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Available to all students.  Additional resources, usernames, and passwords are available in your school library media center.

 

Image result for destiny follet icon  Destiny Library Catalog - select your school to search books and other materials in your school library. 
  destreaming DEstreaming - includes streaming video clips on all subjects.
annals Encyclopedia Britannica Annals of American History  contains history of the United States through speeches, historical accounts, memoirs, poems, images, and multimedia.  
AE  Encyclopedia Britannica Online AcademicEdition includes encyclopedia articles, multimedia, related web sites, magazines, news, and much more.    
Britannica School Britannica School contains 3 encyclopedias: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Compton’s by Britannica and Britannica Elementary. 
Escolar Encyclopedia Britannica Escolar Online provides a Spanish elementary encyclopedia, images, videos, and learning materials specifically designed for younger learners. 
Modernar Britannica Enciclopedia Moderna is the most comprehensive Spanish language encyclopedia available today, featuring 145,000 articles, timelines, an atlas, and a dictionary.  
save image Britannica Online Japan offers more than 150,000 articles and 30,000 images for both native Japanese speakers and high school students learning Japanese. 
Encyclopaedia Universalis is a valuable resource for all French language students.There is access to more than 38,000 articles, 25,000 media items; a world atlas. an integrated dictionary and a guide to selected Web sites.     
Universalis Junior Online  provides a wide array of topics such as history, geography, science, and technology. French-language students will be challenged with progressively more complex vocabulary.  
websters Encyclopedia Britannica Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Online  is a comprehensive American dictionary with 472,000 entries and more.  
ImageQuest Britannica Image Quest contains two million rights-cleared images from over 50 collections including DK Images, Getty Images and more.    
Image result for mango languages icon for web pages Mango Languages is a language learning program for over 70 languages,
Image result for noodletools icon NoodleTools  allows you to organize and synthesize information using online notecards and format a bibliography in MLA, APA, or Chicago/Turabian style.    
Image result for sora books icon The Sora App is OverDrive’s new reading app for students. The app can be installed on a mobile device or the web browser can be used.    
Tumblebooks TumbleBooks is a collection of animated, talking picture books. Collection includes fiction, non-fiction, Spanish and French titles.    
  
Teaching Books Teachingbooks.net includes resources about fiction and nonfiction books used in grades K–12 including author and book materials to use in the library or classroom.

 
 culturegrams		 CultureGrams contains reports that deliver a perspective on daily life and culture on 200+ countries, the United States, and Canada.    
Image result for factcite lingo icon FactCite 1,2,3 is a collection of articles on  many topics for elementary students. Includes Factcite LINGO which features English and Spanish translation. By selecting a paragraph, a student can access a translation of the text. 
Image result for new pebblego logo PebbleGO- Animals, Biographies, Dinosaurs, Science, Social Studies is a reading and research tools leveled for emerging readers. Audio supports navigation and all articles include narrated text and highlighting.
Kids InfoBits Web Icon  Kids Infobits  provides articles from magazines, newspapers and reference information on current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
 Tumblebooks TumbleBooks is a collection of animated, talking picture books. Collection includes fiction, non-fiction, English, Spanish and French titles.
culturegrams  CultureGrams contains reports that deliver a perspective on daily life and culture on 200+ countries, the United States, and Canada. 
  Fact Cite  Factcite  includes articles of people, places and events that shape our society and world around us.Includes: American History, Countries and Cultures, Defining Moments in US History, Shapers of Society, Sports Champions, and World Biography.
  ScienceFlix  Scienceflix  includes videos, articles, images, and  eBooks on a variety of science topics.
Middle School (Gale In Context) Web Icon Gale In Context: Middle School  includes reference information in videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more. Categories cover a range of the most-studied topics including cultures, government, people, U.S. and world history, literature, and more.
General OneFile (Gale) Web Icon Gale General OneFile includes articles from magazines, books, newspapers, and academic journals on over 500 topics.
Kids InfoBits Web Icon Kids Infobits  includes articles, images and videos about popular subjects including Animals, Arts, Geography, Health, Literature, People, Social Studies, Technology, and more. 
Image result for sirs discoverer icon  SIRS Discoverer is a database of articles and images from newspapers, magazines, government documents, and websites.
SIRS Issues Researcher has several databases to help middle and high school students with research on current issues, government topics, arts and history.

 

SIRS Discoverer includes carefully selected full-text articles and images from more than 1,600 domestic and international newspapers, maghttps://infotrac.gale.com/itweb/mcps?db=BNAazines, government documents, and websites.
SIRS Issues Researcher provides authoritative insight into the most-studied social issues by delivering the pros and cons from relevant, credible documents and graphics selected by trained editors and curated from over 2,000 global sources.
Books and Authors provides opportunity to explore fiction genres and essential nonfiction titles. Includes a What Do I Read Next? to support readers advisory.
Chilton Library - Auto Repair   provides the most authoritative automotive repair information available to car owners. There are thousands of year, make and model combinations covering the most popular vehicles of the past 30 years, plus additional coverage of specialty models.
Gale In Context:Opposing Viewpoints covers today’s social issues  by bringing together resources including pro-con viewpoint articles, topic overviews, primary source documents, biographies of social activists and reformers, court-case overviews, profiles of federal agencies and special interest groups.
General OneFile includes articles from magazines, books, newspapers, and academic journals on over 500 topics.
Gale In Context Middle School includes reference information in videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more. Categories cover a range of the most-studied topics including cultures, government, people, U.S. and world history, literature, and more.
Gale In Context High School includes reference information in videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more. Categories cover a range of the most-studied topics including cultures, government, people, U.S. and world history, literature, and more.
U.S. History in Context  provides information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in U.S. History. Includes  full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.
Academic OneFile Select  provides full-text scholarly journals and select general interest articles from art and literature to economics and the sciences. Includes vocational and technical titles as well.
OneFile News provides access to major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers as well as leading titles from around the world. News also includes thousands of images, radio, and TV broadcasts, and transcripts.

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