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 | World
Book Encyclopedia--
Best Choice
for Middle School Accessible from school only, Region 15 subscribes to this great resource for starting to learn about a topic. |
| Encyclopedias by Grolier New Book of Knowledge – Best Choice for Middle School Encyclopedia Americana Both titles feature articles, maps, illustrations, a dictionary, and thesaurus. Buttons at the top of most articles lead to relevant sites on the World Wide Web. Additional buttons link to relevant magazine articles. Some titles featured in the New Book of Knowledge include: Children’s Digest, Current Health, Current Science, Super Science, Science World, Junior Scholastic, Time for Kids, U+S+Kids, and Sports Illustrated for Kids. |
| American Journey Great Depression and the New Deal From the text of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s speeches and Federal Arts Project graphics to archival recordings and movie footage researchers gain in-depth understanding of this pivotal decade in 1930s America. Initiatives such as the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and the Federal Writers Project, as well as the economic crisis and the coming of global war, are examined from personal and public perspectives. Immigrant Experience This collection covers the full range of the immigrant experience including sources on Native American migrations, European and Asian immigrants of the 19th century, the incorporation of Hispanic peoples as the United States expanded westward, and the forced migration of African-Americans by the slave trade. Recent controversies over regulating immigration and the issue of political refugeeism are also represented. |
| GaleNet Coverage: This service offers seven databases including the following that support the Middle School curriculum: Contemporary Authors -- Provides complete biographical and bibliographical references for more than 90,000 authors in the U.S. and around the world. DISCovering Biography -- Information on 2,000 of the most frequently studied individuals from ancient times to the present. DISCovering Science -- Comprehensive coverage of the following scientific disciplines: Physical and applied sciences, Medicine, Technology, Information sciences, Mathematics. DISCovering U.S. History -- Comprehensive and engaging essays devoted to such diverse topics as: Government and Politics; Art, Dance, Film, and Music; Business and the Economy; Science and Technology; Social History. |
| Facts on File This database includes the World Almanac, Today's Science, an Encyclopedia, and Issues and Controversies. |
| TOPICSearch Coverage: Current events database covering social, political and economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms. Documents include Magazines, newspapers, pamphlets, book reviews, government information, etc. |
| SIRS
Researcher Coverage: SIRS Researcher provides thousands of full-text articles on a variety of social, scientific, health, historic, economic, business, political and global issues. Articles are selected from nearly 1500 newspapers, magazines, journals and government publications. Many articles include graphics. Information can be found in four different databases: Full-Text Articles, the main database, and three additional content databases - Today's News, World Almanac® Excerpts and Maps of the World. |
