Daily Life Through History
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.
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Discovering Collection
Aimed at grades 6-12, provides in-depth content in five areas: literature, history, biography, science, and social studies. Thousands of overview essays, literary criticisms, timelines, primary source documents, audio and video clips and more than 15,000 maps, images, and flags.
(Provided by ELM)
General Science Collection
More than 200 journals providing in-depth coverage for scientific research. Titles include Scientific American, Archeology, Physics Today, Info Today, Mathematics Magazine and many more.
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InfoTrac Junior Edition (Middle Schools)
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.
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InfoTrac Student Edition (High Schools)
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.
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LearningExpressLibrary
Use to study for the ACT, the SAT, AP tests, the GED, the ASVAB and MORE!
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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.
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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.
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NoveList K-8 Plus
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.
(Subscription paid by MELSA)
Points of View Reference Center
Provides students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. It covers 250 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide.
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Science Reference Center
Contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources.
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Student Research Center
Research help for students in grades 6-12.
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Student Resources in Context
Provides a selection of reference, thousands of full-text periodicals and newspapers, primary documents, creative works, and multimedia.
(Provided by ELM)
*Funding for electronic references 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 Washington County.
