PAHS Online Database Subscriptions

Port Angeles High School Library subscribes to several online databases.
-- listed alphabetically after eLibrary--

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PAHS Home

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PAHS Library Homepage

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Senior Culminating Project

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Social Studies CBAs

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PAHS Research Model--Big6™

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bullet PAHS Moodle -- open source e-learning platform
bullet On-Line Databases
bullet Bibliographic Citation (citing your work)
Citation Machine
OSLIS Citation Maker
Easy Bib -- download at home
MLA Style Guide
- downloadable Word Document

Online Citation Style Guide - from Bedford St. Martin's Press
MLA Citation Examples -- Peninsula College
bullet Fast Choices for Successful Searching
Internet Public Library
Librarians' Index to the Internet
WWW Virtual Library --
-- subject guides mostly academic, on many subjects, not annotated or evaluated but many excellent
BUBL --
Selected Internet resources covering all academic subject areas
CIA-World Fact Book up-to-date political maps and info about countries, societies, and economies throughout the world
Citizendium -- expert driven, wiki-based on-line encyclopedic source
Google Scholar -- broad
search for scholarly literature - an invisible Web resource
Internet Search Engines -- annotated PDF doc listing current engines and what they do
National Geo
graphic source for maps and geographical information
Vivisimo -- document clustering web search
AltaVista Text Search

Mzinfo's Reference Desk - list of links for general reference questions
Complete Web -- a deep web search engine searches documents in PDF and other formats that don't normally show up in a standard search
OAIster -- a deep web search engine searches documents in PDF and other formats that don't normally show up in a standard search

Turbo 10 --
a deep web search engine searches documents in PDF and other formats that don't normally show up in a standard search
Veropedia -- vetted and uneditable Wikipedia content
bullet Professional Tools
Adobe Reader Download
Bartleby.com -- Great books, verse, drama...online freely downloadable
EdSelect -- collection of links addressing educational issues
Edsitement -- The Best of the Humanities on the Web from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Education World - a free resource for all things education
Discover Zone -- support site for the student planners and Advisory

Gutenberg Project -- world's largest collection of freely downloadable books in the public domain
InfoPeople - help with search tools and other tech questions related to library information services
Intute --
access to the very best Web resources for education and research created by a network of UK universities and partners
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators

Lexile Framework for Reading -- measuring reader ability to material difficulty
Literacy Web -- best practices in literacy instruction
LOC Wise Guide - Library of Congress  Portal.

Media Web -- booking with the IMC at OESD114
Noodle Tools -- suite of interactive tools designed to aid students and professionals with their online research and teaching
OSPI School Report Card -- Homepage
School District Demographics Homepage
Teaching that Makes Sense -- teaching technique, curriculum delivery and Six Trait™
Teaching Tools and Utilities -- graphic organizers, on-line bookmark storage, rubric templates, etc.
United Streaming -- Educational Video Library
bullet Student Links
General Browsing
High School Hub

Homework Spot
Learning Express Library -- practice SAT, ACT, ASVAB, GED tests and skills improvement coursework -- requires a NOLS library card to access
Peninsula College Student Services -- link to college info regardless of location
Study Buddy -- Free search engine built just for homework help, leveled by grade
bullet Affiliated Libraries
NOLS. -- North Olympic Library System
KCLS -- King County Library System
bullet Teacher-Librarian Links
WLMA -- Washington Library Media Association - info for school libraries and librarians across the state
OEMA -- Oregon's sister org. to WLMA
ALA -- American Library Association
AASL -- American Association of School Librarians
Baldwin Online Children's Literature Project -- public Domain children's lit
bullet Library/Media Coordinators' Corner -- Tech Learning's link for teacher-librarians
bullet PASD Home

 

 

 

 

eLibrary 6-12
User-friendly general reference tool: 2,000 full-text magazines, newspapers, books, and transcripts--plus thousands of maps, pictures, educator-approved websites from Homework Central®, and audio/video files

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School User Name   washstate012

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Password   child12

For Remote (home) Access

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User Name   wa012remote

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Password     remote001
 


eLibrary Elementary K-6

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use the same user name and password as for the 6-12 version
 

Culture Grams

a concise, reliable, and up-to-date country reports on more than 187 cultures of the world. Gain insider's perspective on daily life and culture, including the history, customs, and lifestyles of the world's people

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Select Culture Grams

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Username     ptangeles

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password     cgrams
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Remote Access is the same

 

EBSCO Host-- Gateway to History Reference Center, Points of View Reference Center (taking the place of Opposing Viewpoints) and Science Reference Center
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History Reference Center: Comprehensive full-text-history database. Includes reference books, encyclopedias, magazines, scholarly journals, historical documents (primary and secondary sources) photo and map archives, and streaming video of motion pictures and video tape clips. Meets the need of those studying global history from ancient times to the present day.

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Points of View Reference Center: Provides a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue (much like the Opposing Viewpoints DB that we currently subscribe to.) There are 200 topics each with and overview (objective background or description of the issue) and point (affirmative argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument). Resource includes essays, political magazines, newspapers, TV and radio news transcripts, primary source documents and reference books. Added are student and teacher guides to to debate, developing arguments, and writing position papers.

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Science Reference Center: A comprehensive research database that has full-text, science-oriented resources including science encyclopedias, reference books periodicals, essays, biographies of scientists, images and science videos. Topics covered include biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health& medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, technology and wildlife.

Remote (home) Access
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Account Name  ebscodb

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Password    roughriders

 

 

Digital Curriculum at the Media Center

DigitalCurriculum™ is the Internet video-on-demand subscription service from AIMS Multimedia. DigitalCurriculum provides instant access to thousands of curriculum videos, key concept video clips, and still images for grades K-12 in science, social studies, language arts, health, guidance, mathematics, and more.

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Select Search Full Catalog

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Look for the Multimedia pull down menu and select Digital Curriculum

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Type in key words and press the Submit button

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Select the media for a full description,

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In the detailed description, click on the My DC button

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You'll be taken to the media Net log in as asked for your client code and password.

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Enter and then click the OK button. You'll be taken to a page where you can download clips, whole videos, find curriculum materials, etc.

 

History Study Center

History Study Center is a collection of primary and secondary sources on global history from ancient times to the present day.

This is in trial form, we will soon be switching to a direct authentication at school and will post a new login for remote access. in the mean time.

Click on this link History Study Center Off Campus
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Login 52-34978REMOTE (Case Sensitive)

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bigchalk   (Case Sensitive)

 

ProQuest Data Base

Magazine, journal and newspaper database: contains more than 2,000 periodicals covering a broad range of material: business, education, general reference, health, language arts, sciences, social sciences, and many other curriculum-specific subject areas. Premium full-text coverage of The New York Times (1994+) and The Wall Street Journal (1984+) is included, plus an additional collection of international, national, and regional newspapers.

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Account Number    hxhmxw3p42

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Password     welcome

Remote (home) Access
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Account Name   00NKC374N2

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Password     welcome

 

SIRS Decades: 20th Century American Sources

features more than 5,000 hand-selected primary and secondary source articles highlighting key events, movements, people, and places in 20th-century America. Coverage includes documents, letters and memos, editorial cartoons, streaming video, websites, photographs, maps, advertisements, and published articles

History Study Center is a collection of primary and secondary sources on global history from ancient times to the present day.

Remote (home) Access

Click on this link SIRS Decades Off Campus
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Login 52-34978REMOTE (Case Sensitive)

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bigchalk   (Case Sensitive)

 

 

United Streaming

United Streaming™ is a collection of online resources including videos, images, lesson plans and other resources accessible by teachers via the Internet. United Streaming is a product of Discovery Education.
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Teachers can create accounts for their classes and will share the appropriate pass code, logins and passwords.

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Contact PAHS Library Information Services for the pass code to set up the account

 

  World and I

The World & I is a monthly publication that presents a broad range of thought-provoking reading in politics, science, culture, humanity, and more in these seven sections– Current Issues, The Arts, Life, Natural Science, Culture, Book World, and Modern Thought. Special features include over 1,000 Teacher’s Guide activities that meet the National Standards, a Book Review Archive with a search capability of its own, and a series of Special Collections.
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User Name: PORTANGELES

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Password: Password: SCHOOLS

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Expires: 8/19/2008

*Staff and students-- don't forget set  up your personal access codes to save articles and information you might want. Teachers If you have lost the email with the instructions or need help, contact the library staff.
 

WOIS

WOIS/is a college and career exploration tool with a Washington State focus. Explore career paths, college majors, scholarships, and more!

Remote Access (Home)
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Log on to the WOIS site by clicking on the link above

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NOLS Databases
The North Olympic Library System

If you have a library card you have access to the databases offered by NOLS. you will simply have to enter the 14 digit number that is assigned to you.

King County Library System Databases
If you are a member of NOLS, you have the opportunity to get a King County Library Card. With that card, you have access to their databases as well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Updated  09/19//07

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