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- Britannica
Online School Edition
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.
- Funk
and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries. Searchable by subject or keywords
within the entry.
- Searchasaurus
for Kids
Easy-to-use, colorful interface for young kids. Databases include Primary
Search, Middle Search Plus, Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia, and EBSCO Animals.
- EBSCO
Animals
Short articles describe thousands of animals by species and group, including
size and appearance, habitat, life cycle. Some articles include a
photograph of the animal.
- Maine
Newsstand
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.
- Primary
Search
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.
- Middle
Search Plus
Designed to assist middle and junior high school students in learning how to
research current events.
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Not everything is online!!! Come to the library for:
- The World Book Encyclopedia
- Other general and subject
encyclopedias
- Almanacs (books of current events,
world records, quick facts)
- Dictionaries (word spellings,
definitions, origins, pronunciations)
- Thesauri (the plural of Thesaurus
-- a book of synonyms and antonyms)
- Atlases (maps on various
themes: historical, geographic, cultural, environmental)
- Statistics (how many, how often,
how long, how big? These questions can be hard to answer. Ask a
librarian for help!)
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