Noodle Tools is a database that is designed to help the student with the note taking and the citation portion of the research process. A template is provided to assist the student with building APA and MLA citations. There is a note card tools that helps the student organize their research information.

Includes: Encyclopedia Americana ,Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, New Book of Knowledge, Lands and Peoples, and America the Beautiful, and Amazing Animals of the World  

 An interactive career resource designed for people of all ages. If you want to find the right career, explore different career options, or plan future education and training, you've come to the right place!

An easy-to-use website that adds a mulitmedia dimension to the reading experience. The database includes thousands of resources about fiction and nonfiction books used in the K-12 environment.  Includes author interviews, audio reading selections, activity guides, and lesson plans.  Also has a Common Core Curriculum section listing the CCC reading lists by grade and what resources they have available on those titles.  

55 award-winning K-5 picture books that integrate Science, Math, and Geography. Categories include: Marine Animals, Wildlife, Southwestern, Habitats, Rocks and Minerals, Zoo Animals, Astronomy, Math Concepts, and Birds. Each book has a 30-50 page teaching guide that includes activities and quizzes.  Books are AR and  aligned to state standards.

Academic Onefile: 1980 - SEP, 2010 Academic OneFile is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions, researchers are able to find accurate information quickly. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995. Updated daily.  

General OneFile: 1980 - SEP, 2010 A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily.

Gale Virtual Reference Library : Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.  Includes titles such as Encyclopedia of World Biography, American Decades, The Origins of Conflicts Worldwide, Fashion, Costume, and Culture, Encyclopedia of World Cultures, Contemporary Novelists and Contemporary Poets, and much, much more.

Custom Newspapers: Search a collection of more than 900 newspapers, both national and international 

New York State Newspapers : Search this database of 28 major newspapers published in the state of New York, including the New York Times and the New York Post. 

General Science Collection: Composed of nearly 300 predominantly full-text academic journals and general science-focused magazines, this collection provides coverage of all scientific endeavor, including particle physics, quantum theory, advanced mathematics, and biotechnology.

Culinary Arts Collection: The Culinary Arts collection includes 150 of the major cooking and nutrition magazines. Coverage includes thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information.

Agricultural Collection: With broad coverage of agriculture and its related fields, this collection provides a comprehensive view of this growing body of knowledge. Comprised of nearly 200 titles, researchers will have access to current and authoritative content that spans the industry -- from practical aspects of farming to cutting edge scientific research in horticulture.

Health Reference Center: Multi-source database provides access to the full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus the wide variety of personal health information sources in InfoTrac's award-winning Health Reference Center. All in a single, easy-to-use database.

The Solar System: Essential coverage of all major aspects of Earth's solar system, from every feature of the major planets to their satellites, small bodies, interplanetary phenomena, and cosmological context. 

UXL Encyclopedia of Weather and Natural Disasters- Natural Disasters introduces students to the topic of weather and natural disasters while delving into the scientific aspects of various types of disasters,including blizzards, earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, volcanoes and wildfires. Attention is given to recent natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina, the Asian tsunami and the Philippine mud slide.

 The Sixties in America: Surveys the events and people of the 1960's. provides in-depth coverage of all aspects of the three major events of the 1960's that give the decade its distinctive character—the Civil Rights movement, the social revolution, and the Vietnam War—but also surveys important developments in the arts, science and technology, business and the economy, government and politics, and gender issues.