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C-RCS High School Library Media Center
Database Trials
A note from the Librarian:
Each year we are given complete access to all of our service providers' database offerings. From these trials we choose individual research databases to purchase for the upcoming school year.
Below are links to each of the service providers who offer trials for the 2010-2011 year. You will find the provider name with associated password and expiration information. Brief descriptions may be included but I encourage you to browse each provider. The breadth and depth of these databases is extensive. Feel free to use these with your classes, at home, etc.
The trial options will change over the next few months so check back often to try new ones.
If you use them with a class, please be mindful of the expiration dates.
If you do use them, and have any opinion about them, good, bad, or otherwise, please let me know so I can use your input when considering our final purchase. If you have any questions, please stop in to the high school library.
ProQuest NEW
ProQuest is a powerhouse provider of databases covering topics such as Historical newspapers, primary sources, world conflicts, science, career & technical, and so much more.
Password Only: welcome
Expiration: April 8, 2010
Gale - Cengage NEW
A powerhouse of research databases Gale includes a full complement of history, literature, biographies, issues as well as teacher resources.
No username or password required.
Expiration: April 30, 2010
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Access to over 4000 electronic reference books covering all disciplines... a powerhouse of information!
No username or password required.
Expiration: March 23, 2010
A popular non-fiction and reference publishing house covering all disciplines, now all of their data is online.
Username: slsa
Password: slsatrial
Expiration: May 19, 2010
Extensive historical databases include Global Researcher, Congress, Supreme Court, elections, Middle East, First Amendment, Politics & Religion, Native Americans, American Wars, Constitution, Military Alliances, and much more!
Username: slsa
Password: trial
Expiration: April 29, 2010
Sharpe offers a core reference collection in U.S. History and culture including social issues, social movements, folklife, guilded age, Jazz age as well as an image library and primary source library.
Username: bocestrial
Password: trial33
Expiration: Unknown
Access to World Book Encyclopedia as well as specialty sites and digital libraries such as 'living green,' 'inventions and discoveries,' 'foreign languages,' and 'early peoples.'
Username: americas
Password: brooks (through 3/1)
Password: conrad (through 4/5)
Expiration: April 5, 2010
Noodletools is a tool that helps teachers, student and librarians throughout the research process. From intelligent searching, resource assessment and citation building, this tool is used in many high schools and colleges.
** To register click “Create a Personal ID” and then enter the trial username/password:
Username: nysls
Password: trial10
Expiration: April 1, 2010
Children's Literature Database
Includes over 400,000 reviews, as well as curriculum tools, author/illustrator links.
Username: sls
Password: children
Expiration: April 30, 2010
Encyclopedia Britannica - comprehensive reference for K-12
Also offered by Encyclopedia Britannica:
Annals of American History
- Original Source Documents
from U.S. History
Global Reference Center -
Multiple Foreign-Language Sites in One Resource
Spanish Reference Center -
Two Spanish-Language Encyclopedias in One
World Data Analyst Online -
Quick and Easy Comparisons of
Countries
Username: slsa-trial
Password: 2010
Expiration: April 30, 2010