Media/Library: Databases

Carrollton Online Database Links

December 12, 2006

Contact your building Library Media Specialist for login information
or navigate to the shared folder on the district server for logins at S:\Databases_Library\logins.doc

OCLC FIRSTSEARCH SERVICE http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org/
In the Database Column (left column), choose Databases and select List All. This screen lists links to available databases. Most useful are:

ECO- collection of scholarly journals
ERIC- Journal articles and reports in education
GPO- U.S. government publications
HealthInfo- Health and wellness information for consumers, students and professionals
MEDLINE- All areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing
WilsonSelectPlus- Full text articles in science, humanities, education and business
WorldAlmanac Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia and four almanacs

EBSCOHOST MAGAZINE DATABASE
http://search.epnet.com
Enter the Authorization and password before clicking on SUBMIT to login and choose EBSCOhost Web from the next page. A new page pops up listing a number of databases available which include:
MAS Ultra - School Edition: Full text for over 500 popular general interest and current events publications with information dating back as far as 1975 for key magazines. It also provides nearly 550 full text pamphlets, 150 full text reference books, nearly 100,000 biographies, 76,000 primary source documents, and an image collection of 116,000 photos, maps and flags.
Health Source: Consumer Edition: Consumer health information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health with full text for nearly 300 journals.
Newspaper Source: Selected full text coverage for more than 240 newspapers and other sources with full text for USA Today, The Christian Science Monitor and The Times (London) as well as selected full text from more than 180 regional newspapers. Full text transcripts are also included from Face the Nation, CBS Evening News with Dan Rather, 60 Minutes, O'Reilly Factor, Hannity & Colmes, National Public Radio, etc.
Professional Development Collection: Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of over 515 full text journals, including nearly 350 peer-reviewed titles. This is the most comprehensive collection of full text education journals in the world.
ERIC: Educational Resource Information Center contains more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from over 980 educational and education-related journals.
TOPICsearch: This current events database allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics with full text for over 64,000 articles from more than 3,000 sources, including nearly 1,600 full text periodicals.