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Books E-Books Internet Search Help

Magazines & Newspapers Encyclopedias and other Reference Sites

INTERNET RESOURCES For MW Student Research

GRADE 5 DOCUMENT

Bibliography format:

Using MLA Style  - from the Purdue Online Writing Center

see also Teacher Resources

         Books

ICEPAC is the North Country's cooperative online card catalog. It contains the holdings information of 305 libraires in Clinton, Essex, Franklin, St. Lawrence, Lewis, Jefferson and Oswego counties. ICEPAC is partially funded through an LSTA grant from the New York State Education Department, Division of Library
	WorldCat - OCLC catalog of books, web resources, and other material world
	TeachingBooks.net  -- Thousands of author programs and websites, book guides, and book readings Provided by the St. Lawrence-Lewis School Library System

         Magazines & Newspapers

	UMI Proquest -- a database of magazine and  newspaper articles  Provided by the St. Lawrence-Lewis School Library System
	Ebsco -- general reference magazines; general science collection; children's magazines & pamphlets;  Funk & Wagnall's Encyclopedia; database of animal information.                Provided by the New York State Library through an LSTA grant from the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services
Junior Edition - K12	Junior Edition - K12  - Periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school, with magazines, newspapers and reference books (most are full-text) for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.   Gale Databases from the NYS Library through LSTA funds
Custom Newspapers	Custom Newspapers  - Search a collection of 150 newspapers, both national and international.
New York State Newspapers	New York State Newspapers  - Search this database of ten major newspapers published in the state of New York, including the New York Times and the New York Post.
National Newspaper Index	National Newspaper Index  (1977 - Jan 2004) - National Newspaper Index provides quick access to the indexing of America's top five newspapers in one seamless search: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post.
Northern NY Newspapers	Northern New York Newspapers  -  Archives of newspapers currently published in Northern New York:  Oswego Palladium Times (from Oct. 1999); Plattsburgh Press Republican (from 1999);  Watertown Daily Times (from 1988)
NNYLN Historical Newspapers	Northern New York Historical Newspapers (1811 - 1974) - Northern New York Library Network provides this collection of local newspapers to enhance access to our region's unique local history.  Includes current Akwesasne Time, and historical papers from Canton, Malone, Potsdam, Elizabethtown, Fulton, Lowville and Plattsburgh.

           Encyclopedias & other Reference Sites

New! Virtual Reference Library !	Gale Virtual Reference Library: e-Books - online reference books: Arts, Biography, Business, Environment, History, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, and Science.
	WorldBook Encyclopedia Emerald edition
	Lit Finder - online literary database with more than 126,500 full-text poems, stories, plays, speeches essays and author biographies.   (Trial available until November 1, 2004)
	World Almanac & World Almanac Encyclopedia - Cumulative text of the World Alamanc since 1999 plus links to related websites
Careers Internet Database	Careers Internet Database - Explore the world of work - careers, employment opportunities and trends.  You can also take an online test to identify careers of interest to you.
Health Reference Center	Health Reference Center Academic database to find articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc. 1980 - Sep 2002   Gale Databases from the NYS Library through LSTA funds
Health & Wellness Resource Center	Health & Wellness Resource Center integrated access to medical, health, and wellness information from journals, pamphlets & websites.  Includes medical encyclopedia & dictionary.
The Twayne Authors Series	The Twayne Authors Series - Twayne World, English, and US Authors  - Contains the full text of 200 frequently used Twayne Literary Masters books on individua authors, for a total of 600 individual full-text titles. Gale Databases from the NYS Library through LSTA funds
Informe 1994	Informe 1994 - Ene. 2004 Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias. Gale Databases from the NYS Library through LSTA funds
	EbscoHost Español - Spanish Interface - general reference magazines; children's magazines & pamphlets                Provided by the New York State Library through an LSTA grant from the                Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services
Business and Company Resource Center	Business and Company Resource Center  - Provides company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals.   Gale Databases from the NYS Library through LSTA funds
Virtual Reference Desk	Virtual Reference Desk - Internet-based information services including a list of Internet sites, arranged by subject; search or browse by subject sponsored by the United States Department of Education.
	Who2? - Brief biographies of famous people and characters.             Each biography includes vital stats and "four good links" to other websites.

           Internet Search Sites

	CERF -"Curriculum & Education Resource Finder":                     Search for safe,  K-12 URL’s, selected by                   teachers, arranged by subject area
	Marco Polo – Standards based, Internet content                               for the K-12 teacher and classroom,                                plus teacher training online
GEM	GEM – "Gateway to Educational Materials":                       Lesson plans, curriculum units and other                       educational resources on the Internet
	Search Engines

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Online Resources for Teachers

Marco Polo – Standards based, Internet content

                              for the K-12 teacher and classroom, 

                              plus teacher training online

GEM 

GEM – "Gateway to Educational Materials": 

                     Lesson plans, curriculum units and other 

                     educational resources on the Internet

CERF -"Curriculum & Education Resource Finder":  

                  Search for safe,  K-12 URL’s, selected by

                  teachers, arranged by subject area

New York State Curriculum Resource Guides

Draft framework, curriculum guide, Learning Standards and sample exams for:  The Arts; English Language Arts;  Languages Other Than English; Mathematics, Science, and Technology; Physical Education; Social Studies; Middle School   (most files are in .pdf  format)

The ERIC database (Educational Resources Information Center)  is the world's largest source of education information, and contains abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice.

   T E L E V I S I O N  

Video-on Demand -- a service offered by WPBS to complement their Instructional Television programs.  Instant access to more than 1500 ITV programs and 15,000 video clips.

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MasterFile Select - Full Text Magazines TOPICsearch General Science Collection

Primary Search via Searchasaurus

EBSCOhost Espanol - Spanish Interface

EBSCOhost Text Only

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia EBSCO Animals

Bibliography format:

Using MLA Style  - from the Purdue Online Writing Center

Using APA Style - from Cambridge University

	Health Reference Center Academic 1980 - Jan 2004 Use this database to find articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc. The material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only. Start searching this collection.
	Business and Company Resource Center Business and Company Resource Center is a fully integrated resource bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information. Start searching this collection.
	Junior Edition - K12 Formerly SuperTOM Junior, this periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school, with magazines, newspapers and reference books (most are full-text) for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. Start searching this collection.
	The Twayne Authors Series - Twayne World, English, and US Authors Twayne World, US, and English Authors each contains the full text of 200 frequently used Twayne Literary Masters books on individual World, US, or English authors, for a total of 600 individual full-text titles. Start searching this collection.
	Informe 1994 - Ene. 2004 Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias. Start searching this collection.
	Custom Newspapers Search a collection of 150 newspapers, both national and international. Start searching this collection.
	New York State Newspapers Search this database of ten major newspapers published in the state of New York, including the New York Times and the New York Post. Start searching this collection.
	National Newspaper Index 1977 - Jan 2004 National Newspaper Index provides quick access to the indexing of America's top five newspapers in one seamless search: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post. Start searching this collection.

Updated 04 June 2008

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