Online Databases

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	This Online Encyclopedia contains a dictionary, atlas, behind the headlines, features of the month and much more.
	Includes Magill's Medical Guide (essential healthcare reference for patients, families and caregivers). An A-Z encyclopedia with information about 835 topics in cancer.
	The best of both classic and current literary criticism of the world's most-studied literature.
Salem History	Includes Milestone Documents - A new, primary source series, Great Lives from History - The definitive, worldwide biographical resource, Great Events from History - The complete resource for worldwide events, and Great Athletes - 1,470 sports biographies
	Similar to World Book, Grolier Online also includes 5 sets of encyclopedia resources including the Lands and People encyclopedia..
	Ferguson's Career Guidance Center profiles more than 2,000 of today's most exciting jobs in more than 90 industries.
	Newsbank is a collection of news articles from newspapers, magazines, broadcasts and radio. Hot topics, headlines and maps can also be found here.
	Ebsco contains general reference databases, health source and databases for teachers.
World Geography	This Social Studies site includes multiple databases covering American Government, American History, State Geography, US at War, World Geography, and World History
	SIRS has background notes on the countries of the world, the national debate topic, maps, almanacs, the UN and also a primary source resource.
	Historical Newspaper from 1851 to 2001; Every issue is reproduced in cover-to-cover full-page image from news stories and editorials to graphics and advertisements. World Conflicts Today explores several unresolved conflicts occurring around the world.
	Education planner, career test, scholarships, grants, career reports and a career list with hot links. Find the education requirements for each career path and post questions on the bulletin board.
	Learn about the various cultures around the world. Thi database inclides photographs, recipes, maps,statistics, as well as the ability to create tables to compare the vaious cultural information between countries Additionally, brief descriptions on all the states in the United States are included.
	Comprehensive databases covering history,literature and science. Includes primary sources, biographies, literary criticisms, illustrations, etc. from authoritative sources.
	Read books from around the world in many languages
Britannica Image Quest	Access more than two million rights-cleared images from over 50 of the best collections in the world.
Noodle Tools	Powerful note-taking software that promotes critical thinking and creativity combined with the most comprehensive and accurate bibliography composer on the Web."