The following databases are provided for all students and employees of Prince William County Public Schools and are accessible both at school and through remote access. The login information is provided. Some schools may use a site-specific ID and password so be sure to check with the librarian for more information if you are school-based. Also, check with your librarian to see if there are additional databases to which the school subscribes.
| CultureGrams (funded through ESOL Grant) |
| Up-to-date reports on more than 200 countries, each U. S. state, and all 13 Canadian provinces and territories. Unlimited printing rights, material is presented in an engaging format that users can access anytime, anywhere. |
| http://online.culturegrams.com |
| eLibrary (funded by Library of Virginia) |
| Combines an easy-to-use search interface with full-text and multimedia reference essentials. |
| http://www.proquestk12.com |
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| Gale (funded by Library of Virginia) |
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Databases
contain
current
newspaper
and
journal
articles
for
K-12
students. |
|
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/va_s_075_0999 (underscore between /va_s_075_0999) |
| Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context |
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Updated
daily.
Provides
full
text
access
to
differing
points
of
view
on
current
social
issues.
Brings
together
viewpoint
articles,
contextual
topic
overviews,
government
and
organizational
statistics,
biographies
of
social
activists,
court
cases,
profiles
of
government
agencies
and
special
interest
groups,
newspaper
and
magazine
articles,
as
well
as
links
to
more
than
1,800
reviewed
and
subject-indexed
web
sites. |
|
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/va_s_075_0501?db=OVIC |
|
World
Book
Online,
Discover,
and
Early
World
of
Learning |
| Contains World Book Kids (Student Discovery Encyclopedia), World Book Online Reference Center (including Spanish encyclopedia), and World Book Advanced (279,000 primary documents and 5,500 ebooks). Discover is for differentiated instruction and offers a variety of reference resources. Early World of Learning is a database for young readers and researchers (PreK+). |
| http://www.worldbookonline.com/?subacct=O3634 |