LaGrange Middle School Library –Databases

School Year 2008-2009

These databases available to students, faculty and staff of LaGrange Middle School . Some of them are subscription databases and others are free from NYS or other sources. Several require Usernames and Passwords if you are using them outside of school. Mrs. Herr will provide these to you upon request. You can also pick up an information sheet with the passwords in the library.

If you need help using any of these databases, please ask!

________________________________________________________________________

American History Online  

ID: ____________ PASSWORD: ______________are needed. See Mrs. Herr!  

Facts on File:  American History Online: This database covers the most important individuals, events and topics in U.S. history. It is organized by content type, topic, era and activity.

________________________________________________________________________  

 

 

Ancient & Medieval History Online 

 

ID: _______________ PASSWORD: ______________ are needed. See Mrs. Herr!

 

URL: http://www.fofweb.com/Direct2.asp?ItemID=WE49&ID=101165

 

Facts on File: Ancient & Medieval History Online: This database covers eight ancient civilizations: Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa,medieval Africa, medieval Europe, the Americas, and Asia.

 

________________________________________________________________________

    

 

URL: http://BrainPop.com

 

ID: ___________  PASSWORD: _____________ are needed. See Mrs. Herr!

 

BrainPop is an interactive site that makes learning fun. Home access is available from 7:00 am - 5:30 pm.

  

   

________________________________________________________________________

URL: http://www.cerfinfo.com

 

ID: ___________  PASSWORD: _____________ are needed. See Mrs. Herr!

C.E.R.F (Curriculum and Education Resource Finder):

Provides access to carefully selected, information rich and safe K-12 websites in all major subject areas. Most of the C.E.R.F website descriptions include curriculum standards links.

________________________________________________________________________

 

________________________________________________________________________

 

 

Gale Databases

URL: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/nysl_se_lagrangm

PASSWORD: ____________________ is needed. See Mrs. Herr!

InfoTrac Gale Group (school and home access): This is where you will find our e-books! These collections include health, resources, New York newspapers, a national newspaper index, literary masters, reference materials for middle school students and a collection of Spanish resources!

 

________________________________________________________________________

 

 

Grolier Online Encyclopedia

 

URL: http://go.grolier.com

PASSWORD: ___________________ is needed. Ask Mrs. Herr!

Three levels of this well-known encyclopedia. It also links to “thousands of magazine articles and Web sites that have been editorially selected as relevant, age-appropriate, and published by a credible source.” This encyclopedia comes to us from NYS NOVEL.

________________________________________________________________________

URL: http://lifelines.midhudson.org

Lifelines Homework Help site is a directory of excellent scholastic resources on the World wide Web. The site is structured to facilitate your search for homework help or other projects and research in all the major K-4 and 5-12 academic subject areas 

________________________________________________________________________

 

URL: http://www.noodletools.com/login.php?group=7662&code=5272

 

User name and password are needed to set up a personal folder at home. Ask Mrs. Herr!

 

Each user should create a "personal folder" by clicking the "Create a Personal ID" button on the login screen. Students who enter NoodNoodlebib remotely (outside of school) will need to login to the subscription.

 

________________________________________________________________________

 

 

 

URL: http://proquest.umi.com/login

ID: ____________ PASSWORD: ______________are needed. See Mrs. Herr!

This is a collection of magazines, newspapers, scholarly journals and trade publications. Many of them are full-text.

">

   

URL: http://www.teachingbooks.net

 

PASSWORD: ___________________ is needed. Ask Mrs. Herr!

ADDITIONAL (PASSWORD FREE) ONLINE RESOURCES

 

 

    

Dutchess County Information Portal

 

URL: http://www.midhudson.org/databases/dc.htm

These databases are provided free to the residents of Dutchess County through the gracious support of Dutchess County Executive William R. Steinhaus and the Dutchess County Legislature. Access requires a valid public library card.

 

________________________________________________________________________

   

Library of Congress

 

URL: www.loc.gov

 

Through images, sound and text, loc.gov opens the doors of the Library of Congress, providing access to some of the 120 million item collection. Included are the library catalog, American Memory, Global Gateway, Exhibitions and THOMAS (current and historic legislative information).

 

________________________________________________________________________

    

  

Southeastern Access to Libraries

 

URL: http://seal.senylrc.org/vdx

  

Search for books, magazines and other resources available in the academic, special, public, and school library community in southeastern New York - all from one search screen.