Online+Databases+-+HCPSS

//HCPSS Online Subscription Databases //
These are great databases that HCPSS provides for student and staff use. Please see the school library media specialist to get access to these databases. Passwords were given to families at Back-to-School Night. 


 * ~ Teaching Books.net ||~  ||~   ||~ World Book ||~   ||~   ||~ Sirs Discoverer ||~   ||~   ||~ CultureGrams ||~   ||~   ||~   ||~ NoodleTools ||~   ||~   ||~ Howard County Library ||~   ||~ Discovery Education ||

  Teaching Books.net  is a time saving portal to thousands of online book-related resources you can use to explore children's and young adult books and their authors. It provides immediate access to useful materials and exciting programs (short movies, audio book readings, book discussion guides, and more) that add a multimedia dimension to reading in the classroom, library media center, and home.

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 World Book Online  is the online version of this popular encyclopedia. The site offers three different levels to help students explore.



World Book Kids is a general website developed especially for younger students. The site features simple navigation, easy-to-read articles, thousands of illustrations, videos, comparison tools, and a wealth of engaging games and activities.



World Book Student is tailored for students in elementary and middle schools, and includes all the articles from the print versions of the World Book Encyclopedia, plus thousands of additional articles, learning resources, and research tools.



World Book Advanced is a powerful reference tool that includes encyclopedia, multimedia, e-book, and primary source databases, fully integrated in a single search. This portion is tailored for the needs and skills of students in grades 8 and up.

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 SIRS Discoverer allows students to easily retrieve full-text articles from approximately 1,200 newspapers, magazines, and U.S. government documents; includes //World Almanac for Kids.//

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 CultureGrams <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">offers concise, reliable, and up-to date country reports on 190 world cultures. It goes beyond mere facts and figures to deliver an insider's perspective on daily life and culture, including the history, customs, and lifestyles of the world's people.

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 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">NoodleTools <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> helps motivate students to become ethical researchers. It offers powerful note-taking software that promotes critical thinking and creativity combined with the web's most comprehensive and accurate MLA, APA, and Chicago/Turabian bibliography composer. Students can generate, edit, and publish a MLA Works Cited list or APA References list.

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Howard County Public Library <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">search the Howard County Public Library resources.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Work with HCPL through the A+ Partners in Education℠. They appreciate when K-12 teachers alert them about upcoming assignments so Library staff can be prepared for student questions. Forms should be faxed to the affiliated partner library branch at least two weeks in advance; Library instructors will call to discuss requests. They can visit you, or you can visit them!

A+ Partners in Education℠ is a service mark of Howard County Library System, MD

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">HCPL also offers Homework Assistance through their online tutoring service. Simply click on the question mark (?). This service requires a HCPL library card.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> ** Online Homework Assistance ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">In addition to HCLS research specialists, students (K-12) and college-age adults can connect with free tutors for assistance with math, reading, science, social studies, English/language arts, and writing. Both English and Spanish speaking tutors are available seven days a week from 2 pm until 11:55 pm. Special thanks to the Howard County Public School System for contributing toward the cost of this service. More about Online Homework Assistance ...

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">** Specialized Online Research Tools ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Howard County Library System provides thousands of full-text journal, magazine, and newspaper articles through specialized online research tools. Generate ideas for science fair projects by searching Science Reference Center. Research ideas for History Day projects with History Reference Center. Enhance your English paper by searching for famous authors in Literature Resource Center.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">** AskUsNow! ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Chat with an research specialist to receive expert research assistance 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Online 24/7 service is now offered in Spanish! ¡Recepción a nuestro nuevo servicio! Pregunte por favor ayuda si usted la necesita.

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 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Discovery streaming <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">(formerly known as United Streaming) is a database service that is offered for HCPSS staff to look for videos and clips to download and use as part of their classroom instruction. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">User name = clc email address <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Password = user generated password

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