Online+Databases

=**To search the library catalog from home, go to []. **=
 * The books, audiobooks and DVDs you see in the secondary library are just a portion of the resources available to the SAS community. The libraries also provide access to numerous online databases and services. When accessing these websites from home, you need to provide a username and password. Please get these at the library. **
 * [[image:elibrary_logo.gif align="center" link="http://www.elibrary.com/education"]]

**EBSCO:**
 * General database covering a variety of topics
 * Articles from magazines, newspapers, reference books
 * Maps/Pictures
 * Audio/Video || [[image:EbscoHost.gif width="73" height="73" align="center" link="http://search.epnet.com"]]
 * General Database, plus Psychology, Health & more
 * Middle Search: general database for MS students || [[image:gale.jpg align="center" link="http://infotrac.galegroup.com/default/ingl29443"]]
 * Literature Resource Center
 * Opposing Viewpoints
 * US History
 * World History
 * Science ||
 * [[image:sirs.jpg align="center" link="http://sks.sirs.com"]]
 * SIRS Knowledge Source:**
 * Pro vs. Con
 * Social Issues
 * Health
 * Culture
 * Arts || [[image:brainpop.gif width="64" height="64" align="center" link="http://www.brainpop.com"]]
 * Short video animations
 * Covers a broad range of topics
 * Quizzes || [[image:culturegrams.jpg width="152" height="29" align="center" link="http://online.culturegrams.com"]]
 * Countries & cultures
 * United States
 * Maps, photos, recipes, etc. ||
 * [[image:grove_art.jpg width="120" height="102" align="center" link="http://www.groveart.com"]]
 * Grove Art Online:**
 * Visual art prehistory to now
 * Images
 * Biographies
 * Art reference books || [[image:grovemusiconline.jpg width="112" height="94" align="center" link="http://www.grovemusic.com"]]
 * Grove Music Online:**
 * Over 500 audible music clips
 * Biographies
 * Oxford Dictionary of Music || [[image:qs_logo.gif align="center" link="http://www.questiaschool.com"]]
 * Questia:**
 * Full-text books online
 * Great for IB & AP
 * Requires an individual login. See librarian for the Questia account form. ||
 * **[[image:grolier2.gif align="center" link="http://go-passport.grolier.com"]]

Grolier Online Passport:**
 * Multimedia encyclopedia
 * Atlas
 * Dictionary
 * Lands & Peoples
 * Spanish Encyclopedia || [[image:noodle_tools.jpg width="81" height="59" align="center" link="http://www.noodletools.com"]]
 * NoodleTools:**
 * Online Research Organizer
 * Create notecards, Works Cited, Bibliographies
 * Requires an individual login. See librarian for the Questia account form. || [[image:gizmo-1.jpg align="center" link="http://www.explorelearning.com"]]
 * Gizmos:**
 * Interactive math & science simulations
 * Change the variables & see the results
 * Self assessments ||