Web links providing quick access to educational sites for use in the classroom or for study at home.

BRITANNICA ONLINE SCHOOL EDITION - Rich encyclopedia content plus news headlines, safe Web sites, engaging multimedia.

• ElementaryResources - Explore Britanica resources for elementary students
• Middle School Resources - Explore Britanica resources for middle school students
• High School Resources - Explore Britanica resources for high school students
• Academic Version - Explore Britanica resources for Educators

EBSCO DATABASES -

• Searchasaurus - Easy Search tools for elementary students
• Kids Search - Search topics for older elementary and middle school students
• Student Research Center - Secondary school search topics for middle school and high school students
• EBSCO Host Web - includes Academic Search Premier, Regional Business News, Alt HealthWatch, ERIC and other links
• Consumer Health Complete - Resources include medical encyclopedia's, fact sheets, images & diagrams, videos & animations and topic searches
  
• Points of View - Guide to debate, developing arguments, writing position papers and for developing critical thinking skills
• Business Source Premier - Search for country economic data, company profiles, industry information and market research

GALE GROUP - Full text magazine and newspaper articles; some of them in Spanish

• Kids InfoBits - Developed especially for beginning researchers in K-5 grades. Covers geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, governmnet, history , sports and more
• Kid's Edition - Periodical database designed for elementary students
• Junior Edition - Periodical database designed for middle school students. Cross searchable with E-books.
• Junior Reference Collection - Middle school research database covering core curriculum areas
• Gale Student Resources In Context - contextual information on a wide range of topics. Full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source docs, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.
• Student Edition - Over 1100 titles, cross searchable with E-Books, periodical database designed for high school students
  
• Discovering Collection - Covers core curriculum areas. Reference, primary source, creative works, and mulitmedia including video and audio clips.
• Informe - Collection of hispanic magazines with full text. Covers business, health, technology, culture, current topics and other subjects. Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias.
• Expanded Academic ASAP - Additional research journals, news magazines and newspapers.
  

GALE GROUP PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES

• Educator's Reference Complete - Focuses on educational principles, child development and psychology and best practices in education. Professional Developement.
• Professional Collection - Full text peridocals
• General Science Collection - Journals to provide researchers with information needed to stay current on the latest scientific developments.

MNKNOWS - Portal to Minnesota's online library services.

• MnLINK Gateway - Place requests for books, Cds, DVDs, and mored delivered to you local library. You can also access electronic books. Note: Must have Public Library Card
• ELM: Electronic Library for Minnesota - Find online articles and electronic books on a variety of topics.
  
• Minnesota Reflections - Find photos, documents, and maps related to Minnesota history.
• Research Project Calculator - Secondary students can use this online tool to create a timeline for research projects.
• Ask MN - Get real-time answers from a librarian 24/7.

OCLC FIRST SEARCH - FirstSearch Databases include Medline, World Almanac/Book of Facts, ERIC, Clase/Peridica and many more.
 OCLC FirstSearch  

PROQUEST NEWSPAPERS - Newspaper databases with world-wide topics presented in full text or abstract format.

 ProQuest Newspapers

SALEM PRESS DATABASES

• Salem Health – This database is for High School Usage only                                             Includes Magill’s Medical Guide which covers 3,500 pages of diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and issues in an A-Z format, with sidebars addressing recent developments in medicine and concise information boxes for all diseases and disorders.  Also included is Salem Health: Cancer, an A-Z encyclopedia for patients with information about 835 topics on cancer.
• Salem History -- Covers the 1950s through the 1990s in America in Decades and  also includes Great Lives from History: The Ancient World Through the Twentieth Century;  Great Events: The Ancient World Through the Twentieth Century; Notorious Lives; Modern Scandals; Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Events; Milestone Documents in American History; Great Athletes, Musicians & Composers of the 20^th Century; Inventors & Inventions and Weapons & Warfare.  Includes primary and secondary sources.
• Salem Literature -- The Critical Survey of Long Fiction and many volumes of Critical Insights provide a rich array of literary criticism covering numerous authors and their works.  Some examples: Barbara Kingsolver, Robert Frost, Jane Austen, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ernest Hemingway, Toni Morrison, Harper Lee, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Arthur Miller, Emily Dickinson, John Steinbeck, Charles Dickens, Edgar Allan Poe, Maya Angelou and many more.
•   Salem Science -- Includes the Encyclopedia of Global Warming , Forensic Science and The Solar System.

Other resource links that provide valuable information.

African American Registry   A calendar-based series of accomplishments achieved by Black Americans in history. This registry includes audio and video clips, links to poetry and lyrics of the Black culture and 12 category links.
 Book Share   Enables the visually impaired community to download books, magazines and newspapers in a format to use with common Braille or synthetic voice reading devices for a minimal annual subscription fee.
 CNN Student News   Educators can use this resource in their classrooms for the news of the day. It is easy to integrate into any lesson.
 Discovery Channel School   Teaching tools, customizing a classroom, homework helpers and a Curriculum Center are a few of the sections offered on this Discovery Channel web resource. Also check out the Brain Boosters and Puzzlemaker.
 Great Web Sites for Kids   Includes links to resource sites divided by subject areas from Animals to Social Sciences. Created by the Am. Library Assoc.
 ipl2   The Reading Room has books, magazines and newspapers. You could chose to read an Aesop's Fables online and follow a lesson plan provided. Students can select the KidSpace section and research Orcas or take a virtual trip to Africa or the Far East.
 Library of Congress   A repository of words, pictures and & sound. Sections for kids & families, special needs visitors and researchers. Teachers have a "Learning Page" with lesson plans, activities and professional development. Search by index, site map or ask a librarian.
Minnesota Department of Education   Learn about Educational Programs, data and report topics such as professional licensing and education finance or the latest news coming from this department.
Smithsonian Education   The gateway to Smithsonian educational resources