UVMS Library Databases

2011-2012

Listed below are the Subscription Databases and Online Resources available to students, faculty and staff of Union Vale Middle School. If you need help using any of the databases, please stop by the library and see Mrs. Sprague-Hicks.

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WORLD BOOK

Includes:

DISCOVER, STUDENT, WORLD BOOK  KIDS, SPANISH VERSION

http://worldbookonline.com

ID: uvms

PW: rays  

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Grolier Encyclopedias:

http://go-passport.grolier.com/

Includes access to the:

Encyclopedia Americana Encyclopedia

Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia

The New Book of Knowledge

as well as Roget's II: The New Thesaurus and the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.

 Password: 

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American History Online

http://www.fofweb.com/subscription/

Spans more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history, highlighting the important people and events of the American experience.

Password / Id:    UVMS   /   RAYS

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Brain Pop

http://www.brainpop.com/

user Id:  ACSDNY    password:  ACSD

Only available from 7:30am - 5:30pm.

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GALE

http://find.galegroup.com/menu/commonmenu.do?userGroupName=nysl_se_dbsls

Includes: 

Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health

Business and Company Resource Center

The Twayne Authors Series

Info Trac Custom Newspapers

New York State Newspapers

National Newspaper Index

Password:  EMPIRELINK

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url: http://search.epnet.com/login.asp?group=empire

NOVEL is a statewide virtual library provided free to the public by the New York State Library. It is currently a project funded through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant to the New York State Library by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). To find out how NOVEL can become a permanent resource for all New Yorkers click here for the New Century Libraries web site. New Centuries Libraries web site is an important statewide funding initiative currently before the legislature that seeks permanent state funding and continued support for NOVEL. For more information go to www.ncl.nysed.gov

MasterFILE Select: Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 800 general reference publications with coverage dating as far back as 1984. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Select also includes 20 full text reference books and an Image Collection of 107,135 photos, maps and flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.

TOPICsearch: This current events database allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today’s classrooms. TOPICsearch contains full text for over 92,700 articles from more than 2,500 diverse sources, including more than 1,550 full text periodicals.    

Primary Search: Primary Search provides full text for more than 60 popular, magazines for elementary 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. This database is updated daily on EBSCOhost. 

EBSCO Animals: Provides in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals. The database consists of indexing, abstracts, and full text records describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals.

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia: This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.

General Science Collection: This database offers full text coverage for more than 60 of the most popular science publications. Providing information on all aspects of the scientific world, the General Science Collection offers full text information dating back as far as 1992. Enter all of these databased through the url above.

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Gale Group url: http:// infotrac.galegroup.com/menu 

url for remote access: http:// infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/nysl_se_uvms

NOVEL is a statewide virtual library provided free to the public by the New York State Library. It is currently a project funded through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant to the New York State Library by the Feder
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DutchessCounty Information Portal

url : http://www.midhudson.org/databases/dc.htm