Middle School Reference

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GENERAL ENCYCLOPEDIAS

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WRITING TOOLS

The Visual Thesaurus is an interactive dictionary and thesaurus which creates word maps that blossom with meanings and branch to related words. Its innovative display encourages exploration and learning.
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GALE GROUP DATABASES

Biographies from Gale Group sources, and articles from periodicals. Search for people based on one or more personal facts such as birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender, or combine criteria to create a custom search.
Historical (primary) documents, reference and full-text journal articles, covering themes, events, individuals and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present.

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NEWSPAPERS

The Wall Street Journal homepage



NewsNow includes World Newspapers

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MAGAZINE ARTICLES

Full text magazine and newspaper articles; journals of business, health, education; government documents and Education Resources Information Center [ERIC] .

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 HISTORY


The most comprehensive collection of scholarship available online to focus on the lives and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture.
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SCIENCE

eLibrary Science includes more than 20 high-quality, high-interest reference titles, such as Animal Life and Plant Life from the Magill's Encyclopedia of Science program; science-related titles from the Great Events in History series, and other award-winning titles such as the Encyclopedia of Genetics.

Salem Press Health is a robust online database that includes the complete content of the printed version of Magill's Medical Guide and Salem Health: Cancer

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PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIAL

Historical (primary) documents, reference and full-text journal articles, covering themes, events, individuals and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present.
 
A comprehensive collection of award-winning reference, full-text articles from leading scholarly publications, an array of primary sources, and images, maps and charts

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CURRENT EVENTS

Contains primary documents, biographies, topical essays, background information, critical analyses, full-text articles, photographs, illustrations, and audio and video clips.
Covers world and national current events including pre-1980 archives, Reuters News Service, Issues & Controversies, Science on File, World Almanac.
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Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions.

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QUICK REFERENCE

A database of reference articles, biographies and bibliographies related to fine art

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SEARCH ENGINES


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Librarians index to the Internet

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