Library Resources Online

 

 

 

 

The following online services are available to all students and staff, both from within the school and from remote locations during the 2010 - 2011 school year.

 

* ABC-CLIO – comprehensive Social Studies databases

 

Database

URL

Username

Password

ABC-CLIO

http://www.socialstudies.abc-clio.com 

litchfield

cowboys

 

       

* ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA – Comprehensive online reference resources

 

Database

URL

Username

Password

Britannica Online School Edition

www.school.eb.com

lhs

cowboys

Annals of American History Online

www.america.eb.com

lhs

cowboys

Global Reference Center

www.global.eb.com

lhs

cowboys

Merriam-Webster’s Third New International

Dictionary, Unabridged Online

www.mwu.eb.com

lhs

cowboys

World Data Analyst Online

www.world.eb.com

lhs

cowboys

 

 

*    GROLIER ONLINE -- Reference resources with state and national standards and curricula

 

Database

URL

Username

Password

America the Beautiful

http://go.grolier.com

litchfield

cowboys

La Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre

http://go.grolier.com

litchfield

cowboys

Expert Space research database for science and social studies research *

 

*especially useful for grades K-8

http://go.grolier.com

litchfield

cowboys

 

 

* SIRS –resource for history, government, social issues and current perspectives

                *Note: Remote access User name: CT0464H

             

Database

URL

Username

Password

Culture Grams

http://www.proquestk12.com

CT0464

COWBOYS

SIRS Discoverer

http://www.proquestk12.com

CT0464

COWBOYS

 

 

*   LITCHFIELD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

 

Database

URL

Username

Password

BrainPop

http://www.brainpop.com

 

lisct

lisct

netTrekker

http://www.nettrekker.com

 

lisct

lisct

 

*    CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

 

Database

URL

Username

Password

BrainPop, Jr

http://www.brainpop.com

 

centerct

center

Discovery Education Science

http://science-es.discoveryeducation.com/

 

centerct

center

 

 

*  iCONN – Connecticut residents can use the barcode on their public library card to access the Connecticut Digital Library’s vast online offerings.

        http://www.iconn.org