Library Research Resources Online

Willsboro OPAC	This is an online searh site for the WCS Library
ICEPAC (Public Access Catalog)	This is the online public access catalog for all of the libraries in the North Country (over 400). The libraries include all school libraries, public libraries, community colleges and SUNY Plattsburgh. There are almost 2 million records in this database and is the primary resource for finding books in the North Country.
EBSCO	Master FILE Select provides full text access to over 800 magazines from 1990 to date. Primary Search indexes over 50 magazines for K-6 students. It has a general encyclopedia and an "Encyclopedia of Animals." User ID: willsborocs and password: willsborocs
GreenFILE	GreenFILE indexes scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports. This resource offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the environment. Drawing on the connection between the environment and disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology, GreenFILE serves as an informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet. The database contains nearly 300,000 records, full text for selected titles and searchable cited references for more than 200 titles as well.
Health Reference Center - Academic	Use this database to find articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc.
Business and Company Resource Center	Business and Company Resource Center is a fully integrated resource bringing together company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information.
Infotrac Junior Edition - (grades 4-8)	This periodical database is designed for students in junior high and middle school, with magazines, newspapers and reference books (most are full-text) for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more.
The Twayne Authors Series - Twayne World, English, and US Authors	Twayne World, US, and English Authors each contains the full text of 200 frequently used Twayne Literary Masters books on individual World, US, or English authors, for a total of 600 individual full-text titles.
Informe	Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias.
Custom Newspapers	Search a collection of 150 newspapers, both national and international.
New York State Newspapers	Search this database of ten major newspapers published in the state of New York, including the New York Times and the New York Post.
National Newspaper Index	National Newspaper Index provides quick access to the indexing of America's top five newspapers in one seamless search: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post.
Infoplease	Infoplease has up to date almanacs ( general, entertainment, and sports ), biographies, dictionaries, an encyclopedia, and an atlas. This is the place to look for statistics on population growth, a biography of Britney Spears, a map of Costa Rica, or information on Game 4 of the World Series.
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Noodle Tools	A useful collection of tool for doing educational research including developing a search strategy, interesting links, writing a bibliography, and getting questions answered. You will need to ceate a folder. Username: willsboro, Password: willsboro
OSLIS Elementary	How to cite works and write a bibliography.
Exploring Nature Foundation	Username: willsboro Password: willsboro Providing ongoing and continually updated natural science references, lectures, & lesson plans for elementary school level students, a resource for finding informations on hundreds of animals, their range, habitat, physical traits, habits, diet, predators, reproductive features and life span with color illustrations and diagrams for downloading.
	TeachingBooks.net provides original, in-studio movies of authors and illustrators and a wealth of multimedia resources on K-12 books that generate enthusiasm for books and reading.