CPS Department of Libraries & Information Services Online Subscription Databases Wendell Phillips Academy High School Professional Development Day September 1, 2010 _____________________________ K.C. Boyd Library Media Specialist

My personal motto: I am a librarian which happens to be the best job on the planet! My favorite quote: Reading is the gateway skill that makes all learning possible. President Barack Obama I am a lover and supporter of Street Literature books for adults and alternate titles for pre-teens and teens. My passion is to connect kids with books.

The main library Student reading area

What is a subscription online database? A collection of information from various authoritative sources— such as, magazines, newspapers, and reference books, which is accessed through the Internet by subscribing organizations.

Advantages of online databases Information is current, authoritative, & relevant Accessible from home & school Searches hundreds of sources simultaneously Hits are often available in full-text

Logging In At School CPS Departments Select L from alphabetical list Libraries Databases → Scroll down to select databases At Home Students Get help with homework Resources Library databases

CPS Department of Libraries & Information Services Online Subscription Databases McClellan In-service January 23, 2009 _____________________________ Merril V. Stegall Area Library Coordinator Areas 4, 6, and 9

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Gale Family of Databases Student Resource Center Gold Student Resource Center Junior Kids InfoBits Student Resource Center Health Module Professional Collection Gale Virtual Reference Library LitFinder ~PowerSearch allows you to searches all databases at one time (Kids Infobits excluded)

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LitFINDER Full-text of 126,500 poems, 5,000 short stories, 2,800 essays, 1,800 speeches, and 1,000 plays.

Gale Virtual Reference Library CPS resources in the Gale Virtual Reference Library include Africa: An Encyclopedia for Students; Countries and their Cultures; Encyclopedia of World Biography; Macmillan Encyclopedia of Energy; Modern American Literature and more!

Britannica Online Encyclopedia

ABC CLIO AMERICAN HISTORY Award winning survey of America history from1350 to the present AMERICAN GOVERNMENT Online support for researching the history and workings of the U.S. government at any level

THE HOME PAGE Advanced Search (Reference Library) Explore a Topic (Classroom) Analyze (Dilemmas) Feature Stories Simple Search Research Lists Switch databases

ABC CLIO – American Government

Training Materials

Teen Health and Wellness

Teen Health

Using CPS Online Databases Database Information Sheet  Available from the DLIS and your school librarian  May freely copy and distribute to your students and teachers  Check the DLIS website for changes & updates

K.C. Boyd Library Media Specialist