We now have single logins for our school to access our databases (online resources)! It's called find it! from Nassau BOCES School Librray System. This will enable easier access for all our students and faculty. You can use multiple databases and only have to log in ONCE!
Here is the link. What's the username and password you ask? Come to the library to find out.
Here is a list of all the databases Mepham High School will subscribe to for the 2013-2014 school year:
Academic OneFile – NOVELny – Peer-reviewed, full-text journals and reference sources.
Amazing Animals of the World – NOVELny – Interactive information on over 1,200
animals.
America the Beautiful – NOVELny – Our Presidents, cities, and natural wonders of the United States.
American Government – Connects contemporary issues with the
foundations of government and compares the political and economic systems of
the U.S. with those of other countries.
American History – From the earliest explorers of the Americas
to today's headlines, American History investigates the people, events, and
themes of our nation's evolution.
Biography In Context – Over 600,000+ biographical entries —
on more than 528,000 individuals.
Bitstrips For Schools – Comics! Empowers any student to
create amazing comics, and provides an exciting new way to teach your
curriculum. Teachers please
see Ms. Stack to create a class account.
Bloom's Literary Reference Online – Source for literary
criticism from Harold Bloom with essays and criticism on thousands of great
writers and their works.
Britannica Image Quest – More than 1 million royalty free
images.
Business Insights: Essentials – NOVELny – Research and compare companies and
industries.
Daily Life Through History – A resource that provides content
from a vast number of reference works, monographs, and primary documents for
topics such as food, celebrations, clothes, work, religion, language, etc.
Gale Virtual Reference Library – Non-fiction eBooks.
General OneFile – NOVELny – Periodical and news information on a diverse set of topics.
Global Issues in Context – Offers international viewpoints
on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. Analyzes social, political, military,
economic, environmental, health, and cultural issues.
Grolier Encyclopedia Americana – NOVELny – Comprehensive encyclopedia coverage.
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia – NOVELny – Quick access to reference articles and media
resources.
Grolier The New Book of Knowledge – NOVELny – Fun and easy-to-use leveled text.
Grolier The New Book of Popular Science – NOVELny – Covers science, technology, and medicine.
Health Reference Center Academic – NOVELny – Up-to-date information on a range of health
care topics.
Historical NY Times – Every issue from 1851-2001 is
reproduced in cover-to-cover full-page image.
InfoTrac Newsstand – NOVELny –
Full-text newspapers.
Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society – Get an
in-depth understanding of how society is shaped with authoritative historical
context, expert perspectives, and carefully selected primary and secondary sources.
La Nueva Enciclopedia CUMBRE – NOVELny – Spanish-language encyclopedia.
Lands and Peoples – NOVELny –
Extensive articles, almanacs, Web links, and graphics and charts.
National Newspaper Index – NOVELny –
Provides indexing (1977-present) of America's top five newspapers.
New York State Newspapers – NOVELny –
Full-text newspapers from around New York State.
Literary Reference Center Plus – Includes full text plot
summaries, synopses and work overviews, articles/essays of literary criticism,
biographies, interviews, journals,
poems, short stories, classic texts, etc.
Noodle Tools – Create online citations. You must register and create an account.
Opposing Viewpoints In Context – Source for information on
social issues, including viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics,
primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper
articles.
Pop Culture Universe: Icons, Idols, Ideas – An
authoritative, yet fun, research source for all areas of U.S./World Pop
Culture.
ProQuest – Newsstand – NOVELny –
Access to 85 full-text newspapers from around the world.
Proquest Central K12 – The largest journal collection
delivering millions of articles from more than 4,600 full-text scholarly
journals, magazines, and newspapers. Includes ProQuest AP Science.
Proquest Learning: Literature – Offers a comprehensive
literary resource for original, full-text works, 3,000 author biographies, and
contemporary criticisms in one integrated source covering 600 years of
literature.
Science In Context – From earth science and life science, to
space, technology, mathematics and science history and biography, this
curriculum-oriented online experience is designed to boost achievement for
students.
Soundzabound Music Library – Downloadable royalty free audio
files including: Volumes 1-7, Animal, Background, Century Beats, Media Music
Madness, People, Production, Sports and Scary sounds.
Student Resources In Context – Provides full-text
periodicals, newspapers, curriculum based reference content, primary source
documents, radio/television transcripts, maps, essays, critical analysis,
biographies, timelines, etc.
Teaching Books – A portal to online resources for children's
and young adult books and their authors. U:
Your email address; P: NBSLS
Turnitin – Online plagiarism prevention. New users, register and create an
account. Returning users, log on with
your e-mail address and password. See
your teacher.
US History In Context – Complete overview of U.S. history
that covers the most-studied events, issues and current information, it
combines documents from Primary Source Microfilm’s™ digital archives.
World at War: Understanding Conflict and Society – Helps
students and researchers develop a deeper, critical appreciation of both
America’s history and total human involvement and costs of war.
World Geography: Understanding a Changing World – Develops
students' global literacy, focusing on the geographic, political, social,
economic, and cultural forces that influence our world.
World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras – Covers human
history, from prehistoric times to the beginnings of the Renaissance, from the
dawn of prehistory through the great ancient empires to the Renaissance.
World History In Context – Offers students and researchers
unparalleled access to a broad collection of scholarly analysis and
award-winning full-text periodicals, reference works and primary documents.
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