School & Home Use

Resource Name

   
ABC-Clio Database
~Home access only

The following are availalbe with a Cary Library card only: America at War
American Government
American History
Ancient World History
World Georgraphy

  
Biography Resource Center

Detailed full-text biographical articles with a picture of the person when available, magazine articles and links to selected website. For home access, use your public library card.

 
CultureGrams

Links students to country reports that go beyond mere facts and figures to deliver a one-of-a-kind perspective on daily life and culture. In-depth reports covering 200+ countries, the United States, and Canada

  
Exploring Ancient Civilizations
This reference resource covering the period from approximately 6500 BCE to 500 CE brings to life a fascinating range of ancient civilizations for readers of all ages.
  
Encylopedia Britannica
Search level-Appropriate Reference Articles, Journals and Magazines, the Web's Best Sites, Multimedia, and Curriculum Content.
  
Grolier Encyclopedia

Includes multiple encyclopedias like Encyclopedia Americana -good for 8th grade history-, World Book of Knowledge and Lands and People.

 
Infotrac-Student Edition

Designed for students in junior high and middle school! Includes a variety of full-text magazines, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. For home access, use your public library card.

  
Lands and People
Ideal for 7th Grade Geography Students! An encyclopedia of countries, cultures and current events.
 
Massachusetts Newspapers
Search the full-text (including back issues) of several Massachusetts newspapers from school or home. For home access, use your public library card.
  

New York Times

For recent news articles, use the NY Times from 1995 to the present. For home access, use your public library card.
  
Novelist
~Home access only
A fiction database that provides reviews, summaries, and much more for over 135,000 fiction titles. A good way to find good books to read.
 
Sirs Discoverer
General reference resource for young researchers that makes learning fun and intuitive. Helps students in grades 5-9 develop their research, writing, language and computer skills.
  
SIRS Researcher
A comprehensive portal offering centralized access to all SIRS products which target the needs of students with best-of content selected to support research, study, and homework in key curricula subjects
  
Teen Health & Wellness

Developed for teens, with their unique concerns and perspective in mind, this database provides students with comprehensive curricular support and self-help tools on topics including diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, fitness, mental health, diversity, family life, and more.

  
World Book Encyclopedia
A general encyclopedia which, in addition to its articles, includes maps, charts, videos and so much more. For home access, use your public library card.
  
For Teachers

Educator's Reference Complete

Use this mainly full-text collection of over 1100 periodicals and 200 reports for educational research from preschool to college. For home access, use your public library card.

Any article that is not full-text can be requested through the IMC.

  
InfoTrac OneFile

Gale's InfoTrac OneFile is a comprehensive periodical resource that puts more than 39 million database records at researchers' fingertips. More than 9,200 titles (5,156 full-text) and backfile coverage from 1980. For home access, use your public library card.

Any article that is not full-text can be requested through the IMC.

  
VideoStreaming-Discovery Education

Offers videos and resources from Discovery Education, Discovery School, Styandard Deviants, Weston Woods, Sunburst Technology, ASCD and more.

Must set-up individual account first with Clarke School Passcode