Virtual Library Resources and Databases

Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.
--- Zora Neale Hurston,
Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography

Check out our
New ONLINE catalog - OPALS
(online public access library system)
Use OPALS to locate books and other library materials including e-books, audiobooks, playaways, DVD's, etc.

Encyclopedias

World Book - always a good place to start

This is not your mother's World Book. World book web includes hyperlinks, pictures, video and audio clips, a dictionary, website links, periodicals, a citation generator, and even research guides. World Book has the perfect encyclopedia for every grade level! Each of the modules will open with a click of the link when students are in school. Away from school, it will be necessary to put in a username and password (see your librarian).

Grolier has it all! (provided by NOVELNY)

Grolier Online has a wealth of information that includes the Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia, and the New Book of Knowledge. Get up to the minute news from the Associated Press, find out what happened this day in history, and find out about current events right on the main page.
There is even an educator section!

Funk and Wagnalls

Provided by Ebsco... This encyclopedia provides general information on a variet of topics.

Social Studies Databases

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They are all here at your fingertips. ABC-CLIO Ancient World History, Modern World History, American History, American Government, Issues, Pop Culture, Daily Life Through History, and World at War.

Checkout our new e-books!

You can read these e-books online!

E-Books from Ebsco

Check out our latest database of e-books from Ebsco!

Literature Databases

Gale’s core repository of full-text literature, LitFinder (and the full-text-only LitFinder for Schools) spans history and geography
to deliver an extensive, ever-growing selection of online poems,
short stories, essays, speeches and plays.

Science

Science Direct

SciVerse Hub is your key to searching content from ScienceDirect®, Scopus, and Scirus in one step. Your search results are ranked by relevancy, with no duplication. One click links you to the document you need.

General Reference - All Topics

Gale Databases from NOVELNY

This suite of databases can be searched with one click of the mouse. General One File is a one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics. there is also a Health Reference Center, Criminal Justice Collection, Popular Magazines, Psychology Collection, and a General Science Collection. There is a Pop Culture Collection, World History Collection, and a War & Terrorism Collection, and a Fine Arts Collection. But there is still more. Home Improvement, Agriculture, Gardening,Culinary Arts. You name it, it's all here and you can search the entire suite of databases at once.

EBSCO Databases

OmnFile Full Text Select (H.W. Wilson) is a 100% full-text database and presents full text with every entry from more than 1,600 publications. This includes Ebsco's E-book collection and the Funk and Wagnalls Online Encyclopedia. This database used to be H.W. Wilson Full Text Select.

The World at your fingertips...

Looking for an article, book or movie but can't find it in our library OR the local public library? World Cat allows you to search libraries around the world for your item. We have relationships with many academic libraries and other institutions in our region (and beyond). Ask Ms. Parker-Hennion and she can request it via inter-library loan and can often get the item within a week. If you need help using this database, just ask!

What to read...so many books, so little time

If you are looking for a specific book, NoveList Plus is the place to go. Here you can also access booklists, including award winners, books for reluctant readers, llists for the college bound, etc. Read book reviews, plot summaries, discussion guides, etc. What was the name of that book you read last summer? You remember the plot, but not the title. NoveList even lets you put in plot elements to locate the title of that book! Nonfiction books are included too! If you're a booklover, this will drive you wild!

Current Events - Issues

CQ Researcher is just about the best resource available for current events topics and issues. This is the place to go if you have to take a stand on a controversial issue such as gun control, stem cell research, off-shore drilling, etc. If you are lucky enough to have a teacher who will let you choose any topic, CQ has a ready made list for you to explore. Check it out.

Congressional Digest (A Pro & Con Monthly)

Congressional Digest is an independent publication featuring controversies in Congress, Pro and Con. It is not an official organ, nor is it controlled by any party, interest, class or sect. Published monthly except for July and August. Password Required (check the TZHS list of usernames and passwords).

VIDEO RESOURCES AND MORE!

Discovery Education provides engaging digital resources to schools and homes with the goal of making educators more effective, increasing student achievement, and connecting classrooms and families to a world of learning.

Discovery Education is a subsidiary of Discovery Communications, LLC. The leader in digital video-based learning, Discovery Education produces and distributes high-quality digital resources in easy-to-use formats in all core-curricular subject areas. Discovery Education is committed to creating scientifically proven, standards-based digital resources for teachers, students, and parents that make a positive impact on student learning. Through solutions like Discovery Education streaming, Discovery Education Science, Discovery Education Health and more, Discovery Education helps over one million educators and 35 million students harness the power of broadband and media to connect to a world of learning.
TEACHERS: SIGN UP WITH THE PASSCODE PROVIDED AND CREATE YOUR OWN USERNAME AND PASSWORD
STUDENTS: USE YOUR NETWORK USERNAME PRECEDED BY so_ AND YOUR COMPUTER/LUNCH PIN CODE
EXAMPLE: USERNAME: so_jsmith PASSWORD: js-1234

VITAL - VIDEO IN TEACHING AND LEARNING for New York State Educators in partnership with Teachers' Domain, now offers more than 2,000 pre-K-12 resources, including:

math, ELA, science and social studies for grades pre-K-8;
resources designed to promote middle school literacy;
Regents-aligned resources in Global History and Geography, U.S. History, Living Environment, Earth Science, Physics and Chemistry;
tools that let you save and organize resources to share with students and colleagues.

Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose.--- Zora Neale Hurston,Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography

Check out our New ONLINE catalog - OPALS (online public access library system)Use OPALS to locate books and other library materials including e-books, audiobooks, playaways, DVD's, etc.