Databases

• MasterFILE Select - full text for more than 700 general reference publications.
• TOPICsearch - current events database.
•  General Science Collection  - 60 of the most popular science publications.
• Science Reference Center - 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc.
• Searchasaurus - 70 popular, magazines for elementary school research.
• EBSCO Animals - a variety of topics relating to animals.
• Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia  - 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.

Gale Group Databases- search in the following databases:

• Health Reference Center Academic - nursing and allied health journals, plus the wide variety of personal health information sources.
• Custom Newspapers
  More than 900 newspapers, both national and international
• New York State Newspapers
  28 major newspapers published in the state of New York.
• Gale Virtual Reference Library
  A database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources.
• Business and Company ASAP Information on companies, markets and industries.
• InfoTrac Nursing and Allied Health Collection Journal Articles

SIRS Researcher click on SIRS Products

(password needed - ask your teacher)

Ready Reference

• Encyclopedia.com 
• Roget’s II Thesaurus
• American Heritage Dictionary 
• OneLook.com -  Several hundred searchable dictionaries
• Dictionary.com  - Multilingual dictionary, word games, Thesaurus, and more

Research Tools

• BibMe.com - tool to help write bibliographies in 4 of the most popular formats

Teacher Resources

• Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators - A categorized list of web sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth.
• TeachingBooks - an online collection of K-12 multimedia author and book resources
• The Big 6 - Organized steps to help students do research
• Plagiarism.org
• Webquest Resources - a database of WebQuest examples
• Gaming in the Classroom and Library
• NEA on Gaming in the Classroom