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OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) http://opac.aacps.org
              - Books and Reference Books (16,000)
              - Specialized Encyclopedias: science, biographical, etc.
              - Career References and College Catalogs
              - Professional Library
              - Maryland Collection
              - Video tapes (400)
Magazines Include: Current Health, National Geographic, Newsweek, People, Seventeen, Sports Illustrated, Time, etc.
Newpapers Include: Maryland Gazette, Baltimore Sun, USA Today, Washington Post
Vertical File - pamphlets; articles clipped from periodicals
Internet
Online Electronic Databases - See Below

    Electronic Databases
    http://opac.aacps.org/hs/glen/databases.htm

    MAGAZINES/NEWSPAPERS

    Database:

    Description:
    EBSCOHOST
    		 On-line database that accesses magazine abstracts and full text articles.
       
    NEWSBANK
    NEWS FILE     		On-line database which accesses full text newspaper articles.

    ON-LINE ENCYCLOPEDIAS

    WORLD BOOK ON-LINE
    		 Encyclopedia World Book
    GROLIER ON-LINE
    		 Includes Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia, New Book of Knowledge, Lands and Peoples, and American the Beautiful

    SUBJECT SEARCH

    DISCOVERING COLLECTION Includes keyword search, person search, classroom topics, timeline search, multimedia gallery, literature search and dictionary.
       
    LITERATURE RESOURCE CENTER Literary topics including criticism, plot summaries, author biographies
       
    ABC-CLIO SOCIAL STUDIES American History and Gov’t, State and World Geography, U.S. at War, World History – Ancient and Modern
       
    HISTORY RESOURCE CENTER: US US history utilizing classic reference sources, full-text articles from scholarly journals, and special reference collections.
       
    HISTORY RESOURCE CENTER: WORLD Virtual library provides access to primary sources, secondary sources, and full-text article from academic journals and periodicals from around the world.
       
    SCIENCE RESOURCE CENTER Resource for all science-related areas: earth science, biology, chemistry, science history, life sciences, physical science, technology and space. Full-text periodicals, multimedia images, science-related tools and reference.

     DATABASES

    SIRS ONLINE DATABASES General reference database designed to include SIRS Discoverer, Discover WebFind, SIRS Researcher, SKS WebSelect (formerly SIRS NetSelect), SIRS Government Reporter, SIRS Renaissance, and SIRS Interactive Citizenship.
       
    PROQUEST HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS Online resource for study of historical events and more
       
    HOMEWORK CENTER SPECIAL ELECTRONIC DATABASES

     

    		Many sites are available for homework help at home using your library card number and a password.
       
    CQ RESEARCHER
    		 Comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news

    See Media Staff for User Names and Passwords
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