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Elementary K-5
Provides full text for nearly 4,000 scholarly publications of which 3,100 are peer reviewed. Academic areas of study include: social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.
Britannica Online Learning Zone (PreK-2)
Britannica Learning Zone is an activity-centered learning environment with content and exercises appropriate for young learners in grades PreK-2. An interactive atlas, online art activities, interactive games and learning materials, audio and video, and vocabulary builders teach concepts that children are curious about, such as geography, numbers, time, sounds, and much more. Teacher tools let instructors review and produce reports on student progress.
Britannica Online School Edition (K-12)
Britannica Online School Edition gives teachers and students instant access to four complete encyclopedias that ensure consistency with classroom topics and age-appropriate language. Online learning materials developed by teachers and curriculum experts, as well as a dictionary, thesaurus, Internet guide, and atlas.
Indexing, abstracts, and full text records describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals. Within some of the full text, image links are available for the Windows client.
*Kids Search is EBSCO's interface designed for younger students. It provides an easy-to-use, graphically appealing interface to search Primary Search, Middle Search Plus, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, and EBSCO Animals. Academic Search Premier and ERIC are also available through the Teacher Resources link.
For teachers and younger readers who want to find fiction titles for classroom use or reading including picture books, children's chapter books and young adult titles. Full-text book reviews, teacher resources, thematic units, and BookTalks are available. Search options include theme, setting, instructional unit, and culture. Updated monthly.
Gathers information on a wide range of general topics for elementary schools and children's reading rooms. Includes a searchable full text of articles, reports and special issues from over 50 of the most popular K-12 magazines. Includes searchable full text for over 100 pamphlet, essential documents in American History and the CIA Fact Book (and maps), The World Almanac of the U.S.A. and The World Almanac for Kids.
Easy-to-use, colorful interface for young kids. Databases include Primary Search, Middle Search Plus, Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia, and EBSCO Animals.
*Student Research Center is EBSCO's interface designed for students. It provides students with an easy-to-use, graphically appealing interface they can use to search Middle Search Plus, MAS Ultra School Edition, Columbia Encyclopedia, Health Sources -- Consumer Edition, and American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language.
Grades 6 & up
Provides full text for nearly 4,000 scholarly publications of which 3,100 are peer reviewed. Academic areas of study include: social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.
Britannica Online School Edition (K-12)
Britannica Online School Edition gives teachers and students instant access to four complete encyclopedias that ensure consistency with classroom topics and age-appropriate language. Online learning materials developed by teachers and curriculum experts, as well as a dictionary, thesaurus, Internet guide, and atlas.
Indexing, abstracts, and full text records describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals. Within some of the full text, image links are available for the Windows client.
Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries. Searchable by subject or keywords within the entry.
Health Source: Consumer Edition
Health topics including the medical sciences, psychology, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine, health care law and general health.
*Kids Search is EBSCO's interface designed for younger students. It provides an easy-to-use, graphically appealing interface to search Primary Search, Middle Search Plus, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, and EBSCO Animals. Academic Search Premier and ERIC are also available through the Teacher Resources link.
Index to and full text coverage of five Maine newspapers. Database includes coverage of the Bangor Daily News (12/3/92-present), the Kennebec Journal (Augusta) (6/11/93-present), the Portland Press Herald (10/30/95-present), and the Central Maine Morning Sentinel (Waterville) (8/12/93-present). Selected business coverage of the Maine Times (2/4/94-4/25/02) is also included. Updated daily.
Designed for high school and junior college libraries, searchable full text of articles, book reviews, pamphlets, abstracts, charts, tables and historical documents.
Designed to assist middle and junior high school students in learning how to research current events.
Provides subject access to over 100,000 fiction titles. Search options include author, title, description, genre, award, reviews, and publishers. Librarians can read and use feature articles, book discussion guides, and BookTalks (children and YA).
For teachers and younger readers who want to find fiction titles for classroom use or reading including picture books, children's chapter books and young adult titles. Full-text book reviews, teacher resources, thematic units, and BookTalks are available. Search options include theme, setting, instructional unit, and culture. Updated monthly.
*Student Research Center is EBSCO's interface designed for students. It provides students with an easy-to-use, graphically appealing interface they can use to search Middle Search Plus, MAS Ultra School Edition, Columbia Encyclopedia, Health Sources -- Consumer Edition, and American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language.
*Offers critical introductions to the lives and works of writers, to the history and influence of literary movements, and to the development of literary genres.
