BMS Online Databases

Brooklawn Middle School
Online Databases

PASSWORDS:

For Passwords contact Media Center or Log onto Mrs. Smay's Moodle Page

Use FIREFOX or EXPLORER when using these databases.

Culture Grams
Research the cultures of 187 countries and territories in reports that include maps, statistics and in depth information in 25 categories.

World Book Online

World Book Online Reference Center: online reference source--containing every article from the 22-volume print set plus thousands more. With state-of-the art multimedia, editor-reviewed Web sites, and more

Six encyclopedias are available, including:

Groliers, Encyclopedia Americana, and The New Book of Knowledge. *

EBSCO is a newspaper and magazine index with many full text articles available. It can be searched using keywords, subject heading or natural language.

Contains various online periodicals and reference materials including biographies, opposing viewpoints, and other.

Use FIREFOX when using this database.

SIRS Discoverer
Discoverer is a database for sixth, seventh and eighth graders that contains full text magazine articles, biographies, The World Almanac for Kids, and Funk and Wagnalls New Encyclopedia *

SIRS Knowledge Source™ provides online access to full-text articles and Internet resources from SIRS reference databases. *

CIA World Factbook
Extensive information about all the countries of the world. Background Notes, from the US government, provide information on geographic areas and international organizations and are updated periodically.

Lincoln Library Online-
FactCite enables student researchers and teachers to easily navigate through a vast amount of information including:

country's heritage

over 700 fully illustrated biographical athlete entries

300 fully illustrated entries from The Lincoln Library of Greek & Roman Mythology

101 narrative biographies Articles are illustrated with historic photographs, primary source documents, and contemporary graphic novel-style illustrations.

9000 biographies

*Home Use for students is allowed with given password by Mrs. Smay

Culture Grams	Research the cultures of 187 countries and territories in reports that include maps, statistics and in depth information in 25 categories.
World Book Online	World Book Online Reference Center: online reference source--containing every article from the 22-volume print set plus thousands more. With state-of-the art multimedia, editor-reviewed Web sites, and more
	Six encyclopedias are available, including: Groliers, Encyclopedia Americana, and The New Book of Knowledge. *
	EBSCO is a newspaper and magazine index with many full text articles available. It can be searched using keywords, subject heading or natural language.
	Contains various online periodicals and reference materials including biographies, opposing viewpoints, and other. Use FIREFOX when using this database.
	SIRS Discoverer Discoverer is a database for sixth, seventh and eighth graders that contains full text magazine articles, biographies, The World Almanac for Kids, and Funk and Wagnalls New Encyclopedia *
	SIRS Knowledge Source™ provides online access to full-text articles and Internet resources from SIRS reference databases. *
	CIA World Factbook Extensive information about all the countries of the world. Background Notes, from the US government, provide information on geographic areas and international organizations and are updated periodically.
	Lincoln Library Online- FactCite enables student researchers and teachers to easily navigate through a vast amount of information including: country's heritage over 700 fully illustrated biographical athlete entries 300 fully illustrated entries from The Lincoln Library of Greek & Roman Mythology 101 narrative biographies Articles are illustrated with historic photographs, primary source documents, and contemporary graphic novel-style illustrations. 9000 biographies