Books
| Databases:
Full Listing | Databases:
Professional Resources |
DVDs/Videos
| Internet Resources
| Works
Cited Information
Books
- Print resources
may be found by searching the Online
Catalog for books.
- In
addition to South's collection, items may be borrowed from East and
West.
DVDs
and Videos
- Search the Online
Catalog for items located in South's collection and the DML (District
Media Library).
- Use the DVD/Video
Request form to reserve items in the DML.
Databases:
Professional Resources
are listed first, followed by an alphabetical listing
of all databases available to Maine South High School faculty and students.
Scroll over an image for complete description.
For home access,
see the LRC for a password list or use the following directions: Go
to the Maine South Homepage > Click Staff Resources > Login to
your South Staff Netstorage > Open the document Maine South LRC databases
with passwords.
- Search
for magazine, journal, and newspaper articles.
- Click Teacher
Resource Center
- You will
now be searching ERIC and the Professional
Development Collection.
- If you would
like to know if a particular journal is available in the Professional
Development Collection, click the Choose Databases Tab
at the top of the page and click Title List under
the Professional Development Collection.
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- Search
for articles, books, and other media in a collection of fifteen databases.
To search each of the following databases within FirstSearch, select
the database in the Jump to Advanced Search drop-down
menu.
- Article
First: index of journal articles in business, humanities,
social science, medicine, technology, and popular culture.
- Ebooks:
catalog of online electronic books available through libraries worldwide.
- ECO:
collection of scholarly journals.
- ERIC:
journal articles and reports in education
- GPO:
U.S. government publications
- Illinois
Catalog: catalog of materials in all Illinois libraries.
- WilsonSelectPlus:
Full text articles in science, humanities, education and business.
- WorldCat:
catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide.
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Databases:
Full Listing: Scroll over an image for a complete description.
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Biographies, magazine, and newspaper articles.
 ~ "BrainPOP features Science, Math, English, Health and Technology topics featured in a 2-4 minute Animated Movie, an Interactive Quiz, an Experiment, a Comic Strip, a How-to hands on application, a Timeline and a printable Activity Page."
~ Reference articles across all subject areas. Requires
a password on and off-campus.
~ Links to career databases and web sites.
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~ Articles from The Daily Herald, The Chicago Sun-Times, The Chicago
Tribune Historical Archive, and The Chicago Tribune.
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News articles, front pages, and morgue clippings from the Chicago Tribune.
Coverage for most items is 1900 – 1984.
~ Clipart, photos, fonts, and more. Requires a password on and off-campus.
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Easy-to-read reference articles.
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~ Reports on social and political issues.
 ~ Discovery Education Streaming (formerly United Streaming) -- A digital media library of audio and video clips, both brief and feature-length with teacher tools and tips. For new users, please obtain the passcode from the Technology department or Library Resource Center to start your own account and begin using Discovery Education Streaming.
~ Magazine and newspaper articles.
 ~ Reference articles, magazines, newspapers,
images, and TV/radio transcripts.
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 ~ Encyclopedia Britannica articles in Spanish. Requires a password
on and off-campus.
~ Magazine and journal articles
from fifteen databases across all subject areas.
~ Full-text eBook articles from a full line of encyclopedias and specialized
reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
~ Full-text archives from The New York Times, The Chicago Daily
Tribune (Chicago Tribune), and The Los Angeles Times, and The Washington
Post.
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~ Reference, magazine/newspaper,
and primary source articles in U.S. history.
 ~ Reference, magazine/newspaper, and primary
source articles in world history.
 ~ Articles on social and
political issues.
 ~ Literary criticism, biographies, and book
reviews.
~ Full-text poetry, short stories, plays, speeches, and
literary criticism.
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 ~ Full-text of the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary. Requires
a password on and off-campus.
 ~ Newspaper and newswire articles from U.S. and
international sources.
 ~ Viewpoint, reference, and magazine/newspaper
articles on social and political issues.
~ Reference, magazine, newspaper, and journal articles on
science topics and issues.
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~ Reference articles in the arts and
humanities.
 ~ Reference articles in social issues, health,
science, and business.
~ Reference, magazine/newspaper, and primary
source articles with maps and images
across all subject areas.
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~ The latest news articles and reports on science topics.
~ U.S. and world news information.
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Internet
Resources
General
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N. Mellendorf,
Librarian. Last update: 4/14/08
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