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 * WMS Databases and Online Resources ** [[image:http://www.dacc.edu/library/Noodletools/noodlelogo.gif align="right" link="@Noodletools"]]

OXFORD TRIAL Databases

==[|Brainpop]==

BrainPOP isn't a database per se, but it is a collection of animated curriculum-based content that is helpful as a teaching and learning tool. WMS now has a subscription that is accessible in school and at home.
 * Username: wmslibrary Password: raiders**

[|Gale Databases]
Gale offers databases that offer information from reference sources, magazines, professional journals and newspapers from around the world. Click on the links below to go directly to that database or on Gale Databases to see the entire list. //You can access this database directly from any school computer, but will need a library card number from a public library (like Boston or Wellesley) to access it from a computer outside of school.// [|Junior Edition - K12] Now with over 330 titles, cross searchable with E-Books, this periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school with access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. [|Biography Resource Center + Marquis Who's Who®] //Biography Resource Center// combines Gale biographies with related full-text articles from magazines and newspapers, thousands images, and links to vetted websites. Search for current or historic figures based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, as well as keyword and full text. [|Biography Resource Center: African Americans] //Biography Resource Center: African Americans// offers narrative and thumbnail biographies about notable African Americans from the respected Gale sources available in the //Biography Resource Center//. Enhancing the reference content are full-text periodical articles, websites, and recent update news briefs. Search on name, personal facts such as birth/death dates and place, occupation, and gender, or combine criteria to create a targeted custom search [|Kids InfoBits] Featuring a visually graphic interface the most popular search method is moving from a broad subject to a narrower topic using the subject-based topic tree. The curriculum-related, age appropriate, full-text content is from the best elementary reference sources and magazines. This database covers geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

[|Facts on File Databases]
Username: wmslibrary Password: raiders ===[|American History Online]=== Spans more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history, highlighting the important people and events of the American experience. media type="custom" key="4436863" ===[|Ancient and Medieval History Online]=== Explores the pre-modern world with in-depth focus on Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia. media type="custom" key="3241662" ===American Indian History Online=== Offers thorough access to more than 15,000 years of Native American culture, history, and heritage. media type="custom" key="4309371" ===Science Online=== Presents a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments. media type="custom" key="4309359" ===Health Reference Center=== Provides clear and comprehensive information on conditions and diseases, health and wellness, mental health, and the human body. media type="custom" key="4309365" ===Today's Science=== Bridges the gap between the science that students learn in the classroom and the discoveries pushing the boundaries of science today. media type="custom" key="4309369"

World Book Student
World book student allows you to search the online version of the well-known encyclopedia World Book. You have access to research tools, like homework help, a Biography Center, Current Events from PBS, Geography exploration, Trivia Quizzes and Activities, Videos and other Multi-Media Tools. From this site you can search in both World Book Student and Kids at once, as well as accessing World Book Kids, World Book Spanish and World Book Advanced. In addition, there are educator tools available for faculty. //You can access this database directly from any school computer, but from home will need to enter a username and password.//
 * USERNAME: metrowest PASSWORD: regional**

[|Grolier Online]
Access to two encyclopedias, newspapers online and resources for teachers as well.
 * USERNAME: wellesley PASSWORD: raiders**

[|Literary Reference Center]
//Literary Reference Center™// is a database that provides access to information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. It offers full text results that combines information from major respected reference works, books, literary journals as well as original content from EBSCO Publishing. There are plot summaries, synopses and overviews, articles and essays of literary criticism, author biographies, poetry, short stories, interviews and more. LRC also provies access to //Encyclopedia of Literature, Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature, Continuum Encyclopedia of British Literature, Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature, The New Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics, Beacham's Research Guide to Biography and Criticism// (six volumes), //The Oxford Illustrated History of English Literature, The Literary Encyclopedia, The Columbia Companion to the 20th Century American Short Story//, all of //MagillOnLiterature Plus™//, and much more.

//Unfortunately, for the time being, a username and password is needed to access LRC from home and school. Username: s9632527 Password: password//

=Home Access= To access World Book Student, the Gale Databases and Literary Reference Center from home, you can also follow [|this link] and enter your library card number. Most of the databases require a username and password to access at home.

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