We are happy to provide you with access to research databases both at home and at school. To use these resources at school, simply click on the icon on your computer screen and begin searching. To use the databases at home or other remote sites, you will need a login and password. Contact the DHS Librarian for user names and passwords. These resources are paid for by the school and licensed for the use of our teachers and students; we ask that you not give login and password information to anyone outside of our school community. Thank you.

Access Science

http://www.accessscience.com/

This database contains all the articles from the latest edition of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, Research Updates from the McGraw-Hill Yearbooks, thousands of illustrations, and the latest Science News® headlines, ScienCentral® videos, and more. In addition to the encyclopedia articles, there are study guides, including study guides and practice quizzes for the AP Chemistry and AP Biology tests. There are also links to related web sites, as well as “added illustrations, animations, and image galleries.”

Annals of American History

http://america.eb.com

This database is provided by Encyclopædia Britannica. It contains “speeches, historical accounts, memoirs, poems, images, and multimedia.” You can search by timeline, author, “Topics in American History,” or you can type search term(s) into the search box on the homepage.

Britannica World Data Analyst

http://world.eb.com

Choose a country from the alphabetical drop-down menu, and click on “Go” to receive a fact sheet about the country of your choice. You will also be able to make charts and tables comparing data from your country and one or more other countries.

Discovering Collection

http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/milw24492

The Discovering Collection is a resource that includes the contents of 45 reference publications. It covers a wide variety of subjects, including literature, history, geography, mathematics, and science. You may start your search by typing search terms into the “Basic Search” box on the upper left side of the screen. There are a number of ways to limit your search, including content type, content level, and by using the icons on the lower left side of the page (Literature, Cultures, Science, History, etc.).

Enciclopedia Universal en Español

http://spanish.eb.com

This is the Spanish language version of Encylopædia Britannica Online. It contains both an adult and children’s versions of the encyclopedia. The children’s version includes study guides. Online help is available in English and Spanish.

Encyclopædia Britannica Online- Academic Edition

http://search.eb.com

To use Britannica Online from your home computer, type in the URL listed above. In addition to reference articles, Britannica contains links to the New York Times online, the BBC website, the SBS news service (a multicultural, multilingual broadcast service), as well links to relevant magazine articles available on the Web. There is also an archive of special features and the newly added “Britannica Blog.”

Grove Art Online

http://www.groveart.com

This resource contains thousands of articles on fine arts, decorative arts, and architecture. Type your search term(s) in the search box, and click on an article in the results page. There will be links to information as well as illustrations, if available.

Grove Music Online

http://www.grovemusic.com

Grove Music contains thousands of articles about people, places, musical instruments, musical styles, etc. Type your search term(s) into the search box, and click on an article in the results page. There will be links to information as well as illustrations and sound files, if available.

Oxford Reference Online-Premium

http://www.oxfordreference.com

Oxford Reference contains information from hundreds of reference books, including many types of dictionaries, encyclopedias, history, science, and literature reference, etc. An annotated list of links to related websites is available for all subject areas covered by the database.

SIRS Researcher

http://researcher.sirs.com

SIRS Researcher is especially useful for research on the pros and cons of current and controversial issues. It contains articles from magazines and newspapers, as well as access to images, a world almanac, maps and flags. SIRS offers Keyword searching and Subject Heading searching; you must choose the one you prefer to use. Buttons and links for limiting your search can be found on the top of the homepage, next to the search window.

Webster’s Third New International Dictionary – Unabridged

http://mwu.eb.com

Type a word into the search box to find its dictionary entry. You can also find word histories, see examples of how a word is used, or solve word puzzles.

Don’t forget about this FREE resource available to all schools and public libraries in Wisconsin:

Badgerlink

http://www.badgerlink.net

This is a free resource available at school or at home. At school, click on the Badgerlink icon on the Dominican Network Desktop. At home, type in the URL listed above.

On the Badgerlink homepage, you may choose EBSCOHost, ProQuest, or LitFinder. EBSCOHost contains a variety of types of sources, including reference books, magazines, scholarly journals, transcripts of radio/television broadcasts, and image files. ProQuest contains articles from a wide variety of newspapers as well as some magazines and journals. Be sure to check the box on the search page that limits your results to full text articles. LitFinder contains essays, poems, stories, plays, and speeches, as well as author information. Both basic and advanced searches are available in all three databases.

When using Badgerlink at home, you may be asked for a password when you click on EBSCOHost, ProQuest, or LitFinder. If this occurs, you must click on “Library Card Access” link on the right side of the page. From the alphabetical list, click on the link to your local public library, and type in the barcode number from your library card.

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