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Tuesday, 24 January 2006
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Hours: 7 A.M. - 3 P.M. on all days school is in session .
Staff: Mr. Robert Holden, school librarian and Mrs. Christine Burgin, library paraprofessional.
About your library
Cite Your Sources: Create a bibliography or works cited page.  
Reading: Links for what's hot in young adult literature
Databases
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News Databases  Ebooks
History Databases Literary Databases
Geography Databases Career & Education Databases
Online Encyclopedias Miscellaneous Databases
(back to top) Many of these resources are funded by the district participation in the School Library System of Erie 2 Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES with additional resources provided by the NOVEL (New York Online Virtual Electronic Library) program.  The NOVEL program is funded through a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant to the New York State Library by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)

PLEASE NOTE:  These links take you out of the Lake Shore District Web site.  Please check the individual resources' requirements for Browser settings, viewers, and minimum hardware needed to view their web site.
 News Databases
ProQuest: Contains thousands of magazines and newspaper articles. See Mr. Holden for instructions, user name, password, etc.
Opposing Viewpoints plus Critical Thinking :  Contains magazine and newspaper articles, reference articles and Web sites for a huge variety of controversial subjects. See Mr. Holden for instructions, password, etc.
EBSCO NOVEL: MasterFile Select - contains full text for over 750 journals relating to a broad rang of topics including general reference. See Mr. Holden for instructions, user name, password, etc.
Issues & Controversies : In-depth investigations of today's top issues. See Mr. Holden for instructions, user name, etc.
Ebooks
Ebooks (Gale): Useful, reliable resources--in an easy-to-use electronic format.
Ebooks (Greenwood) : New this year! See Mr. Holden for instructions, password, etc.
History Databases
Facts on File Ancient and Medieval History Online : Encompasses eight civilizations--ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, ancient and medieval Africa, medieval Europe, the Americas and ancient and medieval Asia.See Mr. Holden for instructions, password, etc.
Facts On File American History Online: Spans more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history, highlighting the important people and events of the American experience. See Mr. Holden for instructions, password, etc.
Issues & Controversies in American History : See Mr. Holden for instructions, password, etc.
Facts On File American Indian History & Culture: Offers thorough access to more than 15,000 years of Native American culture, history, and heritage.
ABC-CLIO World History Modern Era : World history from the Reformation to the present. See Mr. Holden for instructions, password, etc.
Literary Databases
LitFinder: A literary database includes poems, short stories, play, essays and criticism. See Mr. Holden for instructions, etc.
Contemporary Literary Criticism: See Mr. Holden for instructions.
Bloom's Literary Reference Online: Examines great writers, important works, memorable characters, and influential movements and events in world literature.See Mr. Holden for instructions, password, etc.
Geography Databases
ABC-CLIO - World Geography: This geographical database provides both basic and advanced information and analysis of the nations of the world.
CultureGrams: Provides basic information about the nations of the world. See Mr. Holden for instructions, password, etc.
Country Watch: Provides up-to-date information on each 192 recognized counties of the world. See Mr. Holden for instructions, password, etc.
Career and Education Databases
Career Cruising : Explore your career and educational future with this helpful, easy-to-use tool. See Mr. Holden for instructions, password, etc.
Online Encyclopedias
World Book Online: The accuracy and completeness of World Book Encyclopedia with electronic ease of use. See Mr. Holden for instructions, password, etc.
Grolier Online: This includes Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, New Book of Knowledge, Nueva Encyclopedia Cumbre (Spanish),  New Book of Popular Science, Lands and Peoples, America the Beautiful. See Mr. Holden for instructions, user name, password, etc.
Miscellaneous Databases
Gale Group: (USE FIREFOX!) This includes Health Reference Center, Business & Company Resource Center, Infotrac Junior (periodicals).  Use this to retrieve articles from The Buffalo News. See Mr. Holden for instructions, user name, password, etc.
School Island: A great review tool. This database allows you to review for any course that has a Regents exam. See Mr. Holden for instructions, password, etc.
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Basic instructions for using LSHS Databases

Subject Links 
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Quickly access the Web pages and custom ebook carts your teachers use for your library research, (arranged by subject).



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