|
RESOURCES AVAILABLE
Print Resources: Over 23,500 books and 36 periodicals.
A/V Resources: 588 videos, and 38 audio recordings.
Find out more about what the CBMS Library Media Center has to offer at the CBMS Blackboard site @ http://blackboard.aacps.org/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp User name and password can be obtained from the library media center.
Now you can Access the CBMS media centers from your home computer.
- To browse our school's collection
- To access online databases
Here's how:
- Go to http://opac.aacps.org
- Under "Search All Middle Schools" use the down arrow to select and click on the Chesapeake Bay Middle .
- Now search our collection or click on "Online Databases"
Online Databases: Students can access Online Databases from home using the link above (user names and passwords available in Library Media or through the CBMS Blackboard site > Library Media tab > Online Databases tab)
ABC-CLIO:
Offers a series of seven databases that include news, feature stories and daily activities that can be searched by text, reference category, period or region for middle and high school level.
EBSCO:
Includes newspaper, magazine and journal articles in elementary, middle and high school editions, and both general and animal encyclopedias.
Gale Resource Center:
The Gale History and Literature databases include full-text periodical articles, full-text content from Gale reference sources, multimedia clips and authoritative web sites on hundreds of topics.
Newsbank:
Provides coverage of curriculum topics from multiple perspective and diverse sources including articles from newspapers, wire services, periodicals and primary sources.
Proquest Culture Grams:
Includes maps, statistics, a glossary, flags, images, a photo gallery, a recipe collection which features native recipes and biographies of notable individuals.
Proquest Historical Newspapers:
Offers full-text, full-image articles from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and the Christian Science Monitor dating back to the 19th century.
SIRS:
Includes databases for elementary, middle and high school students covering general topics, current events, government documents, arts and humanities. SIRS Decades features more than 5,000 hand-selected primary and secondary source articles highlighting key events, etc. in 20th century America.
WorldBook:
Features an English and Spanish encyclopedia, atlas, dictionary and sections on current events, historical events, student homework assistance and teacher resources.
Grolier Amazing Animals:
For elementary and middle school students, Amazing Animals of the World introduces young researchers to the nearly 1,200 incredible creatures with whom they share the earth. | 
