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Search Tools Help - Access to some research tools will require that you use your school username and password. Click on this link for information on how to access these resources.
BJH BOOK SEARCH
Destiny Search for books in the Brooklyn Junior High Library.
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
World Book Online Search World Book Encyclopedia, Atlas, and Dictionary for basic information on a wide variety of topics with links to images and additional web resources. Also has a Minnesota research guide to study local culture and history. (Subscription paid for by BJH with ISD 279)
World Book Online for Kids (Subscription paid for by BJH with ISD 279)
HEALTH DATABASE
Salem Health
Salem Health brings online access to Salem Press’ health reference works. (Subscription paid for by OSH with purchase of Magill's Health Encyclopedia. Available to all schools in ISD 279)
GENERAL DATABASES
eLibrary
(Subscription paid for by BJH with ISD 279)
Gale Group Databases
A database featuring current, relevant, organized, and easy-to-read information from the reference books, periodicals, and other resources covering covering social studies, science, literature, biographies, authors, multicultural topics, and people and places. Also contains the ¡Informe! database designed for spanish speaking users with popular Hispanic magazines and other helpful tools. (Subscription paid for by the Electronic Library for Minnesota, ELM)
EBSCO Host Research Databases
Provides full text for nearly 4,700 publications including newspapers, journals, and magazines as far back as 1975 covering every subject or area of general interest. Also contains full text reference books, biographies, and primary source documents with an image collection of photos, maps and flags that may date as far back as the 1800s. (Subscription paid for by the Electronic Library for Minnesota, ELM)
Proquest Database
ProQuest Newsstand Complete contains over 250 full-text newspapers, enabling users to search the latest stories in news, arts, sports, and entertainment from around the world. Coverage of updated daily, local, state, regional, national, and international newspapers is available, including full-text access to 27 major newspapers including the Star Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, Barron's, and USA Today, to name just a few. (Subscription paid for by the Electronic Library for Minnesota, ELM)
SUBJECT DIRECTORIES
District 279 Secondary Virtual Media Center
Internet sites arranged by Dewey Decimal areas.
Librarian's Index to the Internet
Librarian selected websites on a variety of topics.
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