/view/32
Next Generation Science Standards: http://www.exploringnature.org/db/view/36
Physical Science Resources: http://www.exploringnature.org/db/view/1823
Preschool Activities: http://www.exploringnature.org/db/view/3544
Science Activities, Experiments, Investigations:
http://www.exploringnature.org/db/view/1128
Test Bank: http://www.exploringnature.org/db/view/1388
Weather: http://www.exploringnature.org/db/view/1747
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Facts on File
http://www.infobasepublishing.com/OnlineProducts.aspx
All new redesign - The World Almanac® for Kids Online expands on the contents of The World Almanac® for
Kids print edition, along with other award-winning reference books from The World Almanac® and Facts On
File. This engaging resource contains kid-friendly content, resources for reports and research, and a dynamic
home page with daily features. A natural complement to the curriculum, this entertaining online site helps kids
develop online research skills with a trusted source.
Biographies Online (Chelsea House) features full-length biographies of contemporary and historical
personalities from around the world along with useful resources for writing reports.
Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center provides detailed profiles of nearly 3,400 jobs and 94 industries;
invaluable advice on career skills; more than 55,000 resource entries; sample résumés and cover letters; a
school search feature with exclusive information from Peterson’s Nelnet, LLC; a career interest assessment
tool; and much more!
All new redesign - Bloom’s Literature Online is the definitive source for literary criticism from Harold Bloom,
with essays and criticism on thousands of great writers and their works, an archive of 48,500 characters, plus
articles on topics and themes, specific advice on how to write good essays on popularly assigned authors, a
timeline, video segments, and a special feature on Professor Harold Bloom’s Western Literary Canon. Fulllength videos of classic plays make this a great literature resource.
American History Online spans more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history.
Thousands of biographies, subject entries, timeline entries, primary sources, images and videos, and
maps cover the entire spectrum of the American experience, providing the most comprehensive range
of information in a single source. Now includes: Newly Added – American Women’s History, covering
more than 500 years of American women’s history. Featuring biographies, historical and topical
subjects, primary sources, maps, charts, images, videos, and timelines. Also, Newly Added - U.S.
Government & Civics, provides an in-depth look at the structure, function, and history of the U.S.
government—providing students with the tools they need to understand how the government works,
who the key players are, and what its role is in the everyday lives of citizens. The easy-to-navigate
interface allows users to find relevant essays; primary source documents; images and videos; tables,
charts, and maps; and news articles.
African-American History Online covers the entire spectrum of African-American history over more than
500 years. The extensively hyperlinked entries include subject entries, primary sources, images and
videos, general and topic-specific timelines, biographies, maps and charts, and more.
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American Indian History Online offers fast access to more than 15,000 years of American Indian culture
and history, plus browse-able indexes of Indian culture areas and more than 600 tribes. Event and topic
entries, biographies, images and videos, maps and charts, legends, primary sources, and timeline entries
allow for an interactive, multifaceted look at the indigenous peoples of the Americas.
Ancient and Medieval History Online provides thorough coverage of nine civilizations—ancient Egypt,
ancient Mesopotamia, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, ancient and medieval Africa, medieval Europe, the
Americas, ancient and medieval Asia, and Islamic Empire—from prehistory to the 1500s. This highly
acclaimed resource is excellent for in-depth research or comparative studies across civilizations.
Science Online contains extensive information on the full spectrum of scientific disciplines in a variety of
useful formats, including printable diagrams, illustrations, images, videos, and flash animations. The
content is organized by subject area and type of resource, and is available with and without experiments
and state and national education standards.
Curriculum Resource Center provides an electronic library of easily reproduced handouts to supplement
text and lesson plans used in middle school, high school, and junior college classrooms. This
comprehensive collection features thousands of fact sheets, timelines, images, maps, full-color
diagrams, experiments, math activities, and much more!
All new redesign - Today’s Science bridges the gap between the science taught in the classroom and
real-world discoveries. In addition to accurate, engaging, and timely articles written especially for
students, this news service database includes a science fair guide, interviews with current scientists,
suggestions for research topics, and much more.
Health Reference Center contains thousands of hyperlinked entries organized into five major
categories—body systems, diseases and disorders, drug abuse and addiction, mental health and
developmental disorders, and nutrition and wellness—plus important health content focusing on teens,
women, men, children, and seniors
World Geography and Culture Online enhances the study of countries, U.S. states, places, peoples, and
geography concepts and skills, providing both facts at a glance and in-depth coverage through country
and U.S. state entries, maps, flags, images, statistics, news articles, a gazetteer, compare and rank tools,
and much more.
All new redesign - World News Digest brings seven decades of news from the renowned Facts On File
World News Digest in print together with the most recent coverage and thousands of additional
resources. Researchers can follow a story ahead in time and back in time, and obtain the background
information they need to understand its significance.
All new redesign - Issues and Controversies helps researchers understand today's crucial issues by
exploring hundreds of hot topics in politics, government, business, society, education, and popular
culture. Its straightforward presentation of the key facts, arguments, history, and current context of
today's most important and timely issues makes the database an ideal resource for research papers,
debate preparation, and persuasive writing assignments. Includes full coverage of each National High
School Debate topic.
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World Almanac Online expands on the “most useful reference book” The World Almanac and provides
students and researchers access to authoritative, essential statistics on hundreds of topics in a
searchable online format. Perfect for any school or library. Great quick reference source.
All new redesign - Issues and Controversies in American History help students to build a deeper
understanding of how historical events have shaped our nation by exploring the key players and the
battles they fought. New teacher resources include enhanced lessons with video and activities.
Classroom Video On Demand is the first true, dedicated high school video subscription service of its
kind. The exceptional content is both sophisticated yet easily accessible, with material appropriate for
basic through AP courses. All content is correlated to state and national educational standards, with
dynamic citations in multiple formats. More than 12,000 full-length videos/ 166,500 video clips.
Additional Collections available: Classroom Video On Demand –Tech Ed. Collection and World Cinema
Collection
Learn 360 is an interactive, media-on-demand digital delivery service featuring thousands of full-length
videos, images, audio files, speeches, research articles and teacher resources.
The eBook Subscription is a complete library of core titles- available, anytime, anywhere. More than
3,600 titles in over 25 subject areas. Valued at more than $165,000 in content. Now includes over 800
Classic Literature Titles. More titles added every month.
eLearning Modules provide focused, targeted coverage of core-curriculum topics.
 Exploring Career Clusters Online
 Top Careers with a Two-Year Biomes of the Earth Online
 Energy and the Environment Online
 Essential Chemistry Online
 Genes and Disease Online
 Genetics and Evolution Online
 Global Warming Online
 Green Technology Online
 Physics in Action Online
 The Plant World Online
 The Human Body: How It Works Online
 Global Exploration Online
 Great Empires of the Past Online
 America at War Online
 Life in America Online
 Your Government How it Works
Writer’s Reference Center is the one-stop writing center that encompasses all tools necessary to
research and write effectively. A conceptual and practical guide to the writing process, Writer’s
Reference provides dictionaries, encyclopedias, reference books and more. Special features help writers
expand their vocabulary; understand punctuation, learn how to check for grammatical errors. Students
will appreciate tips on how to write a research paper and the make great use of the Reference Shelf.
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All new redesign - The History Research Center (HRC) -provides the most comprehensive resource for
the entire scope of American and World History. The complete HRC includes access to all of our key
history resources: American History (with Women’s History and U.S. Government), African-American
History, American Indian History, Ancient and Medieval History and Modern World History. All five of
these databases are cross-searchable and providing complete history coverage on one powerful
platform.
Flocabulary
Flocabulary is a web-based learning program for all grades and subjects that uses
educational hip-hop music to engage students and increase achievement. Teachers in
more than 50,000 schools have used Flocabulary’s standards-based videos,
instructional activities and formative assessments to develop core literacy skills and
supplement instruction across the curriculum. With new and expanding resources for
writing and project-based learning, Flocabulary is a springboard into student-centered
instruction.
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Follett
www.follettshelf.com
As your school grows, be at the forefront. Empower and engage. You can easily implement
digital learning and help guide your school along the way. Use Follett Shelf, the free service that
provides easy web-based access to all your Follett eContent. Download the Follett Enlight app
for users to check out and download books. With over 250,000 eBooks and growing, Follett
Shelf has an extensive variety for all your curriculum needs, with fabulous features to help
students research and build reports. See for detailed information as well as numerous ways to
incorporate the eBooks and features into your lessons.
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Gale/Cengage Learning
ISTE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ONLINE BUNDLES: titles including 'Digital Citizenship in
Schools', 'Transforming Classroom Practice: Professional Development Strategies in Educational
Technology' and 'Web 2.0 How-to for Educators'.
KIDS INFOBITS features a developmentally appropriate and visually graphic interface. Some of
the broad subjects included are math, science, social studies, history, literature and over 100
full-text, age appropriate magazines.
ASCD ONLINE BUNDLES Gale, part of Cengage Learning, and ASCD have partnered to offer a
range of new and best-selling professional development titles in eBook format through the Gale
Virtual Reference Library.
ASCD PD IN FOCUS is a Professional Development resource with more than 100 hours of video
showing research based practices in action. The rich library of videos is organized into channels
topic driven such as, ESL/ELL, Common Core, and more.
JUNIOR REFERENCE COLLECTION ONLINE is aimed at Middle and High School students and
includes content based on national curriculum standards in major subject areas such as history,
literature, science and social studies.
LIT FINDER FOR SCHOOLS is international in scope, covers all time periods, and contains a
wealth of primary literature content, including more than 140,000 full-text poems, 840,000
poem citations and excerpts, and much more.
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WHAT DO I READ NEXT offers students a selection of fiction and nonfiction titles that are award
winners, best sellers, or have appeared on recommended reading lists.
GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE LIBRARY - Gale Virtual Reference Library is your single source for
eReference aimed at the needs of students, researchers, professionals and general readers.
Now you can offer more than 7,000 authoritative, full-text titles.
BOOKS AND AUTHORS has an up-to-date and configurable interface, and a unique Open Web
component. It offers libraries of all kinds a powerful tool that promotes the discovery of
literature, and where to find it in your library.
CONTEMPORARY AUTHORS – is a database designed to help researchers discover biographical
details on approximately 116,000 modern novelists, poets, playwrights, nonfiction writers,
journalists and scriptwriters.
CONTEMPORARY LITERARY CRITICISM SELECT This resource not only offers the benefits of
online access to literary criticism, but also provides subject-term accessibility and an overall
index that extends to every volume in the extensive CLC Series.
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OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS IN CONTEXT - An engaging interface helps students explore today’s
headline-grabbing issues and enduring controversies. Over 13,000 Pro/Con Viewpoints, over
10,000 topic overviews plus much more. AVAILABLE THROUGH NOVEL
OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS IN CONTEXT WITH CRITICAL THINKING The new Critical Thinking
module offers activities, assessments and tools that encourage students to interact with, argue
about and analyze issues and concepts.
BIOGRAPHY IN CONTEXT Biography in Context is built on a foundation of more than 600,000
biographies designed to draw students into new perspectives on familiar topics. Daily
newspapers and newswires, including The New York Times.
GLOBAL ISSUES IN CONTEXT provides both historical context and current viewpoints. Coverage
of the countries and issues studied in today’s schools includes podcasts, videos and other
interactive features to engage and educate.
GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment) an authoritative, intuitive resource that
combines news, unique commentary, audio, video, primary source documents, images,
conference reports, statistics and more into a Web-like experience.
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ROSEN TEEN HEALTH a comprehensive curricular support with self-help tools on topics
including diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, mental health and much more.
SOURCES IN US HIST.ARCHIVE-CIVIL WAR consists of approximately 450 primary source
documents selected for their relevancy to the study of the Civil War
SOURCES IN US HIST.ARCHIVE-SLAVERY IN AMERICA contains more than 600 relevant
documents selected by leading scholars. It enables students, faculty and patrons to study the
institution of slavery from the 17th through the end of the 19th century.
U.S. HISTORY IN CONTEXT delivers comprehensive coverage of the most-studied topics, from
the arrival of Vikings in North America 1,000 years ago to Vietnam, Watergate and the wars in
Afghanistan and Iraq.
WORLD HISTORY IN CONTEXT reaches back nearly 5,000 years to chronicle the rise and fall of
cultures and societies across all continents and eras. Rare primary sources combine with
reliable references to put content into context for every learner.
SCIENCE IN CONTEXT Supports high school curricula and university coursework, and features
authoritative information for assignments and projects, and provides detailed coverage of
popular subjects from obesity to endangered species.
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CAREER TRANSITIONS users have the opportunity to create a personal profile and use a Career
Toolkit to build and save resumes, cover letters, and references. Users can easily discover fastgrowing careers and industries nearby and across the U.S.
TESTING & EDUCATION REFERENCE CENTER provides users with in-depth information on
colleges and universities, graduate and professional programs, distance learning, available
scholarships and awards, preparatory entrance tests and much more.
TESTING & EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTER WITH CAREERS which consists of the Career
Assessment, the Resume Builder and the Virtual Careers Library. The Career Assessment helps
users map a career path.
STUDENT RESOURCES IN CONTEXT helps students develop both research and critical-thinking
skills while covering the spectrum of student-focused subject matter. Authoritative selection of
primary sources, overviews, videos, interactivities and more.
STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER JUNIOR (Middle School Only) Students will find primary
documents from the American Journey series; Nearly 45,000 biographies, criticisms, essays and
overviews; multimedia features and much more.
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DISCOVERING COLLECTION INTEGRATED ONLINE DATABASE Thousands of overview essays,
critical analyses, biographies, primary sources, creative works and multimedia elements
comprise the Discovering Collection comprehensive online reference resource.
EDUCATOR'S REFERENCE COMPLETE This collection of more than 1,100 periodicals and 200
reports is a great resource for any educator - from the school teacher and administrator to
those studying in the field at the collegiate and graduate level.
POWERSPEAK LANGUAGES ONLINE Modules set up familiar scenarios where practical language
skills are needed, Languages included: French, Spanish, German, Mandarin Chinese, and
ESL/Spanish.
CHILTON'S LIBRARY.COM This 24-hour on-call "mechanic" provides quick online access to
repair, maintenance and service information on the most popular cars, trucks, vans and SUVs
on the road today.
BUSINESS INSIGHTS: GLOBAL the most convenient and comprehensive way to access timely
case studies, full-text articles and robust data sets coupled with authoritative references and
tools for analysis.
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DICTIONARY OF LITERARY BIOGRAPHY provides reliable information in an easily
comprehensible format, while placing writers in the larger perspective of literary history.
THE SHAKESPEARE COLLECTION is the subject's most comprehensive and authoritative online
resource, bringing together general reference data, full-text scholarly periodicals, reprinted
criticism, and primary source material.
MY GOVERNMENT an online resource which provides key information on how our government
functions, representative contact info and where representatives stand on key issues
LITERATURE RESOURCE CENTER the most current, comprehensive, and reliable online
literature resource, with materials that support interdisciplinary approaches, information
literacy, and the development of critical thinking skills.
INFOTRAC 100 FULL-TEXT CUSTOM JOURNALS With Custom Journals, librarians have the ability
to customize their subscription in a number of useful ways. They have the freedom to select the
journals that are appropriate for their library.
FOR STUDENTS ONLINE This impressive collection offers complete volumes from Drama for
Students, Novels for Students, Poetry for Students, and Short Stories for Students over 145
Volumes through the Gale Virtual Reference Library
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UXL ONLINE is available through Gale Virtual Reference Library and is comprised of 78 titles,
349 vol. of teachers and students’ go-to references. Encyclopedias, biographies, almanacs,
chronologies, and primary source/voices volumes are also included in this collection.
CLiC BIOLOGY A web portal with multimedia content, Gale's Science in Context integrates
content from reference books, periodicals, magazines, newspapers, podcasts, videos and more.
Cell Theory, DNA and Heredity are just some of the topics covered.
CLiC CHEMISTRY A web portal with multimedia content, Gale's Science in Context integrates
content from reference books, periodicals, magazines, newspapers, podcasts, videos and more.
Chemical Equations and Kinetics, are some of the topics covered.
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CLiC US HISTORY Gale's World History and U.S. History in Context integrate content from
reference books, periodicals, magazines, newspapers, podcasts, videos and more. Beginnings
through 1620, and Explorations are some of the topics covered.
CLiC WORLD HISTORY Gale's World History and U.S. History in Context integrate content from
reference books, periodicals, magazines, newspapers, podcasts, videos and more. Political
Revolutions and Global Convergence are some of the topics covered.
Questia School is an advanced learning tool that supports teaching plans. Its collection of
thousands of digital titles and productivity tools supports cross-curricular studies in standard
and advanced high school-level courses.
National Geographic Kids will take them on amazing adventures in science, nature, culture,
archaeology, and space. National Geographic Kids includes:
 500 kid-friendly images
 200 National Geographic Kids books
 National Geographic Kids magazine
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Popular themes of animals, environment, people, cultures, history, geography, science,
and technology
Authoritative, nonfiction content in support of the Common Core State Standards
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Glogster
http://edu.glogster.com//what-is-glogster-edu/
We empower educators and students with the technology to create GLOGS - online multimedia
posters - with text, photos, videos, graphics, sounds, drawings, data attachments and more.
Glogster EDU is the leading global education platform for the creative expression of knowledge
and skills in the classroom and beyond.
Expand Digital Literacy Glogster EDU creates a digital learning environment, where teachers
and students learn technology in an easy to use and scalable format that simplifies the
educational process and produces assessable multi-modal results across the curriculum
spectrum.
Provide Differentiated Instructional Activities Glogster EDU’s differentiated format promotes a
positive balance between acquisition of factual knowledge, the mastery of concepts and skills,
and the imaginative use of multi-media and relevant Internet resources.
Promote Independent Problem Solving Glogster EDU creates an adaptable and innovative
learning environment for all learners, regardless of age, gender, culture or learning style.
Students are encouraged to be independent, inventive problem solving and lifelong learners.
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Imagine Easy Solutions
EasyBib School Edition is a tool that helps students intuitively manage their research project
from beginning to end. It features a bibliography composer, note-taking, outlining and paper
writing platforms. EasyBib helps students avoid plagiarism, assess source credibility, and
synthesize information, allowing educators to effectively teach critical information literacy
skills.
ResearchReady is a cloud-based platform for information literacy instruction and assessment
that also offers full customization to meet individual school needs. Elementary, middle school,
high school, and advanced college prep level curricula are available.
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JSTOR
JSTOR is a digital library of more than 2,000 academic journals, 20,000 books, and 2 million
primary source objects. JSTOR helps people discover, use, and build upon a wide range of
content through a powerful research and teaching platform, and preserves this content for
future generations.
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Learning A-Z
Lessons, worksheets, and resources to support every
student, at every learning level
Learning A-Z's award-winning PreK-6 teaching products provide leveled books, printable
worksheets, projectable activities, and interactive tools designed to meet the needs of every
unique learner. Spanning three key content areas — reading, writing, and science — Learning
A-Z's teacher and student resources are delivered entirely online and seamlessly integrate with
any school curriculum to offer the differentiated instruction students need to succeed and
grow.
Our collection of PreK-6 products and solutions
Every student is unique and every student learns in his or her own way. Explore Learning A-Z's
collection of PreK-6 products to see how they support student achievement and help teachers
do more.
Printable and projectable books and other resources, spanning 27 levels of difficulty
Learn more >
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The dynamic website where kids practice reading eBooks, anytime, anywhere
Learn more >
Adaptive early reading and reading comprehension online instruction proven to work
Learn more >
Delivers science curriculum resources at three reading levels, across 65+ units
Learn more >
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Provides all the leveled resources and tools necessary for K-6 writing instruction
Learn more >
A lesson-building tool and database of 13,500+ words to build lessons with worksheets
Learn more >
Lessons and practice tests for web-based, high-stakes English Language Arts assessments
Learn more >
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Combines the power of Reading A-Z and Raz-Kids into one blended reading solution
Learn more >
A comprehensive ELL teaching tool utilizing WIDA, TESOL, and CCSS-alinged resources
Learn more >
Each resource is available individually or in a bundle.
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LexisNexis
http://academic.lexisnexis.com/online-services/subscriber-resources/scholastic/scholasticoverview.aspx
LexisNexis Scholastic Edition: Specifically designed to provide high school students with Webbased, desktop access to authoritative research sources, LexisNexis®. It gives students
experience searching for vital source material including articles from major U.S. and
international newspapers, non-English language publications, statistics, and federal and state
case law, codes and legislation using technology Content within the service is broken down into
four key areas:
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Legal Research
Legislation
Companies
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Lincoln Library Press
FactCite was named "Best Overall Reference K-12" in the LMC/ARBA Best in Reference awards
with capability to search across all databases.
Lincoln Library’s FactCite Complete Collection (For grades 2 to 12):
Bundle of 9 resource databases includes:
• Sports Champions
• Mythology
• Shapers of Society
• U.S. and World Biographies
• American History
• Essential Information
• Biography for Beginners
• Countries and Cultures NEW for 2014-15
• Science NEW for 2014-15
FactCite Lincoln Library Online bundle of 8 resources. (For grades 2 to 12):
Select any eight databases from:
• Mythology
FactCite Lincoln Library Online bundle of 7 resources databases (For grades 2 to 12):
Includes:
• Mythology
FactCite - Lincoln Library Online bundle of 6 resources. (For grades 2 to 12):
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Select any six databases from:
• Mythology
Select any four databases from:
• Mythology
Select any three databases from:
• Mythology
Select any two databases from:
• Mythology
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FactCite - Lincoln Library of Essential Information Online (For grades 6 to 12):
Authoritative and comprehensive database. Great place to jump-start research. Covers
most areas of the curriculum, including world and American literature, world and
American history, government and government documents, physical sciences, biology,
chemistry, and social science. Accessible from anywhere. Displays well on computers,
tablets, and smartphones. Keyword searching, drill-down menus. Cross-references and
links to Web sites for further reading.
FactCite - Biographies: bundle of 4 databases (For grades 2 to 12) includes:
Four databases with thousands of biographies of historic and contemporary figures,
with capability to search across all databases. (See individual database descriptions
below.)
FactCite - Lincoln Library of Sports Champions Online (For grades 4 to 12)
Presents biographies of more than 700 great sports champions in 50 sports, past and
present, most illustrated in color. Searchable alphabetically, by sport, by era, and by
place of birth. Full-text search capability. Each entry includes a bibliography with books
and Web sites for further study. Test- yourself quizzes accompany many entries. Index
by Lexile measure.
FactCite - Lincoln Library of Mythology Online (For grades 4 to 12)
Presents entries on the Greek and Roman gods, goddesses, heroes, places, and other
aspects of Greek and Roman mythology; Egyptian mythology, Norse mythology,
Mesopotamian and other world mythologies. Illustrations include great works of art,
scientific images, NASA star maps, and more. Line drawing illustrations are appropriate
for report cover illustrations. Six myths are also presented in classroom play format.
Entries include a multidisciplinary approach, noting mythological references in art,
music, literature, science, space exploration, and word origins. Ancient source of myth is
cited for further advanced study. Test-yourself quizzes accompany entries.
FactCite - Lincoln Library of Shapers of Society Online (For grades 5 to 12)
Presents biographies of 101 men and women, past and present, from around the world,
who influenced the progress of civilization. Features indexes by subject, field of
endeavor, historic era, and Lexile measure. Entries include narrative biography,
accompanied by primary source documents, historic photographs, timelines, and
suggestions for further study. Test- yourself quizzes support reading comprehension.
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FactCite - Lincoln Library of American History Online (For grades 4 to 12)
More than 6,000 illustrated articles on people, places, and events in American History.
Includes American Indians and U.S. states.
FactCite - U.S. and World Biographies Online (For grades 4 to 12)
10,000 dictionary-style biographies of famous people from around the world; more than
2,000 illustrations.
FactCite - Biography for Beginners Online (For grades 2 to 8)
More than 600 biographies, including presidents of the United States, explorers,
authors, inventors, African-American leaders, notable people from Colonial America and
the Revolutionary War eras, and notable women. Based on the acclaimed Biography for
Beginners print series, the online edition brings together all the Biography for Beginners
content, featuring narrative histories, glossaries, timelines, and illustrations, in one easyto-search database. Keyword searching and browsable by era, field of endeavor, and
Lexile measure. Launched in April 2013
FactCite - Countries and Cultures Online (For grades 5 to 12) NEW for 2014-15!!!
Coverage of the land, environment, culture, language, religion, population, history,
government, strategic alliances and interests, economy, and infrastructure of the
countries of the world. Sections include curated web sites for further study.
FactCite - Science Online (For grades 5 to 12) NEW for 2014-15!!!
More than 1000 web pages, illustrated, with information on the elements, planets,
ecosystems, animals, and plants.
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Maps101
Maps101 is a K-12 online resource with instructional support material for US/World History, Cultural and
Physical Geography, Economics, Government/Civics, World Culture, Earth Science, and Spanish Studies.
Teachers and students are provided unlimited access from school or any remote location with an
internet enabled computer. Maps 101 is comprised of:
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Classroom lessons and activities correlated to the Common Core Standards.
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Weekly installments of the Geography-News-Network (GNN), providing full-text articles
followed by questions and games designed to engage students’ critical thinking
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Over 7,000 maps to support GeoLiteracy (including animated maps and maps that are
ready for customization)
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Our award-winning Maps101 Field Trip Library continues to garner attention and accolades from
educators. An exciting new story-map tool which brings historical events to life through maps, news
stories, videos and other rich media. Field Trip Library is a fresh, new way of presenting Maps101
content in a very graphic-heavy and engaging way. Field Trip Library features student quizzes, and
questions for extended learning. Watch for new themed monthly Field Trip Collections to be added
soon as we are set to have 100 virtual Field Trips by the end of the year!
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Marshall Cavendish
http://www.marshallcavendishdigital.com
Marshall Cavendish is a publisher of illustrated and digital encyclopedias, nonfiction series, and
children's books. Marshall Cavendish Digital brings our years of experience and expertise to the
digital realm, offering online versions of some of our most popular Reference and Benchmark
series
Reptiles and Amphibians
Habitats of the World
Earth and Physical Sciences
Ancient and Medieval World
Peoples of Western Asia
Muslim World
Drugs and Society
Civil War
The Elements
Life Sciences
Economic Literacy and Personal Finance
Peoples of Africa
Technology and Applied Sciences
Exploring American History: 1550 to 1877
World and Its Peoples: Europe
Dinosaurs
Inventors and Inventions
International Wildlife
Explorers and Exploration
Popular Contemporary Writers
Exploring Technology
World and Its Peoples: The Americas
Great World Writers
World and Its Peoples: Sub-Saharan Africa, Australasia, and the Pacific
Exploring the Middle Ages
Health Encyclopedia
Birds of the World
Exploring Earth and Space Science
Wildlife and Plants of the World
The Old West: History and Heritage
World and Its Peoples: Eastern and Southern Asia
Colonial America
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World War II
Open for Debate
How It Works
Exploring Mammals
Exploring Ancient Civilizations
Peoples of Eastern Asia
Supreme Court Milestones
Food and Nutrition
World War I
Growing Up with Science
America in the 20th Century
Aquatic World
Animal and Plant Anatomy
Great American Writers
Peoples of the Americas
Sex and Society
Facts about Drugs
Peoples of Europe
Insects and Spiders of the World
World and Its Peoples: Middle East, W. Asia, and N. Africa
Diseases and Disorders
Family Health
Exploring Life Science
Gods, Goddesses, and Mythology
Renaissance and Reformation
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McGraw Hill Education/Access Science
AccessScience (www.accessscience.com): A one-of-a-kind scientific reference website that
guides students to high-quality and engaging reference material written specifically for them.
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7,500+ articles and research reviews from the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science &
Technology, 11th edition and the annual McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology
125,000+ definitions from the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms
3,000+ biographies of famous scientists
More than 16,000 downloadable images and embeddable animations illustrating key
topics
Engaging videos highlighting the life and work of award-winning scientists
Bibliographies containing more than 28,000 citations
Links to citable literature help students to expand their knowledge using primary
sources of information
AccessEngineering (http://accessengineeringlibrary.com): A complete working reference tool
that provides unparalleled access to the world’s most trusted, current, must-have engineering
information, all optimized for the digital age. Features include:
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2,900+ interactive tables and graphs to keep students engaged
458 instructional videos that reinforce key engineering concepts
Ready-to-use curriculum maps highlighting content of particular relevance to courses
Schaum’s Outlines to aid students’ understanding and help them prepare for the FE
exam
Personalized research tools
General and discipline-specific newsfeeds updated in real time
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The McGraw-Hill eBook Library (www.mhebooklibrary.com): Provides access to a wide range
of the very best digital books in key subject areas and imprints from McGraw-Hill’s prestigious
publishing program – with new books added quarterly. It is available to buy as a whole, by
collection, or by sub-cluster, with subscription and perpetual access purchasing options. The
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MediaFlex
MediaFlex-CERF Info (http://www.cerfinfo.com/): A database collection of reviewed Websites
about the arts, literature, mathematics, science, technology, social studies and social issues.
OPALS Library Automation
OPALS Equipment (IT) Management Module
OPALS Testbook Management Module
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Naxos
Naxos Online Libraries are entertaining, educational resources which offer the best selection of
studied music and oral literature on the web.
Naxos Music Library is the most comprehensive classical music library online, with over 120,000
CDs and over 1.75 million tracks available to stream. It also offers expert educational content
written by a staff of musicologists, including composer biographies, a glossary of musical terms,
opera libretti and synopses, a junior section, and more.
NML-World brings the world’s best music to your ears! More than 9,000 albums from
renowned labels such as Smithsonian Folkways and Nonesuch are waiting to be enjoyed, and
the collection will continue to grow.
NML-Jazz is a streaming audio jazz library containing over 10,000 CDs from over 270 record
labels, including the monumental catalogs of Fantasy Records, Blue Note Records, and Warner
Jazz. Classic artists such as Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald, and Thelonious Monk
are strongly represented alongside great talents of today.
Naxos Video Library contains over 2,600 videos, including major operas, timeless ballets,
documentaries, orchestral performances, the Broadway Digital Archive, and more. It is an
invaluable resource that allows subscribers to watch and learn about the most studied works in
the Western music canon.
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Naxos Spoken World Library is comprised of over 1,500 audiobooks, including timeless literary
classics, plays, philosophical works, and musical biographies. Content includes major works by
such notable authors as Plato, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Dickens, Nietzsche, Goethe, and many
more.
Naxos Sheet Music Library allows users to search and download printable scores from a
database of over 40,000 works. With a vast selection of chamber and solo pieces, it offers the
quickest and easiest way to print sheet music from the web.
Naxos Works Database offers insight for discovery and programming of thousands of
composers from Adams to Zwilich, with information available on over 24,000 works.
Noteworthy features include full instrumentation notation, extensive search options, publisher
information, and more.
The archives for WFMT's popular show Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin are now available
for institutional subscription, bringing countless hours of commentary and insight on the history
of classical music into your school or home. It's an engaging way to make classical music come
alive.
NBC Learn
(http://archives.nbclearn.com) An award-winning collection of online video and other
educational resources that provide an easy and affordable way to integrate 21st century
technology into the library, media center and classroom, while adding relevance to lessons and
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engaging learners of all ages and abilities. The NBC Learn resource features more than 15,000
historic news reports, primary source documents, as well as original series. In addition,
collections are updated with current events every day, with stories from such celebrated
programs as NBC Nightly News, the TODAY show, Meet the Press, Dateline NBC, as well as the
networks of MSNBC, CNBC, and Telemundo.
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NewsBank
ACCESS WORLD NEWS (more than 4,000 global sources)
Find diverse global perspectives on topics related to controversial issues, the environment,
health, education, science, the arts, literature, business, economics, criminal justice, and more
from a variety of current and retrospective news media including newspapers, newswires,
broadcast transcripts, blogs, periodicals, videos and web-only content.
Here are links to Video Tutorials that show how to navigate the ACCESS WORLD NEWS online
collection:
http://vimeo.com/newsbank/accessworldnews
http://vimeo.com/newsbank/specialreports
AMERICA’S HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS (1690-2000) a primary source collection of more than
1,200 newspapers which contains first-hand accounts of seminal events affecting American
society from 1690 to 2000. The material is organized through a visual timeline-based interface
but you can also use a keyword search to locate content. The resource collection is comprised
of newspapers from around the country, containing articles as they appeared in print, as well as
political cartoons, advertisements and obituaries.
KIDSPAGE
KidsPage offers web-based access to articles from relevant, age-specific publications covering
topics pertinent to all subject areas. It features an easy to use, colorful interface designed for
early learners. (Recommended for Grade K-5).
SCIENCESOURCE
A collection designed to support science curriculums, offering access to thousands of article
digests on life, earth, physical, medical, health and applied sciences that help clarify complex
scientific concepts. (Recommended for Grades 6-12.)
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NoodleTools
Designed by educators, NoodleTools is an online platform promoting authentic research and
original writing. Students and teams can collaborate in real-time, using integrated tools for
source evaluation, note-taking, outlining, document archiving and citation. Embedded
information-literacy modules teach critical thinking about source quality and credibility.
Scaffolded notecards prompt original analysis and ideas. Students tag and pile notecards, then
organize them into an outline to jump-start writing. Assisted by intelligent import of WorldCat
data and expert help from NoodleTools librarians, students produce accurate MLA, APA and
Chicago citations for even the trickiest sources. Teacher feedback and assessment features,
Google Apps integration, iPad-accessible.
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Oxford University Press
Oxford Reference Library (http://www.oup.com/online/us/librarians): In-depth, specialist
content from Oxford Encyclopedias and Companions, as well as a critical selection of partner
publisher’s specialist scholarly works. New online major reference titles added throughout the
year.
Oxford Reference: Answers with Authority (www.oxfordreference.com)
Oxford Reference will be the new home of Oxford’s quality reference publishing, bringing
together over 1.7 million entries, many of which are illustrated into a single cross-searchable
resource. From subject reference, quotation, and language dictionaries in the Oxford Quick
Reference collection, to Oxford Companions and Encyclopedias in the Oxford Reference Library,
you will be able to cross-search Oxford’s trusted reference content at the click of a button.”
Oxford English Dictionary Online (http://www.oed.com) Widely acclaimed as the most
authoritative and comprehensive record of the English language in the world, the OED traces
the evolution of more than 600,000 words over the last 1,500 years, illustrated through over 3
million quotations. The site includes the complete Historical Thesaurus of the OED, as well as
timelines, information on major sources, and editorial analysis.
American National Biography Online (http://www.anb.org/) American National Biography
Online is the premier source of information on over 19,000 people, from all eras, who have
influenced and shaped American history and culture. The ANB Online brings American historical
figures to life with more than 2,700 illustrations and 80,000 hyperlinked cross-references.
Oxford Dictionaries Pro (http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/.com) Oxford Dictionaries Pro
offers up-to-date online dictionaries, thesauruses, and language reference content with more
than 350,000 entries and definitions and 600,000 synonyms and antonyms. An extensive
resource center offers searchable specialist and professional guides, as well as a comprehensive
writing skills section. Plus, a sentence bank of 1.9 million real English example sentences
complements this unique resource.
Social Explorer (http://www.socialexplorer.com) Social Explorer provides quick and easy access
to US census data and demographic information from 1790 to the present. With over 40 billion
data points, 200,000 variables, more than 18,000 interactive maps, and customizable reports at
the national, state, county, and census tract levels, Social Explorer provides an innovative way
for users to analyze and understand demography and social change throughout history.
Oxford Art Online (Grove Art Online) (http://www.oxfordartonline.com) A dynamic gateway
that offers users the ability to discover and search the vast content of Grove Art Online, The
Oxford Companion to Western Art, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, the
Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and specially commissioned articles and bibliographies. With 45,000
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signed articles, 21,000 biographies, and over 6,000 searchable images, Oxford Art Online is the
one-stop resource for all your art research needs.
Oxford History of Western Music (http://www.oxfordwesternmusic.com) Oxford History of
Western Music offers an unmatched narrative account of the evolution of Western classical
music and its institutions by one of the most prominent and provocative musicologists of our
time, Richard Taruskin. This online resource combines the full text
of the 2009 print version with 500 illustrations, and 1,800 musical examples.
Oxford Language Dictionaries Online (http://www.oxfordlanguagedictionaries.com) Oxford
Language Dictionaries Online provides fully searchable online access to Oxford’s unabridged,
bilingual dictionaries in French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, and Chinese. Accompanying
these language dictionaries is a wealth of online resources including teaching tools for
educators and students, audio pronunciations, grammar guidance, and usage examples.
Oxford Music Online (Grove Music Online)(http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com)
Through the Oxford Music Online platform, readers can explore Grove Music Online, which
includes the full text of the acclaimed New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd
Edition, The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, 2nd Edition.
In addition, readers will also have access to the online versions of The Oxford Companion to
Music and The Oxford Dictionary of Music making Oxford Music Online the ultimate authority
on all aspects of music worldwide.
Oxford African-American Studies Center (http://www.oxfordaasc.com/public) Through the
most comprehensive collection of scholarship online Oxford African American Studies Center
brings focus on the lives and events which have shaped African American, as well as African,
history and culture. This online resource includes over 10,000 articles covering all aspects of the
African-American past, over 400 primary source documents, thematic guides and timelines, and
more than 2,500 searchable images and multimedia resources.
Oxford Biblical Studies Online (http://www.oxfordbiblicalstudies.com) Oxford Biblical Studies
Online provides a full range of authoritative content and tools for the study of the Bible and
biblical history. This cross-searchable resource brings together the text, commentary, and
annotations from 6 Oxford Bibles and 2 concordances with over 750 maps and images, and
more than 6,000 articles.
Oxford Islamic Studies Online (http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com) Oxford Islamic Studies
Online brings together the best current scholarship in the field to foster a more accurate and
informed understanding of the Islamic world. This resource includes 2 translations of the
Qur’an, the first and only electronic version of Hanna Kassis’ A Concordance of the Qur’an,
more than 6,000 articles, 250 primary source documents, and 800 images and maps.
Oxford Index (http://oxfordindex.oup.com/) The Oxford Index is a free service that provides a
one-stop search through all of Oxford University Press’s online products. A single click delivers
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seamless discovery of over one million items of Oxford University Press academic and reference
content, bringing definitive scholarly essays, journal articles, and reference entries directly to
your fingertips.
Berg Fashion Library (http://www.bergfashionlibrary.com) Berg Fashion Library offers users
access to an expanding range of essential resources in dress and fashion studies. With the 10
volume Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion, almost 70 e-books, 67 seminal pieces on
fashion, and more, Berg Fashion Library is the go-to source for all issues relating to the art and
anthropology of costume, dress, and fashion.
Electronic Enlightenment (http://www.e-enlightenment.com) Electronic Enlightenment brings
the past to life, allowing the user to explore both the relationships and the movement of ideas
of the early modern period combining its web of correspondence (over 59,000 letters and
documents, more than 55,000 manuscript, and 95,000 early edition sources) with over 260,000
scholarly annotations.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (http://www.oxforddnb.com) Oxford Dictionary of
National Biography is the national record of men and women who have shaped British history
and culture, worldwide, from the Romans to the 21st century. The Dictionary offers concise, upto-date biographies on over 58,000 people.
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ProQuest
http://proquestk12.com/productinfo.shtml
eLibrary Curriculum Edition High School: Contains eLibrary, History Study Center, Learning
Literature the ultimate easy- to-use curriculum and reference resource – delivers one of the
largest collections of periodical and digital media content designed specifically for K-12 schools
and libraries.
American Periodical Series 1741-1900 American Periodicals Series Online™ (APS Online):
includes digitized images of the pages of American magazines and journals published from
colonial days to the dawn of the 20th century.
ProQuest CultureGrams: Concise, reliable, and up-to-date country reports delivering the world
to you CultureGrams helps you and your students discover the world with concise cultural and
statistical snapshots of every country recognized by the United Nations.
ProQuest eLibrary Science High & Middle School: Focused science content and tools with
unique video and manipulatives. eLibrary Science offers laser-focused science content and tools
along with unique video and dozens of manipulatives found in no other online science
reference product.
ProQuest SIRS Decades Sources: Documents life and events in 20th-century America The use of
source documents offers students a direct glimpse into the past. SIRS Decades features more
than 5,000 hand- selected primary and secondary source articles highlighting key events,
movements, people, and places in 20th-century America.
ProQuest NY Direct PLUS: Contains ProQuest Research Library and ProQuest Newsstand
ProQuest Newsstand includes NY Times, Wall Street Journal, LA Times, Washington Post, and
abstracting and indexing are available for the more than 900 newspapers.
ProQuest Learning Literature: This Product included in eLibrary Curriculum bundle. Literature
delivers more than 180,000 searchable works of literature from medieval times to the present.
ProQuest eLibrary Elementary: The ultimate elementary full-text reference resource, tailors all
the media types and search functionality of eLibrary for the young reader and researcher. It's
an easy-to-use general reference database designed specifically to engage and guide younger
students.
ProQuest SIRS Renaissance SIRS Renaissance (Current Perspectives on the Arts &
Humanities): A reference database that provides dynamic information related to architecture,
design, culture, literature, multimedia, music, performing arts, philosophy and religion, plus
visual arts. Full-text articles are selected from more than 1,000 domestic and international
publications. Many articles are accompanied by full-color images, including art reproductions,
photographs and illustrations.
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ProQuest Historical NY Times & NY Times Current Online: Offer schools a unique, affordable
collection of primary source historical documents. Students and teachers of all U.S. History
courses will enjoy using the Topic and Timeline Search feature in the Graphical Edition because
it provides editor-selected topics and articles focused on the most significant people and events
in the U.S. since 1851.
ProQuest Central K12: Puts your library at the center of serious research. It delivers millions of
articles from more than 4,600 full-text scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers. All via
the award-winning ProQuest search engine.
ProQuest Civil War Era: A comprehensive primary source materials that were previously
unavailable digitally, cover a vast range of topics including the formative economic factors and
other forces that led to the abolitionist movement, the 600,000 battle casualties, and the
emancipation of nearly 4 million slaves.
SIRS Issues Researcher (videos and details): Helps students make sense of the world by
offering relevant, credible resources aligned to learning standards that tell the whole story on
the major issues of the day.
Ancestry® Library Edition: Distributed exclusively by ProQuest & powered by Ancestry.com,
delivers billions of records in census data, vital records, directories, photos, & more.
History Study Center: Offers valuable historical reference material that covers 14 centuries of
history – from ancient to modern, old world to new world.
ProQuest Central K12 High School (Advanced Placement): ProQuest Central K12 puts your
library at the center of serious research. It delivers millions of articles from more than 4,600
full-text scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers.
Literature Online: The leading online resource for the study and teaching of literature in
English. It is a fully integrated service that combines the texts of over 357,250 works of
literature with huge resources of criticism and reference.
ProQuest AP Science ProQuest AP Science: Delivers a comprehensive collection of more than
500 magazines and journals designed to support advanced placement and college-prep level
science studies. Disciplines covered include earth, life, physical, medical, and applied sciences.
ProQuest® Career and Technical Education: The definitive source for vocational information.
The database includes over 750 titles, with more than 650 available in full text.
Ethnic NewsWatch™ (ENW): Features newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and
minority press, providing researchers access to essential, often overlooked perspectives. With
titles dating from 1990, ENW presents a comprehensive, full-text collection of more than 1.8
million articles from more than 315 publications offering both national and regional coverage.
ProQuest U.S. Hispanic Newsstand: The largest collection of leading Hispanic newspapers
available to libraries. With titles from around the U.S., including El Diario/LA PRENSA (NYC), La
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Opinión (LA), Conexión (San Antonio) and Extra (Chicago), U.S. Hispanic Newsstand: Provides
local, regional, national, and international news from the Hispanic perspective.
ProQuest Research Library High & Middle Schools (ProQuest Platinum): From business and
political science to literature and psychology, ProQuest Research Library™ provides one-stop
access to a wide range of popular academic subjects. The database includes more than 4,560
titles—over 3,240 in full text—from 1971.
SIRS Government Reporter: Delivers thousands of full-text documents, summaries and graphics
concerning a wide variety of topics: health, science, economics, environment, politics, foreign
affairs, business and industry. Articles and graphics are carefully selected according to strict
criteria with regard to content and age appropriateness.
ProQuest World Conflicts: From the editors of CultureGrams comes a new way for students to
understand the world around us: World Conflicts Today explores protracted, unresolved world
conflicts, occurring in countries like: Afghanistan Basque country (Spain and France) Chechnya
Colombia Darfur (Sudan) Iraq Jammu and Kashmir Korean Peninsula etc.
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Rand McNally Classroom
http://education.randmcnally.com/
An award-winning teacher- and student-friendly easy-to-use website that is loaded with
curriculum-relevant maps, games, activities and teaching materials that bring geography and
social studies alive!
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Rosen Publishing Group
PowerKids Life Science Online resource that directly supports elementary life science
curriculum; offers research, report, and homework help; promotes green living and learning;
inspires and extends independent scientific inquiry; and develops digital literacy and 21st
century learning skills.
PowerKnowledge Physical Science (http://www.pkphysicalscience.com/): PowerKnowledge
Physical Science is a new online resource specifically designed for learners in grades 3 to 6 and
struggling middle school students. Comprised of curriculum correlated content,
PowerKnowledge Physical Science promotes digital literacy and 21st century learning skills,
while offering research, report, and homework help. Database articles and interactive content
support the Next Generation Science Standards and STEM learning initiatives.
PowerKnowledge Earth and Space Science (http://www.pkearthandspace.com):
PowerKnowledge Earth & Space Science is a new online resource specifically designed for
learners in grades 3 to 6 and struggling middle school students. Comprised of curriculum
correlated content, PowerKnowledge Earth & Space Science promotes digital literacy and 21st
century learning skills, while offering research, report, and homework help. Database articles
and interactive content support the Next Generation Science Standards and STEM learning
initiatives.
Teen Health and Wellness (http://www.teenhealthandwellness.com/): The NEW Teen Health &
Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers—the award-winning, critically acclaimed online resource—
provides middle school and high school students with nonjudgmental, straightforward,
standards-aligned, curricular and self-help support. Topics include diseases, drugs, alcohol,
nutrition, mental health, suicide, bullying, green living, financial literacy, and more.
Teen Health & Wellness is even more robust, more interactive, and simply more "amazing." The
database now speaks your language—over 50 of them—with instant article translation. Text-tospeech allows students to listen to article content and read along as the text is highlighted.
Social bookmarking allows users to connect friends and family to balanced, sensitive, and caring
information. Video and personalized health calculators add a new level of interactivity. Plus,
over 50 new articles on subjects ranging from digital etiquette to financial literacy to being a
GLBT teen guarantee that, when teens have questions, Teen Health & Wellness has the answer.
Teen Health & Wellness has been updated to reflect changes to the Fifth Edition of the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).
Teen CyberSmarts: Staying Safe Online (http://cybersmartsdemo.com/: Five interactive eBooks
for grades 7–12 will simulate a real-life Internet experience within the safety of an instructional,
guided, and fun platform. In an era where so much of our communication exists in the online
world, it's sometimes easy for teens to feel invulnerable and forget the risks associated with
interacting online. The goal of this series is to create savvy cybercitizens who don't fear the
Internet, but can make informed and sophisticated decisions every time they sign on.
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Spotlight on New York (http://www.spotlightonny.com) Featuring interactive Web-based
resources an eBooks, Spotlight on New York introduces New York City and New York State from
the arrival of the Native Americans to the present day with content-rich interactive print and
online materials for grade 4 -7 social studies. Aligned to Common Core State Standards.
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SAGE/CQ Press Product offerings:
CQ Almanac: The acclaimed source for the best coverage and analysis of the U.S. congressional
legislation from 1945 to today is now available in a powerful, easy-to-navigate online edition. CQ
Almanac is renowned for its in-depth analysis of the path legislation takes through Congress,
including how bills are changed, derailed, or ultimately passed during an annual session of Congress.
CQ Congress Collection: This database will meet the needs of students and scholars with historical
and archival value beyond the most recent Congresses. CQ Congress Collection includes querying
and analytical tools to conduct quantitative analysis on current Congress and historical Congresses.
CQ Encyclopedia of the American Government: This A-to-Z reference offers a comprehensive
overview of how the government functions and provides answers to the full range of questions that
students, government professionals, interested citizens, and other researchers have about the
institutions of U.S. government. Based on the CQ Press ready-reference American Government A to
Z series, EAG offers thousands of concise, up-to-date explanations of the who, how, and why of
American democracy.
CQ Public Affairs Collection: Brings together CQ’s unmatched storehouse of public policy content
into a single, easy-to-use and fully integrated reference tool. It features in-depth reporting on vital
public policy issues, statistical and historical analyses and full-text primary source materials.
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CQ Researcher: Offers in-depth, non-biased coverage of today’s most important issues. Each report
is on a single topic – more than 12,000 words in text and extensive bibliographies. Forty-four reports
are published each year and now approximately 20 annual update reports.
CQ Researcher Online: CQ Researcher is your complete source for in-depth analysis reporting on
the most current and controversial issues of the day.
CQ Supreme Court Collection: This collection combines CQ’s unique historical analysis and
summaries of the most important Supreme Court decisions together with Justice biographies,
statistics, and quantitative analyses of the court are featured. Both current and historical decisions are
covered.
CQ Voting and Elections Collection: This resource provides broad content in the form of thousands
of election analysis documents, statistical documents, primary source documents, case summary
documents, and more. Look for coverage of election outcomes and significant milestones between
elections.
CQ Weekly Subscription: This online resource reports on the world’s most powerful legislative
body on a weekly basis. The CQ news team – the largest on Capitol Hill – covers every act of
Congress with backfile to 1983.
SAGE Stats is an interactive, statistical platform that provides vetted, hard-to-find data to students
and academics to use when conducting social science research. Featuring data from private and
public sources, it’s a comprehensive resource that enables researchers to create simple, practical, and
useful solutions. Finding statistical data has become synonymous with pain, but it should not be.
SAGE Stats simplifies the process by providing data in an easy-to-use interface. Researchers are not
only able to find exactly what they need but do so with just a few clicks, saving themselves time.
SAGE Stats is comprised of the following three collections:
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New! SAGE Business Stats – a destination for researchers of all levels to find highly detailed,
geographically oriented statistics to inform business research. This product is ideal for anyone
creating business plans and carrying out a wide variety of market assignments.
SAGE Local Stats – provides comparable data from U.S. counties, cities, and metropolitan statistical
areas across a broad variety of topics applicable to the social sciences.
SAGE State Stats – a database featuring data from more than 80 different government and nongovernment sources and backed by a rich collection of more than 3,000 current and historical data
series on popular research topics.
NEW! SAGE Video hosts streaming video collections created to support a range of levels, from
reference content for research, to pedagogical content for undergraduate teaching, to higher- level
academic interest material. Available alongside our book and reference collections on SAGE
Knowledge, SAGE Video combines originally commissioned and produced material with licensed
videos to provide a complete disciplinary resource for students, faculty, and researchers.
Of particular interest is the SAGE Video Education Collection, Comprised of more than 120 hours
and 450 videos, this collection offers a practical view into a full range of teaching settings and
situations, from early years to educational leadership and from teaching diverse students to
gifted/talented and special/inclusive education. See first-hand how the SAGE Video Education
Collection can enhance and support the professional development of your school district’s staff and
faculty!
U.S. Political Stats -- This data visualization tool helps students locate and understand statistical
information on the three branches of the U.S. government. Users can easily compare different types
of data (e.g., voting records with demographic characteristics) by creating graphs, charts, tables and
historical maps that elucidate the political process. All data may be exported for more in-depth
manipulation and analysis. Designed for the novice user, it’s a perfect online resource to engage
students studying American government, American history, and political science.
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Scholastic Grolier Online
The content of Scholastic GO! derives from eight distinct databases and in total offers more than
120,000 informational texts, interactive maps, compare and contrast features, videos, photographs,
access to 1100 World newspaper and much more:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana (EA) is our largest general reference resource. The Encyclopedia
Americana serves the needs of high school students through adults.
2. The Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia (GME) is a quick access to reference articles and media
resources for a visually rich research experience. This is perfect for middle and high school students.
3. The New Book of Knowledge (NBK) is an easy to use resource that helps elementary and middle
school students gain access to a wide range of topics.
4. La Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre is a comprehensive research tool for Spanish speakers and
beginning/intermediate students of Spanish.
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5. The New Book of Popular Science (NBPS) provides the latest in-depth science, health, and
technology research and news for middle and high school students.
6. Amazing Animals of the World provides a virtual trip to the zoo with engaging and interactive
information on over 1,200 animals. Perfect for elementary students.
7. America the Beautiful (ATB) is a unique fact-filled, interest-driven research tool for learning more
on the United States, noted Americans and U.S. history. Perfect for elementary students.
8. Lands and Peoples provide the most up-to-date information on countries, cultures and current
events for middle and high school students.
BookFlix is a digital literacy resource that pairs animated stories from Weston Woods with a related
nonfiction e-Books from Scholastic in order to build early literacy skills, strengthen fluency, support
reading comprehension and oral language gains, and build real world knowledge.
TrueFlix offers thousands of digital assets to supplement science and social studies core curricula
learning. Authentic e-Books are enhanced with related content in a variety of text types and media
including primary sources, fiction, videos, audio clips, images and related websites.
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FreedomFlix offers nearly 70 comprehensive social studies units spanning 10 core curricula areas of
study. Each unit includes an introductory video, a dynamic ebook, related articles, primary sources,
vetted weblinks and embedded popup media - providing key contextualization as well as multiple points
of view on the subject area being explored.
ScienceFlix provides curriculum driven, leveled content with interactive features and intuitive navigation.
Explore more than 6500 assets - including videos, informational texts written at three reading levels,
hands-on projects, experiments and more - organized into more than 50 comprehensive science units.
Core Clicks is a dynamic nonfiction reading program designed from the ground up to support the
Common Core State Standards. Using stunning multimedia resources, this easy-to-use web-based
supplemental guides whole classes or small groups through multiple “reads” of engaging informational
texts, going more in-depth with each encounter.
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Soundzabound
Volume 1 (http://www.soundzabound.com/sab/sales/27) Background Enhancement,
Animation Themes, Mellow Pads, New Age, High-Powered Adrenaline Themes, Fanfares and
Openings, Rock, Blues, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Techno, News Themes, Spy/Suspense, Mystery Themes,
and Solo Instrumentation.
Volume 2 (http://www.soundzabound.com/sab/sales/28) Sounds of Holidays and Events, Mind
Over Music – Classical, and Sounds From All Around!
Volume 3 (http://www.soundzabound.com/sab/sales/29) Decades of Music: Dance, Rap, Blues,
Swing, Themes, Loops & Stingers, Game Show Themes, TV, Movie, Cartoon Themes, Sports
James, Groovy Loops, Stingers and Sound Effects! Everything INCLUDING the Kitchen Sink!
Volume 4 Production Perfection (http://www.soundzabound.com/sab/sales/30)Up Tempo
Music, Mid Tempo Music and Low Tempo Music Themes.
Volume 5 Top Trax (http://www.soundzabound.com/sab/sales/31) Modern: Rock, Pop,
Country, Urban & Dance, Hip-Hop, Street & Techno. Vintage: from Funk to Punk to Rock.
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Volume 6 - Global Bands and Artists (http://www.soundzabound.com/sab/sales/585) Artists,
bands and producers from around the world. Includes both vocal and non-vocal content with
styles ranging from RAP to ROCK, COUNTRY to OPERA, and modern / traditional music from the
U.S., Africa, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Jamaica, and Ukraine.
Volume 7 - Global Bands and Artists 2 (http://www.soundzabound.com/sab/sales/1428) A new
budget-friendly volume of bands and artists from around the World. It contains full length
songs with no time cuts. The web maintenance fee will only be $49 for those who are licensed
for this single volume.
Volume 8 - Supreme Soundz (http://www.soundzabound.com/sab/sales/2727) Professionally
produced music for any production, project or purpose (videos, presentations, book trailers,
sporting events, fashion, app development, dance, Phys Ed and much more), certain to help
students, teachers and administrators educate, engage and interact by enhancing their multimedia creations.
21st Century Beats (http://www.soundzabound.com/sab/sales/2226) Partnering with us in
education, Pay Dews Music (producers of background music for MTV, America's Next Top
Model and more), bring you the best of edgy production tracks perfect for today's (and
tomorrow's) multimedia projects.
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Media Music Madness (http://www.soundzabound.com/sab/sales/2150) This is the updated
version of our "workhorse" of a production music library. Ionics Music, producers of music for
film, TV and video games present a well-rounded collection of music-this one is essential for
anyone using music in multimedia.
Media Music Madness 2 (http://www.soundzabound.com/sab/sales/2614) Following the
extremely successful release of Media Music Madness, Ionics Music, producers of music for
film, TV and video games, is back with a second collection that meets your production needs for
music in multimedia.
Cinematic Magic (http://www.soundzabound.com/sab/sales/2533) Masters of music
production FADER VIXEN deliver audio for anime, animation, gaming, story-boarding and
avatars, perfect for real world production and especially those virtual projects that border the
fantastic and beyond.
Instrumental Soundzscapes (http://www.soundzabound.com/sab/sales/2684) An “ InstruMental” cornucopia of musical styles, ranging from fast-action, gritty and edgy, rock and beatdriven tracks to smooth, mellow, ethereal, moody, and cinematic compositions. Plus stylized
variations of the Star Spangled Banner: simple piano, choral orchestrations, cathedral and
baseball organ, urban and rock, old-school chill, new age invocations, and more.
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Animal Soundz - Sound Effects (http://www.soundzabound.com/sab/sales/1456) No
production music library is complete without the sounds made by animals. From the barn yard
to the city, we brought them all to you - chickens, lions, horses, dogs and more. Go ahead,
release your animal instincts and use Animal Soundz to bring your multimedia creations to life
Background Soundz - Sound Effects (http://www.soundzabound.com/sab/sales/1104) Every
location has distinct and subtle sounds created by its environment. This Volume of ambient
sounds and noises will give your productions and presentations an extra-special touch - that
critical attention to details that will bring your project to life.
People Soundz - Sound Effects (http://www.soundzabound.com/sab/sales/1857) Humans are
marvelous beings, and just like everything else in nature, they make amazing sounds. Cheering,
crying, laughing, sneezing, coughing, gasps, kisses, the sounds of various bodily functions, and
much more will humanize your multimedia project.
Production Soundz - Sound Effects (http://www.soundzabound.com/sab/sales/1352) 21st
century technology demands 21st century sound effects. These production sound effects are
perfect for your modern-day and future media creations including game development, videos,
podcasts, digital stories, animation, 3-D creations and much more. No limitations to the
applications, just use your imagination!
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Scary Soundz - Sound Effects (http://www.soundzabound.com/sab/sales/1485) Erie, spooky,
creepy and crawly. The best of the best in professional horror film production sounds such as
chainsaws, monsters and bloody beating hearts are right here for you. Keep these in your trap
door for use when you want to be the master of macabre.
Sports Soundz - Sound Effects (http://www.soundzabound.com/sab/sales/1256) Sporting
events that take place in arenas, parks and gymnasiums have their own unique sounds.
Bouncing balls, whistles, organs, cheering, chants, booing and ambience are just some of the
many sounds you will find in this collection. Great enhancers that are essential to your sportsrelated multimedia projects.
Transportation Soundz - Sound Effects (http://www.soundzabound.com/sab/sales/2333)
Various forms of transit, including bikes, boats, cars, planes, helicopters, subways, trolleys and
trains and the people who operate them have been a vital part of everyday life. This complete
transportation collection will put your multi-media productions in motion.
StarWalk Kids Media is the publisher of an award-winning collection of engaging, enhanced
eBooks for children in grades PreK-8, including mentor texts from authors such as Seymour
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Simon, Johanna Hurwitz, Laura Vaccaro Seeger, Pat Mora, Bernard Waber and Jane Yolen.
Schools and libraries purchase affordable, annual subscriptions to this premier collection of
professionally narrated, high-quality fiction and nonfiction titles, which allow multiple-user
access and work on any device.
The StarWalk Kids Media Digital Collection delivers highest quality children’s eBook titles
from a wide variety of well-known and highly respected children’s book authors and
illustrators. These are not work-for-hire titles, but proven, successful, and unique eBooks
from award-winning authors and illustrators. Each title has been carefully re-created to
provide a true digital reading experience, with studio-quality narration and other features not
normally available in typical eBooks. Children can choose from three reading modes: they
can read for themselves without sound, read-along at their own pace accompanied by
professional narration, or simply follow the narration throughout the book for an auto-play,
read-to-me experience.
With over 521 titles in our current collection and many more being published this year the
subject areas include Animals, Art, Biography, Character and Values, Classic Literature,
Concepts, Fiction, History, How-To, Mathematics, Memoir, Music, Poetry, Science, Social
Science, and Social Studies.
The proprietary StarWalk Reader™ delivers enhanced eBooks in an attractive display that
enables either an individual user or an educator displaying the book on an interactive
whiteboard to employ tools such as Synchronized word highlighting (individual word
highlights synchronized to narration), Notes, (capturing key words, themes or other notes in a
‘sticky note’ that remains on the page until it is deleted by the user), Highlight, (highlighting
key words or phrases, remains until deleted by the user), Zoom, and Search, (searching for
any word in the eBook; click and user is taken to that page with the word highlighted). In
addition, the user can click on the author and/or illustrator name on the top right to access
biographical information and photographs, as well as a complete list of titles in the collection
by that author.
Our platform has been designed to deliver unlimited 24/7 multiple simultaneous access to our
collection of children’s eBooks. The proprietary, browser-based StarWalk Reader™ works on
virtually any Internet-enabled device, including desktop and laptop computers, interactive
whiteboards, and tablets. Users can read at school, in the library, on whiteboards, or at
home; effectively anywhere where there is Internet access.
An extensive metadata collection process was employed in order to create robust search
capability and support for educators, with books coded by Guided Reading, Lexile®,
Accelerated Reader®, alphabetic level, subject, age, grade, keywords, genre, subject and
Common Core State Standards.
For more information, visit www.StarWalkKids.com where you can sign up for a free fullaccess 14 day trial of the program and the entire collection of titles.
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The forthcoming StarWalk Writer™ is a cloud-based platform that creates a single
collaborative environment for reading, writing and research. Designed to work with our
mentor texts, the StarWalk Writer supports educators with sample writing assignments, builtin rubrics and organizers, group and individual assessment tools, always-available training
videos, and LMS compatibility. This revolutionary platform allows groups of students to:
● read complex texts (with narration support if needed)
● copy text and images with citations
● take and share notes in a digital “scratchpad”
● collaborate in person or at a distance
● synthesize the information into a finished, research-based report
● practice these skills for forthcoming, online, standardized tests
No more opening and closing programs, or juggling multiple windows! The StarWalk Writer™,
developed with funding from National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant No.1415774, is a fullyintegrated, collaborative software environment unlike anything else available. Available now
for the September 2015 school term; recommended for grades 3 — 8.
More information about StarWalk Writer can be found at www.StarWalkKids.com/Writer
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Tumbleweed Press
http://www.tumblebooks.com
TumbleBooks has a variety of collections to suit every grade and reading level: the
TumbleBookLibrary-Deluxe (k-3), TumbleBookLibrary-Premium (k-5), TumbleBookCloud
(middle/high schools).
TumbleBookLibrary (http://www.tumblebooklibrary.com). The deluxe collection (k-3) is our core
collection of animated, talking, picture books. The premium collection (k-5) includes everything in
the deluxe collection plus graphic novels and math stories as well as more chapter books, videos and
non-fiction. For school subscriptions, the collections also include our very own common core portals
with core aligned resources such as lesson plans and quizzes.
Tumble Book Cloud (http://tumblebookcloud.com). TumbleBookCloud is an online collection of
ebooks, enhanced novels, graphic novels, videos, graphic novels and audio books, which offers
students and adults of all reading levels access to an amazing range of content. What sets Tumble
Books apart is that readers have the freedom to adjust the text size, line width and spacing, font style
and color, and the background color on all of our ebooks. This level of customization adds an
invaluable level of accessibility to our books. Our world class educational videos from National
Geographic, combined with our lesson plans and online quizzes, are a perfect addition to your
Common Core Curriculum topics.
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Turnitin/iParadigms
Turnitin Suite includes:
Originality Check: Helps instructors quickly and effectively check students’ written work for
improper citation and similarity to existing sources that might represent potential plagiarism.
Students self-submit papers into the Turnitin service for comparison against this database. Each
submitted paper receives an “Originality Report” which provides writing instructors with insight
into any similarities that may appear between student written work and existing source
material. Each student paper receives an “Overall Similarity Index” (OSI) score, represented as a
percentage that indicates what percent of the total paper is comprised of similar content. Using
the OSI score and a copy of the student paper (which is presented in its original form—retaining
all original layout and images), instructors can review the paper for instances of improper
citation or plagiarism.
GradeMark: Provides instructors with a web-based platform for evaluating student written
work. With “drag and drop” commenting tools and access to ETS’s e-rater® grammar, spelling,
and writing mechanics checking service, instructors can quickly and efficiently mark and
comment on students’ papers. Instructors can also access, build, and upload writing rubrics for
evaluating written work. GradeMark automatically calculates paper grades based on rubric
criterion scores that instructors input. In addition, GradeMark offers instructors the ability to
leave voice comments as feedback on students’ work. With GradeMark, instructors have the
added benefit of accessing all of their students’ papers online, eliminating the need to accept,
store, and carry around paper copies.
PeerMark: With PeerMark, instructors are able to take the benefits of collaborative learning—
peer-review—and bring that online. By creating PeerMark assignments, instructors can enable
online student peer reviews of each other’s written work, facilitating development within
students of an understanding of writing for an audience as well as practice in the iterative
process of writing. PeerMark helps foster these fundamental writing skills in developing writers.
And, because the peer review process happens online, instructors can assign peer review
activities as home or out-of-class work, freeing up class time for more directed class activities
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Voice Thread
VoiceThread is a tool that brings teachers and K-12 students together in an engaging
multimedia format, providing a platform for meaningful interaction. It is both secure and easy
to use, allowing users to jump right in to conversations.
VoiceThread is a cloud application, so there is no software to install. The only system
requirement is an up-to-date version of Adobe Flash. VoiceThread will work in any modern web
browser and on almost any internet connection.
VoiceThread vastly improves instructor presence and immediacy while maintaining a fluid,
asynchronous learning environment. Educators consistently report increased quantity and
quality of student participation and are better able to assess student comprehension.
A School License provides accounts for student and educators in one school building to create
VoiceThreads remotely in our secure collaborative network and features:
•Ability to create student accounts without valid email addresses
•Simple Manager tool to create student accounts and classes
•Educator accounts for teachers
•Custom homepage to showcase student work
•Integrates perfectly with Google Apps for Education
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WALDO
The Westchester Academic Library Directors Organization offers consortial pricing for web accessible
databases and services. FMI: http://www.waldolib.org/eresources.asp
WALDO Core Plus Package is comprised of seven online resources:
ABI/INFORM Complete http://www.proquest.com/enUS/catalogs/databases/detail/abi_inform_complete.shtml
By keeping up with the needs of business researchers worldwide we have grown ABI/INFORM
into the world's most comprehensive and diverse business database available. The number of
journals available in active full text has more than doubled in 3 years, but we have been adding
a whole lot more than just journals based on feedback from business researchers into the types
of content that is vital to their research.
ProQuest Research Library http://www.proquest.com/en-US/catalogs/databases/detail/pq_research_library.shtml
From business and political science to literature and psychology, ProQuest Research Library™
provides one-stop access to a wide range of popular academic subjects. The database includes
more than 5,060 titles—over 3,600 in full text—from 1971 forward. It features a highlyrespected, diversified mix of scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, and newspapers.
This combination of general reference volume and scope makes it one of the broadest, most
inclusive general reference databases ProQuest has to offer.
ProQuest Health Management
http://www.proquest.com/en-US/catalogs/databases/detail/pq_health_management.shtml
ProQuest Health Management™ is designed to meet the needs of researchers studying the field
of health administration. This high-demand healthcare management content provides the most
reliable and relevant information on a wide range of topics, including:
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Law
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Coverage for more than 840 key journals with over 4,500 Doctoral Dissertations and Theses,
ProQuest Health Management provides users with the highest quality content, much of which is
not available elsewhere.
National Newspapers Premier including Current Black Newspapers
http://www.proquest.com/en-US/catalogs/databases/detail/nationalsnews.shtml
ProQuest National Newspaper packages provide your library with online access to the most
respected national and regional newspapers from across the U.S. The titles in ProQuest National
Newspapers offer researchers thorough coverage of local, national, and international events
with journalistic balance and perspective. ProQuest National Newspapers offers the most read
and widely-respected papers in the U.S. including:
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The New York Times
The Wall Street Journal
Los Angeles Times
Chicago Tribune
Christian Science Monitor
ERIC: provides unlimited access to more than 1.2 million bibliographic records of journal articles
and other education-related materials, with hundreds of new records added twice weekly. If
available, links to full text are included.
ERIC indexes education journals, the majority of which are peer-reviewed. Most of these
journals are indexed comprehensively - that is, a record for every article in each issue is included
in ERIC. Some journals are indexed selectively - that is, only those articles that are educationrelated are selected for indexing.
In addition to the journal literature, ERIC indexes education-related materials from scholarly
organizations, professional associations, research centers, policy organizations, university
presses, the U.S. Department of Education and other federal agencies, and state and local
agencies. Individual contributors submit conference papers, research papers, dissertations, and
theses.
Ovid MEDLINE: Updated daily, MEDLINE on OvidSP offers you seamless and up–to–the–minute
access to the latest bibliographic citations and author abstracts from more than 5,500
biomedicine and life sciences journals in nearly 40 languages (60 languages for older journals).
English abstracts are included in more than 80% of the records.
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PsycINFO: The essential psychology tool for researchers, practitioners, and students in
numerous disciplines, PsycINFO is an abstract database that provides systematic coverage of the
psychological literature from the 1800s to the present.
PsychARTICLES (not included in the WALDO Core Plus Package): PsychARTICLES is a robust database
offering complete access to the full text of more than 90 landmark journals in behavioral science and
related fields ranging from education, to nursing, to business, to neuroscience. PsychARTICLES features:
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Full-text journal articles – current issue back to volume 1, issue 1 for most titles, creating
over a century of psychology coverage with articles from as early as 1894
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All APA published journals plus those from the Canadian Psychological Association and
English-language journals from Hogrefe Publishing GroupComplete
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coverage of all subject areas relevant to psychological science including
basic/experimental psychology, clinical psychology, developmental psychology, education and
school psychology, health psychology, industrial/organizational psychology, social psychology
and social processes
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Entire catalog of peer-reviewed journals with a long history of fine scholarship and
rigorous research. Participate in the CrossRef CrossCheck program to guard against plagiarism.
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World and I
World & I Online provides students and educators alike with an interdisciplinary, characterenriching resource for 28 years! Through our unique educational database, we continue to
inspire a passion for global learning every day.
World & I Kids (Grade 3-8): Is a newly designed site that completes The World & I experience.
The World & I Kids features:
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Inspire! to develop a positive outlook on life
What If? to help deal with real life situations
Cyber Exhibits to excite the creative mind
History Makers to teach about important figures
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Did You Know? to engage learners with fun facts.
Stay tuned for our new, innovative features such as Treasures of the World, Create Your
Company! and Kids Report!
World & I School (Grades 7-12): Includes more than 15,000 academic articles, 8,000 global
culture images, and 2,000 lesson plans. Our content includes Core Curriculum pages, including
Social Studies, Language Arts, Science and the Arts, featuring dozens of special collections and
reports. Along with the Global Culture Studies and weekly ESL and Spanish lessons, the
Teacher's Guides provide an immersive learning experience for teachers and students alike.
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World Book
A: World Book Power Pack
World Book Advanced, Student, WB Kids, Spanish WB Kids, Discover, Early World of Learning, Digital Libraries: Early
Peoples + Living Green + Inventions and Discoveries, Dramatic Learning, Activity Corner, Hispanica, and Decouverte.
Read-aloud capability and 31 language translations in all articles. Spanish WB Kids reads aloud in Spanish.
World Book Advanced
World Book Student
For secondary students
For all students
Spanish WB Kids
For beginning Spanish readers
Living Green
World Book Kids
For younger students
World Book Discover
Early World of Learning
For differentiated instruction
For Pre-K to grade 3
Early Peoples
For upper elem and secondary students
Dramatic Learning
Inventions and Discoveries
Activity Corner
For all students
For all students
Spanish Encyclopedia
French WB Kids
For all Spanish readers
For beginning French readers
B: Advanced Differentiated Package w/ Early World of Learning (AD Package w/ EWOL)
World Book Advanced, Student, WB Kids, Spanish WB Kids, Discover and Early World of Learning.The Discover site
aids differentiated instruction and provides easy-to-read articles with an engaging ‘Q & A’ video library. The
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Advanced Differentiated Package offers read-aloud capability and language (31) translations in all articles. Spanish
WB Kids reads aloud in Spanish.The Early World of Learning reads aloud in a human voice.
World Book Advanced
World Book Student
Spanish WB Kids
For all students
World Book Discover
World Book Kids
C: Advanced Differentiated Package (AD Package)
World Book Advanced, Student, WB Kids, Spanish WB Kids, plus Discover. The Discover site aids differentiated
instruction and provides easy-to read articles with an engaging “Q & A” video library. This package has read-aloud
capability and language (31) translations in all articles.
World Book Advanced
World Book Student
For all students
Spanish WB Kids
World Book Kids
World Book Discover
D: Advanced Reference Suite
World Book Advanced, Student, WB Kids, and Spanish WB Kids. Everything the School and Library Edition offers, plus
access to a vast collection of primary source documents, eBooks, and literary criticism integrated within the Student
search engine.
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World Book Advanced
World Book Student
For all students
World Book Kids
Spanish WB Kids
E: Children’s Edition
World Book Student, WB Kids, Discover, Spanish WB Kids, plus the Early World of Learning: provides read-aloud capability
and language (31) translations in all articles. The Discover site aids differentiated instruction with easy-to-read articles and
an engaging ‘Q & A’ video library. Children’s Edition is highly recommended for elementary and intermediate schools.
World Book Student
WB Kids
For all students
World Book Discover
Spanish WB Kids
F: School and Library Edition
(S & L Edition)
World Book Student, WB Kids and Spanish WB Kids: World Book’s online encyclopedia includes a biography center,
citation builder, timelines, current events, curriculum correlations, and an electronic briefcase to save research, media and
articles.
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World Book Student
World Book Kids
Spanish WB Kids
For all students
Common Core Standards links may be found by clicking ‘Educator’s Tools’ at the bottom of any article in the Advanced, Student,
and Discover sites, and following the drop down arrow.
Add-On Resources:
G. Activity Corner (add-on)
Thousands of projects and activities with easy-to follow steps and a list of materials. Searchable by keyword or category
such as grade, theme, cost, time needed, and type of activity.
Activity Corner
For all students
H: Early World of Learning (EWOL) (add-on, or included in the Children’s Edition)
The Early World of Learning is a new online resource for preschoolers and children in early elementary, with three
interactive learning environments: Trek’s Travels offers narrated stories, interactive games, and videos.
Welcome to Reading provides leveled reading that incorporates Lexile levels and helps strengthen phonics, vocabulary,
phonemic awareness and comprehension skills. Know It is a visual interactive encyclopedia.
I: Dramatic Learning (add-on)
A ‘Theatre for the Classroom’ resource with original scripts, skits, and adaptations of the classics.
Dramatic Learning
For all students
J: Gran Enciclopedia Hispanica (add-on)
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Hispanica Saber is the online edition of the world’s largest and most respected Spanish-language encyclopedia, Gran
Encicloepdia Hispanica. This comprehensive online resource includes more than 100,000 articles, 8,500 images and maps,
and nearly 1,000 videos, animations and interactive media.
Spanish Encyclopedia
K: L’Encyclopedie Decouverte (add-on )
L’Encyclopedie Decouverte is the French translation of World Book Kids - for younger students who are native speakers or
readers of French, as well as for older students learning French or for whom French is a second language.
French World Book Kids
L: World Book Digital Libraries (add-on)
World Book Digital Libraries includes Living Green, Early Peoples and Inventions and Discoveries. Each library is the
eBook format of the original print set with videos, animations, read-aloud capability and translations (31).
Living Green
Early Peoples
Inventions and Discoveries
Classroom Resources:
M, N, & O: Science Power & Social Studies Power
Two supplemental curriculum classroom resources for upper elementary and middle school. Science Power and
Social Studies Power each have over 94 read-aloud lessons with dual Lexile levels. Each lesson includes trackable
lesson reviews with extension activities, inquiry projects, experiments, critical thinking challenges, vocabulary
quizzes, and links to World Book Online articles. Teachers may search lessons by state curriculum standards or
view current textbook standards which are then linked to lesson plans.
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Science Power
Social Studies Power
For upper Elem & MS students
For upper Elem & MS students
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P: World Book eBooks
World Book eBooks is a premier collection of its acclaimed titles in eBook format that supports a span of
curriculum areas and reading levels. Included in the collection are 220 World Book non-fiction titles and hundreds
of classics. Additional titles added to the collection will automatically be included in subscriptions at no additional
cost. Subscribers to World Book eBooks have unlimited simultaneous access to the entire collection. These highly
illustrated and engaging titles can be accessed 24/7 on a desktop computer or accessed and downloaded to an
iPad and a selection of Android devices.
WB eBooks
For all students
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