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Username and passwords required for home access to these databases can be found in the GW Student Agenda. For updates on passwords and usernames see Mrs. Gingras in the media center.
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See Mrs. Gingras
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Subscription Service
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Description
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· American History
· American Government
· Issues
· United States at War
· World History: Modern
· World History Ancient
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ABC-CLIO offers 6 different databases covering all areas of social studies from ancient to modern times. Each database offers articles, photographs, illustrations, video and audio clips.
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| BRITANNICA IMAGE QUEST |
Images, Images, Images |
Over 2,000,000 images! |
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Sampling of Ebsco Databases
- Biography Collection Complete
- Ebsco Animals
- Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia
- History Reference Center
- Literary Reference Center
- MAS Online
- Middle Search Plus
- Newspaper Source
- Novelist
- Point of View
- Primary Search
- Science Reference Center
- TopicSearch
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Ebsco offers full-text articles from hundreds of magazines and newspaper articles, along with articles from the World Almanac, Funk and Wagnalls Encyclopedia.
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| BRAIN POP |
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Encyclopedia covers a variety of subjects, social studies, math, language arts, science, etc. |
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- African-American History Online
- American Indian History Online
- Ancient & Medieval History Online
- Health Reference Online
- Literary Reference Online
- Modern World History Online
- Science Online
- World Atlas
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Facts on File offers over 10 different fully searchable databases:
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- Earth & Physical Science
- How Things Work
- America in the 20th Century
- Dinosaurs
- Insects and Spiders of the World
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Research Marshall Cavendish’s encyclopedias online. Information updated quarterly!
Beautifully illustrated.
Includes charts and diagrams.
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Get accurate, valid and timely information on a host of topics related to health and wellness. Topics include diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, fitness, mental health, diversity, family life and more.
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E-Book Titles:
- Topics covered include:
- Biography
- Environment
- History
- Law
- Literature
- Medicine
- Multicultural Studies
- Religion
- Science
- Social Science
Biography Resource Center
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This collection includes the complete contents of 66 reference books published by Thomson-Gale. Includes illustrations, photos, timelines, table of contents and index for each book. View in HTML or PDF, the choice is yours!
Over 380,000 biographical articles!
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- World Book Kids
- World Book Online Reference Center
- World Book Advanced
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Are you tired of finding web sites that you can't understand? Use World Book Online instead which offers a wealth of information written for middle school students
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| New York Times Electronic Editon |
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A replica of the paper edition including ads, articles, and pictures. |
The Record
Newspaper in Education |
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Classroom version of the Record. Formatted to look and feel like the actual print edition. |
