Soundzabound has royalty-free music on mp3 files for school project use. |
ABC-CLIO includes two historical databases. America: History and Life is a complete bibliographic reference to the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Historical Abstracts include a guide to the history of the world from the Scientific Revolution to the present. |
The Encyclopædia Britannica is the world's most comprehensive reference. It also includes pronunciation guides and word histories--from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. |
CultureGrams is a geographical database that includes maps, flags, statistics and information for more than 200 nations around the world. Entries have brief contemporary and historical social, political, and economic profiles. There are specific sections on each of the US states and Canadian provinces. |
The Grolier database includes multimedia resources such as photographs, videos and interactive maps, as well as news articles, feature stories and an international news desk. Bibliographic tools supporting MLA, APA and the Chicago Manual of Style are provided for articles in the database. |
The Issues & Controversies covers 800 topics updated weekly. Subjects are presented with background information and positional arugments for and against specific issues. This database is best suited to research papers and debate preparation. |
NetTrekker connects to more than 180,000 references (including images) which have been evaluated and approved by educators. The sites are organized by grade and readability level and aligned with state standards. |
| Ask the librarian for your copy of all passwords |
ProQuest has periodicals, newspapers, image and video collections, out-of-print books, dissertations, and scholarly collections in various formats. |
World Book Online includes resource guides; more than 20,000 photos, illustrations, and maps; an online reference center including dictionaries and atlases. This is a companion site for the World Book encyclopedia set in the reference section of the library. |
| Connections to a departmentally organized list of EWHS teachers, their email addresses and their classroom webpages--if they have one. |
| SuccessNet links to online copies of your text books. It works with most of the books for Social Studies and Science. Get an authorization code from your teacher. |
| WebTrekker lets teachers and students access their digital lockers from anywhere they have internet access. Use the same login and password you use to access the library computers. |
| A quick one page style guide explaining how to format a paper using Modern Language Association (MLA) style. The example includes illustrations of the first page and works cited page, for the most popular types of citations. |
| The WOIS system connects students to their electronic portfolios, which are required for all freshmen students. If you do not have the password for this page, see the librarian or one of your teachers. |
| This is a one page quick reference with examples of how to format citations using the Modern Language Association (MLA) guidelines. It includes examples for some of the most commonly used source types, but not all. |
| The Citation Machine will format MLA, APA, Turabian, and the Chicago styles. |
| EasyBib will format MLA citations at the time you are using it. |
| These general links go to academic sites and tools that are used in many subjects. They are helpful to both teachers and students. There are brief descriptions for each. |
| Subject links should be useful as a starting place for projects in your different classes. They are organized by topic. |
| The Snohomish and Island counties combined library system has branches in Edmonds, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, Brier and Mill Creek. Use your Sno-Isle library card to reserve materials online and search their databases. |
| The University of Washington Library system has one of the largest collections on the West Coast with over 7 million volumes. You can search this collection online. |
| Edmond Community College is used by Running Start students. Remember that you will need an ECC ID card to check out materials. |
| The King County Library system is part of the regional library systems in the state. Use your King County library card to access books, music, video, and additional electronic databases. |
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