At school: EHSNet computer resources

New technologies are rapidly changing the ways information may be accessed, communicated and transferred. Telecommunications, electronic information sources, and network services significantly alter the information landscape for today's schools by opening classrooms to a broader array of resources than ever before. To help prepare students, the school's network, EHSNet , offers access to a wide variety of educational software, online resources, and the Internet. Internet access allows students and staff to access and use resources from distant computers at government, university, scientific, commercial and private sites around the world. Students may communicate and collaborate with other individuals and groups worldwide, thus greatly expanding their available information base.

Resources

• Britannica Online - This renowned encyclopedia is now available online, and provides many special features for student researchers.
• Card catalog - Search for books, audiovisual materials, and vertical files in the Episcopal library by subject, title, author, call number, series, keyword, or ISBN/LCCN.
• The Complete National Geographic - 112 years of National Geographic on CD-ROM. Articles are fully indexed, and text and photographs may be printed in color. The CD-ROMs are available from the librarian.
• Computer software - The library's computers currently run Microsoft XP (Windows & Office) applications, including Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Publisher.
• Country Reports - This site was established in 1997 out of a love for international relations and culture. Entirely web-based, it offers more than 26,000 pages of content covering a wide-range of topics including history, customs and cultures, economy, population, government, current events, US state reports, learning games, and more.
• Current Biography - This online reference service provides biographical information on thousands of people.
• Discovering Collection – This site offers easy access to award-winning content based on national curriculum standards. Covering the core curriculum areas, including history, literature, science, social studies and more, DC provides a premium selection of reference, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia, including hours of video and audio clips. New to the database are popular topic pick-lists and an integrated national and state curriculum standards search with content correlated to the standards.
• Infotrac - This selection of online databases provides indexing for or full text of newspapers, journal articles and reference materials as well as many primary source documents. The databases are updated daily, and can be accessed via the link above.
• Internet browser - Internet Explorer.
• Lit in Context (on the Select-a-Product drop-down, select literature in Context Original10 subscriber; then put in user and password according to the sheet available in the library) - Provides students with social and cultural background to literary classics. It includes links to many source documents and web-based activities. Selections include The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Crucible, Hamlet, Macbeth, Of Mice & Men, The Red Pony, The Pearl, Pride & Prejudice, The Scarlet Letter, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Things Fall Apart, and To Kill a Mockingbird.
• NoodleTools - Assistance in the preparation of APA and MLA bibliographies.
• OCLC First Search - OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) is a system that provides bibliographic citations, and sometimes an abstract, for books and journal articles located in libraries throughout the world. Some journal articles are available online or can be e-mailed to EHS or the student's computer at home. First Search provides access to the Interlibrary Loan System, whereby students can borrow books and receive journal articles from libraries throughout the US.
• Proquest - Provides access to more than 2,000 periodicals and newspapers, most with full-text, full-image coverage. Additional entries include citations and abstracts, all on a variety of subjects. This resource is available for use from home with an ID and password obtained from the librarian.
• SIRS - SIRS (Social Issues Resources Series) Provides integrated access to thousands of full-text articles, documents and graphics from SIRS reference databases: SIRS Researcher (general reference), SIRS Government Reporter (information by and about the U.S. government), SIRS Renaissance (arts & humanities) and SIRS NetSelect (selected, educational Internet sites).
• Science Full Text - Includes all the full-text content from Wilson's acclaimed applied science & technology full-text, biological & agricultural index plus, and general science full text, plus additional related full-text science titles indexed by other Wilson databases, including readers' guide full-text and Wilson OmniFile full-text. Covers some 320 journals with full-text articles, indexing and abstracts of 50 to 150 words written by professionals with science backgrounds; lets users know instantly if a cited article is useful.

For access to online computer research resources from school or home, go to Links by subject or General research links .