Data Base
Description
URL/IP Address
Alexandria Library
Catalog
- Available grades K-12
- Library Media Center resources
- Select the school Library Media Center
- Search by “all words” (key words), “authors”, “titles” and more
- Access to all subscription databases from your school Library Catalog. In the left column click on “Web Links.”
At school: http://weblibr
or use individual school address: 10.xx.4.150
At home:
http://weblibr.bsd405.org
CultureGrams
- Available grades K-12
- 187 concise reports on cultures of countries and territories
- Includes 25 categories offering perspective on daily life, family, economy, lifestyles.
- Includes photos, images, maps, current time and currency converter (use “America” as beginning of where you are from)
http://online.culturegrams.com
Click on World, Kids, or States edition
CultureGrams Kids Edition
- Available grades K-12
- 187 reports on cultures of countries and territories at a simple reading level
- Includes People & Places, History with time line, Lifestyle, Society and Fun Facts/Contacts.
- Includes photos, recipes, famous people, audio of country name and country anthem
http://online.culturegrams.com
Click on World, Kids, or States edition
eLibrary
- Available grades K-12
- 2,140 full-text magazines, 60M documents including newspapers, television/radio transcripts, maps, pictures, Weblinks, audio/video clips
- Includes searches on encyclopedias: Compton’s, Britannica Elementary, Britannica Spanish
- Hits can be sorted by relevance, date, reading level (Lexile score), size, title, publication
http://www.proquestk12.com/myproducts
ProQuest
Research Library
- Available grades K-12
- Proquest: articles from over 4,250 magazines, journals, newspapers
- Bridgeman Art & Art Resources: 13,500 images - fine art, posters, woodcuts, cave paintings
- Ethnic Newswatch: over 240 newspapers, magazines, journals of ethnic, minority press.
- Alt-PressWatch: newspapers, magazines and journals of alternative and independent presses
- Hits can be sorted by most recent or most relevant
http://www.proquestk12.com/myproducts
The
Reference Suite @Facts.com
- Available grades 6-12
- World News Digest 1940-current
- Reuter’s ® News (last two week’s headlines)
- Issues & Controversies
- Issues & Controversies in American History
- Today’s Science
- World Almanac
- World Almanac Encyclopedia
- Other features: editorial cartoons, maps, historic documents, editorials, obituaries, presidential cabinet, elections, world leaders, press links
Turnitin.com
- Available grades 6-12
- Encourages academic integrity by avoiding plagiarism
- Identifies papers containing unoriginal material
- Provides ability to mark student work in paperless environment
- Used with specific assignments as required by the teacher. Classroom teachers set up access including information and directions.
World Book
Reference Center
- Available grades K-12
- World Book Reference Center (encyclopedia articles, maps, videos, audio clips, dictionary)
- World Book Advanced (1.4 million primary sources; timelines)
- World Book Kids (simpler navigation, audio)
- Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos (Spanish)
- World Book Discover (English as second language and Spec. Ed resources, visual dictionary)