Washington County Library
Student References (K-12)
Britannica Online
Daily Life Online (Washington County)
A collection of primary documents, reference works, monographs, images, maps, illustrations, and timelines depicting essential activities of daily life across the globe and throughout history.
Discovering Collection (ELM)
For grades 6-12, provides in-depth content in six areas: geography and culture, history, literature, multimedia, biography, and science and health. Thousands of overview essays, literary criticisms, timelines, primary source documents, audio and video clips and more than 15,000 maps, images, and flags.
General Science Collection
(ELM)
More than 200 journals, including Archaeology, Astronomy, Discover, National Geographic, National Wildlife, Popular Science, Science News, Scientific American.
InfoTrac Junior Edition (Middle Schools)
(ELM)
Designed for junior high and middle school students, use to search magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health and more.
InfoTrac Student Edition (High Schools) (ELM)
Designed for high school students, use to search magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health and more.
Junior Reference Collection (ELM)
A comprehensive, cross-curricular database covering science, biographies, authors, multicultural topics, and people and places.
Kids InfoBits (ELM)
Aimed at children K-5. A reference and periodical resource, gives children easy access to magazines, reference books, and newspaper articles that have been selected just for their age group.
Kids Search
A place for students (elementary/middle school) to find magazine articles, biographies, images and more on a variety of topics.
MAS Ultra - School Edition
Contains full text for more than 500 popular, high school magazines. Full text is also available for 85,670 biographies and 105,786 primary source documents. Also contains more than 360 reference books.
Middle Search Plus
Contains full-text for more than 140 popular middle school magazines. All full-text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies and historical essays. Also contains primary source documents.
NoveList K-8 Plus
(MELSA)
A comprehensive reading resource that helps young readers find new books - both fiction and nonfiction - based on other books they've enjoyed or topics in which they're interested.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
(Washington County)
Information on social issues.
Points of View Reference Center
Provides students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. It has 250 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide.
Primary Search
Contains full text for more than 70 popular elementary school magazines. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles).
Science Reference Center
Contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources.
Searchasaurus
Searchasaurus provides a fun and easy-to-use interface for children to search EBSCO Animals, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, and databases that contain articles written for primary grade or middle grade students.
Student Research Center (ELM)
Research help for students in grades 6-12.
Student Resource Center - Gold
(MELSA)
Provides a selection of reference, thousands of full-text periodicals and newspapers, primary documents, creative works, and multimedia.
World News Digest (Washington County)
Facts On File World News Digest is a permanent record of the essential facts of the news as reported in the major newspapers and news magazines of the U.S., Canada, Britain, Australia, and elsewhere in the world. Contains the full text of Facts On File World News Digest since 1940, plus a live newsfeed from Reuters® and thousands of in-depth features, images, charts, and primary documents.
Funding for these tools is provided by:
ELM (Electronic Library for Minnesota) with a state appropriation to the MINITEX Library Information Network
MELSA (Metropolitan Library Service Agency) with funding from state and federal revenues, and
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