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Parents,
Richland School District offers your student free access from your home computer to four databases online that will assist in finding information. To get the username and password please contact the librarian, Mrs. Jennings.

WORLDBOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA
A site that includes an encyclopedic database of more than 25,400 articles from the World Book Encyclopedia; 248,000 definitions of words from the World Book Dictionary; and a media database of 9,300 audio's, 11,000 illustrations including 1,480 maps, 128 panoramic photographs, and 115 videos and animations.
To access World Book online:
http://www.worldbookonline.com/

EBSCO INFORMATION SERVICES
Middle Search Plus provides full text for more than 150 popular, magazines for middle and jr. high school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full text information dates as far back as 1990. Middle Search Plus also contains 84,074 biographies, 86,132 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 107,135 photos, maps and flags.
To access EBSCO:
http://search.epnet.com/

SIRS
SIRS Discoverer®, an award-winning, general reference database for young researchers makes learning fun and intuitive. SIRS Discoverer helps students in grades 1-9 develop their research, writing, language and computer skills. The database includes carefully selected full-text articles and images from over 1,600 domestic and international newspapers, magazines and government documents. Articles are assigned a reading level - Easy, Moderate or Challenging - based on age-appropriateness, educational content, interest and level of readability.
http://www.proquestk12.com/

PROQUEST
The ProQuest® online information service provides access to thousands of current periodicals and newspapers, many updated daily and containing full-text articles from 1986.
To access ProQuest:
http://www.proquestk12.com/

ACCUNET/AP
Provides photographs, audio sound bites, graphics and text spanning over 160 years of history.
To access Accunet:
http://ap.accuweather.com/

CULTURE GRAMS
Goes beyond facts and figures to deliver an insider’s perspective on daily life and culture in 182 countries and territories. Includes the history, customs, and lifestyles of the world’s people. Includes maps, statistics, a glossary and in depth information in 25 categories.
To access Culture Grams:
http://online.culturegrams.com/

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Parents, Richland School District offers your student free access from your home computer to four databases online that will assist in finding information. To get the username and password please contact the librarian, Mrs. Jennings. WORLDBOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA A site that includes an encyclopedic database of more than 25,400 articles from the World Book Encyclopedia; 248,000 definitions of words from the World Book Dictionary; and a media database of 9,300 audio's, 11,000 illustrations including 1,480 maps, 128 panoramic photographs, and 115 videos and animations. To access World Book online: http://www.worldbookonline.com/ EBSCO INFORMATION SERVICES Middle Search Plus provides full text for more than 150 popular, magazines for middle and jr. high school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full text information dates as far back as 1990. Middle Search Plus also contains 84,074 biographies, 86,132 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 107,135 photos, maps and flags. To access EBSCO: http://search.epnet.com/ SIRS SIRS Discoverer®, an award-winning, general reference database for young researchers makes learning fun and intuitive. SIRS Discoverer helps students in grades 1-9 develop their research, writing, language and computer skills. The database includes carefully selected full-text articles and images from over 1,600 domestic and international newspapers, magazines and government documents. Articles are assigned a reading level - Easy, Moderate or Challenging - based on age-appropriateness, educational content, interest and level of readability. http://www.proquestk12.com/ PROQUEST The ProQuest® online information service provides access to thousands of current periodicals and newspapers, many updated daily and containing full-text articles from 1986. To access ProQuest: http://www.proquestk12.com/ ACCUNET/AP Provides photographs, audio sound bites, graphics and text spanning over 160 years of history. To access Accunet: http://ap.accuweather.com/ CULTURE GRAMS Goes beyond facts and figures to deliver an insider’s perspective on daily life and culture in 182 countries and territories. Includes the history, customs, and lifestyles of the world’s people. Includes maps, statistics, a glossary and in depth information in 25 categories. To access Culture Grams: http://online.culturegrams.com/
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