Oak Harbor High School Library Media Center 

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An encyclopedic database of more than 25,400 articles from the World Book Encyclopedia; 248,000 definitions of words from the World Book Dictionary; and a media database of 9,300 audios, 11,000 illustrations including 1,480 maps, 128 panoramic photographs, and 115 videos and animations.
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MSN Encarta Premium Online Encyclopedia, Dictionary, Atlas, and Homework

Editorially approved content you can trust. In contrast to many web encyclopedias, the authors of the 60,000 plus detailed articles in Microsoft Encarta Premium 2008 are experts in their field. Your kids get relevant age-appropriate information from reliable sources.

 


Transforms the wealth of valuable educational material on the Internet into an organized and easy to use resource for educators and students. Go straight to safe, relevant, educator-selected information.
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Makes it easy for students to find the answers they need from more than   1,500 full-text magazines, newspapers, reference books, and transcripts, plus thousands of pictures, maps, weblinks, and audio/video files.
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Go beyond mere facts and figures to deliver an insider's perspective on daily life and culture, including the history, customs, and lifestyles of the world's people.
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     One source, multiple databases. Includes:

ABI/Inform Search more than 750 business periodicals and newsletters with a trade or industry focus. Provides users with the latest industry news, product and competitive information, marketing trends, and a wide variety of other topics. Contains publications on every major industry, including finance, insurance, transportation, construction, and many more.
Discovery Search this comprehensive file of periodicals for a broad range of subject areas including arts, business, children, education, general interest, health, humanities, international, law, military, multicultural, psychology, sciences, social sciences, and women's interests.
Gold Full Text Periodicals Search a comprehensive selection of full-text periodicals covering all aspects of general reference including arts, business, humanities, health, social sciences, sciences and current affairs.
Platinum Full Text Periodicals Search the premier collection of full-text periodicals covering all aspects of general reference including arts, business, humanities, health, social sciences, sciences, and current affairs.
Newspapers Search a collection of newspapers that includes national (New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Christian Science Monitor) and Washington State (Seattle Times, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Spokesman Review, Columbian, Tacoma News Tribune) titles.
Reference Search a full-text collection of reference books including The Ethnic Cultures of America, Occupational Outlook Handbook, and the World Factbook.
Research Library Search for coverage of a broad range of subjects including arts, business, children, education, general interest, health, humanities, international, law, military, multicultural, psychology, sciences, social sciences, and women's interests
Teacher Journals Search selected professional educators' titles covering current issues in education

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History Resource Center: U.S. is a new, diverse, electronic multidimensional collection of uniquely combined current full-text periodicals, multimedia reference articles and overviews and facsimiles of historic documents.

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Provides instant access to some of the best sources and information available on today's conversation-sparking and sometimes controversial topics.

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Users can learn about the lives and accomplishments of past and present noteworthy figures for their own interest, to complete a research project, or as a starting point for in-depth research on a particular event, country, or era.

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Virtual Reference Library


Virtual Reference LibraryTitles include:
Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America 6v, 2000
Endangered Species 2nd ed., 3v, 2004
Environmental Encyclopedia 3rd e
d., 2v, 2003
American Decades Primary Sources 10v, 2004
History Behind the Headlines: The Origins of Conflicts Worldwide 6v, 2001
U*X*L American Decades 11v, 2003
Major Acts of Congress 3v, 2004
Political Theories for Students Vol. 1, 2002
Drugs and Controlled Substances: Information for Students 2003
Social Trends and Indicators USA 4v, 2003

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