The following NOVEL Databases are available from

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· Searchasaurus : This is a kid-friendly search engine for theEmpireLink/EBSCOhost databases (see descriptions below).

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2. TOPICsearch

Explore social, political and economic issues, scientific discoveries andother popular topics discussed in today's classrooms with TOPICsearch . Thiscurrent events database includes:

* 40,000 full text documents carefully selected by our staff of librarians and teachers

* selected full text articles will soon be available for nearly 100 U.S. newspapers, including The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, The Boston Globe, The Detroit Free Press, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The New York Daily News, The San Jose Mercury News

* 2,500 diverse sources including international and regional newspapers, EBSCO's unparalleled periodicals collection, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, government information and EBSCO's Current Issues database

* four different search methods: topic, subject, natural language and keyword

* an online dictionary

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3. EmpireLink/EBSCOhost

MasterFILE Select™

Gain access to information on a broad range of topics including general interest, business, health and multi-cultural with MasterFILE Select™. Designed to fit into any public library setting, thisvast database includes:

• searchable full text for 750 journals, including US News & World Report
• full text dating as far back as January 1990
• abstracts and indexing for more than 2,650 journals, many dating back to 1984
• charts, tables and graphs converted to ASCII text
• searchable full text for nearly 5,000 Magill’s Book Reviews
• Essential Documents in American History
• a database of over 1,000 original historical documents including The Bill of Rights, The Constitution, The Federalist Papersand the speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. coverage of The New YorkTimes and The Wall Street Journal

Primary Search® Online

Gather information on a wide range of general topics with Primary Search®. Designed for elementary schools and children’s reading rooms, this database includes:

• searchable full text of articles, reports and special issues from over 50 of the most popular K-12 magazines
• abstracts and indexing for nearly 80 titles
• searchable full text for over 100 pamphlets
• two World Almanac Books—The World Almanac® of the U.S.A. and The World Almanac® for Kids
• over 500 charts, tables and graphs converted to ASCII text to provide students with a complete understanding of the original printed articles

The Encyclopedia of Animals

• a full text database with over 2,200 entries about mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and dinosaurs

Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia

Put all the information from Funk & Wagnalls NewEncyclopedia at your fingertips with this vast resource.

• updated annually
• features over 25,000 informative segments of the encyclopedia
• meets the research needs of elementary, middle and high schools students

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EBSCOhost Reference Center - provides EBSCOhost customers with a valuable easy-to-follow learning tool via the World Wide Web

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Gale

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1. Health Reference Center Academic 1980 - May 2002

Use this database to find articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc. The material contained in thisdatabase is intended for informational purposes only.

2. Business and Company Resource Center

Business and Company Resource Center is a fully integrated resource bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information.

3. Junior Edition - K12

Formerly SuperTOM Junior, this periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school, with magazines, newspapers and reference books (most are full-text) for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.

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