PASSWORDS for home use of
these
databases are available in the library.
Click here
for Online Databases from Gale Group
The center contains over 300,000 biographies of individuals living and dead from around the world. The noteworthy encompass the field of literature, science, business, entertainment, politics, sports, history the arts and more.
Health and Wellness Resource Center
Information on fitness, medicine, nutrition, diseases, public health, occupational health and safety, alcohol and drug abuse, prescription drugs, etc.
History Resource Center-US
This is an interdisciplinary database containing periodicals, original references, primary sources, digitized special collections and more for the history and political science curriculum.
History Resource Center-World
From Ancient Egypt to the Renaissance. Full text articles, images, maps and more.
Literature Resource Center
A databasr that contains over 4,000 plot summaries, 388,000 full text articles, biographies of the various authors and
list of works, criticism and overview of an author's works. The coverage includes over 114,000 authors, novelists, poets, essayists and journalists.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
One stop source for information on social issues and hot topics
Science Resource Center Gold
Experiment, biographies, pictures and illustrations linked to over 200 magazines, websites and academic journals
Student Resource Center Gold
More than 850 full-text magazines plus the American Decades database and the Student Health Resource Module. The
periodicals are back field from 1986
Twayne Author Series-Twayne World, English and US Authors
Twayne World, US and English authors each contains the full text of 200 frequently used Twayne Literacy Masters books on individual World, US or English authors, for a total of 600 individual full-text titles.
Bloom's
Literary Reference Online
Need literary
criticism, try this database. Search by title or author.
CQ Researcher
Latest
information on "hot" issues-health, education, science and
technology. Offers pros and cons on the issue, timelines of
significant importance, background on an issue and much, much more.
Click on:
Welcome to CQ Researcher
Username: *
Password: *
Career Cruising
Information
on careers, further education and careers
Username: Plainfield
Password: South
EBSCO
500
popular and general publications. This database goes back to
1975. Also contains over 180 full text newspapers.
NOVELIST is now part of the EBSCO family,
enter thru EBSCO to pull up NOVELIST.
User ID : *
Password: *
Enchanted
Learning
A good beginning database
for all students and especially ESL. This will give
you the basics for your subject and it is for high school students.
See media staff for username and password.
Username: *
Password:*
First Search
16 databases
for you to search! MEDLINE and World Almanac just to name a few!!
Ask the media
staff to help you get started.
User Name:
100-110-051
Password: media
Literature in Context
Doing a paper
on: Hamlet, Huckleberry Finn, Macbeth, Of Mice and Men, The
Crucible, The Scarlet Letter, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Great Gatsby, or
Romeo and Juliet? This database has it all! Your paper
will be fantastic if your research is based on this site! See the
media center for username and password.
Username:*
Password:*
NewsBank
Full-text content of over 600
U.S. newspapers. Very up-to-date with a HOT TOPICS section.
Also has a historical archive of the Chicago Tribune.
User name: Plain1
Password: South
Vocational Biographies
Find excellent career information online.
Username: pshs
Passcode: mop
World Book
Encyclopedia Online
Wow! Good
old World Book online! Plus links and multimedia options.
Login ID:
Plain1
Password:
South
Social Studies Databases
This contains the following websites:
United States at War-Complete, detailed information that will help you understand that particular time period
Issues in Focus-Great for Pro/Con Issues!
User name: plainfield1
Illinet
Online
Do
you need a particular book or non-print material? This site
searches 44 member
libraries to help put the material you need in your hands. Ask
the media staff for help.
*Plain
*South
All of the above websites are available 24/7 except NewsBank
"Knowledge is Power"
George Elliot