LIBRARY COMPUTER RESOURCES
December 13, 2006
The online computer re sources website links below are available to all our students and staff at Edcouch Elsa High School. Just ask your librarians, Sonya Garza or Nat Ybarra, for our school's username and passwords.
Students can download the following brochure to write their usernames and passwords: Digital Knowledge Central Brochure
Databases include: History database center, American history online, American women’s history, History & Culture (African-American, American Indian, Ancient history), Health Reference Center, Printable handouts for teachers, Literary Reference Online, Ferguson’s Guidance Center on careers, and personal & business forms.
This website has links to the following databases specifically designed for high school students and teachers: http://www.librarylink.info/dkc/
Database includes: four encyclopedias for different reading levels with integrated multimedia video clips, related magazine & journals, and websites, weekly current news updates, timelines, and learning materials for teachers.
http://www.infoweb.newsbank.com
Database includes: News articles from U.S. and international newspapers, wire services, broadcasts, and magazines, science digests, health journals from 1986 forward. It also provides guidelines for teachers/students called the Big6 method which helps develop research and critical thinking skills.
Database includes: “Student Research Center” with magazine articles, newspapers, biographies, radio & TV news scripts, state & province reports, primary source documents, photos, and maps. Additional databases include: “The History Reference Center” -the world’s most comprehensive set of reference materials , and “MagillOnLiterature Plus” -provides reviewed critical analyses, plot summaries, biographies, and up-to-date author’s lists.
