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  1. Teacher Reference Center

    November 15 , 2012

    A good research source for educators, the Teacher Reference Center provides indexing and abstracts for 280 periodicals most of which are peer-reviewed journals. Topics include: Assessment, Best Practices, Continuing Education, Current Pedagogical Research, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Higher Education, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Literacy Standards, School Administration, Science & Mathematics, and Teacher Education.

  2. Testing & Education Reference Center

    November 15 , 2012

    For students in grades 9-12, college and adults. Practice taking standardized tests such at the PSAT, SAT, GRE, ACT, TOEFL and U.S. citizenship tests and more. Find out about college, graduate and other educational programs avaialble to traditional students, career changers, etc. Users will find in-depth information on colleges and universities, graduate and professional programs, distance learning, corporate training, available scholarships and awards, preparatory entrance tests and much more. Users will find high school test prep for GED, AP, ISEE, COOP, SSAT and more. Those aiming toward college can find tests geared to CLEP, FCAT, SAT, ACT, PSAT, TAKS and more. Graduate school preps include GRE, LSAT, MCAT and MAT. There are even international tests covering TOEFL, TOEIC and U.S. citizenship.

  3. TOPICsearch

    November 15 , 2012

    This current events database allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms including controversial opinions and viewpoints. TOPICsearch™ contains full text for over 140,000 articles from nearly 260 diverse sources including international newspapers, EBSCO's unparalleled collection of periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information.

  4. Tumblebook Library

    November 15 , 2012

    The TumbleBookLibrary is a collection of TumbleBooks (animated, talking picture books) with fiction, non-fiction and foreign language titles, Read-Alongs (chapter books with sentence highlighting and narration but no animation), TumbleTV which consists of pre-set playlists of a sequence of books, and Tumble Puzzles & Games.

  5. U.S. History in Context

    November 15 , 2012

    Good for student research in grades 6-12 and college. Search or browse for articles on topics in US history from the pre-colonial era to the twenty-first century. Comprehensive coverage of more than 50 of the most-studied topics in U.S. history such as the War of 1812, Revolutionary War, Civil War, Madison administration, World War I and II, post Cold War, etc. Includes encyclopedias, primary materials and Complete full-text coverage of approximately 65 periodicals. Covers U.S. history from colonial times to the present.

  6. Vocational and Career Collection

    November 15 , 2012

    Find articles from hundreds of trade and industry publications. Vocational and Career Collection is good for research on various careers and industries for job hunters and others. Vocational & Career Collection provides full-text coverage for more than 330 trade and industry related periodicals including Modern Machine Shop, Pediatric Nursing, Wireless Week, Drug Store News, Reeves Journal, Restaurant Business, Advertising Age, and many more.

  7. World Data Analyst

    November 15 , 2012

    For 6th grade students through adults: Powerful resource for retrieving, comparing and customizing data on the world’s nations. An interactive site. World Data Analyst allows for finding and comparing data on the world's nations including maps, area, population, demographics, GNP, etc. Country Snapshots feature provides statistics that include maps, area, population, demographics, gross national product and more. Country Comparisons offers tools for creating comparison tables and graphs using either recent or historical statistics. Ranked Statistics performs country rankings for chosen statistical categories. Results are exportable to spreadsheet applications.

  8. Academic Search Premier

    November 15 , 2012

    Search here for full-text journal articles in biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, psychology, religion & theology, and many more topics. Includes access to thousands of scholarly and research journals including articles going back as far as 1975 for some journals.

  9. World History In Context

    November 15 , 2012

    Good for student research in grades 6-12 and college. Search or browse for articles on topics in world history from antiquity to the twenty-first century. With extensive coverage of 20th century history around the world, the World History in Context also covers topics spanning into antiquity, through the middle ages, renaissance, the era of colonialism down to the modern era. World History in Context includes approximately 1,500 primary sources, 35 reference titles, full text articles from 110 academic journals and annotated web links to other relevant history sites. Also includes over 1600 maps and images.