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The West Virginia Library Commission provides statewide databases to all libraries with fund from the West Virginia State Legislature and the Library Services and Technology Act administered by the Institute of Library and Museum Services.

EBSCOhost® offers customizable basic and advanced searching supported by Boolean logic, enhanced subject indexing and journal searching to assist users in performing thorough investigations of their research topics. With links from the full record display to related articles by subject, journal issue or author, researchers can further explore their topic

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 MasterFILE Premier

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        Full text magazine  database

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Full Text Reference Books, such as CIA World Fact Book and Columbia Encyclopedia

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84,074 Full Text Biographies

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  Primary Search - the only magazine database which is truly appropriate for elementary students (based on Lexile reading levels)

 

Searchasaurus is an exciting and easy way for young researchers to experience online searching. It is an animated interface with a dinosaur theme that encourages students to enhance and develop basic search methodologies.

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Newspaper Source

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Business Source Elite

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Health Source Consumer Edition

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Health Source Nursing Academic Edition

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Alt Health Watch

 May be accessed anywhere – school, home, etc.

 

 http://search.epnet.com

 

 *Username and Password are available from BMS teachers
 

 

Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia     

 Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia (GME) is based on Academic American Encyclopedia.  In addition to the encyclopedia, it includes:

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Interactive Atlas

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Interactive Timeline

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Brain Jam – an online magazine

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Links to the Library of Congress’ Today in History website

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Web Links – thousands of links to related, prescreened Web sites

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EBSCOhost links – links to related magazine articles

 http://go-kids.grolier.com/splash

  *Username and Password are available from BMS teachers