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Students Research Central

Databases organized for Middle School students and above.

Master search: search all of our article databases at once!

  

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Research for Kids

Great stuff for elementary school students.

Statewide database subscriptions will change on August 1, 2012.  For more information please see this SLK News post

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Best for Students & Teachers

capitol Learning Express: Learning Centers (elementary through college levels) plus computer skills, GED and new workplace skills training. Looking to land a job? The Job and Career Accelerator will identify strengths and weaknesses, help with resume writing, and even monitor postings on job boards.
capitol InfoTrac Student Edition:  Periodical database for high school students with over 1,100 titles, cross searchable with e-books.
capitol InfoTrac Junior Edition: Periodical database for middle school students with over 330 titles, cross-searchable with e-books.
capitol Kids InfoBits: Developed especially for beginning researchers in Kindergarten though grade 5. Appropriate, graphic interface highlighting a subject-based topic tree search.
capitol Academic OneFile: Science, Technology and Medicine, the humanities and more. For academics and students, undergraduate and postgraduate.
capitol General OneFile: Time, Newsweek, Consumer Reports and thousands more magazines full text.
capitol Expanded Academic ASAP, 1980-present: covers all academic areas, full text
capitol ERIC (Education Resources Information Center): Online digital library of education research and information sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education.

 

Books

capitol Kansas Library Catalog (KLC): search holdings of 900 Kansas libraries
capitol Talking Book Catalog: Books, magazines and other materials available to qualified patrons through the Talking Books program
capitol Kansas EZ Library: Digital audiobooks and ebooks collection. Please note we are in a transitional period for our online library. This replaces Audiobooks, Music and More. Many will need a Kansas Library Card to access this service, but please view the registration options to be sure of your best route.
capitol Literature Resource Center: covering over 130,000 writers
capitol WorldCat (OCLC): catalog of library holdings worldwide, over 96 million books and other materials
capitol Virtual Reference Library: E-books, including science, health, history, and culture

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Popular Resources

capitol Chilton's Auto Repair: Quick online access to repair, maintenance and service information on the most popular cars, trucks, vans and SUVs on the road today.
capitol HeritageQuest: search US federal censuses 1870-1930, family & local histories, tax lists, city directories, probate records
capitol General OneFile: Time, Newsweek, Consumer Reports and thousands more magazines full text.
capitol InfoTrac Newsstand: full text from over 150 worldwide newspapers

Health & Medical Information

capitol Health & Wellness Resource Center, 1980 – present: consumer & alternative health information
capitol Health Reference Center Academic, 1980 – present: full text of nursing & allied health journals
capitol Nursing & Allied Health Source, 1986- present: full text of nursing, allied health, alternative & complementary medicine
capitol Kansas Health Online: Tools to compare hospitals, find doctors and information about healthy lifestyles to help you make healthy choices.

Business & Technology

capitol Business & Company Resource Center: company & industry information
capitol Business & Company Profiles: Over 200,000 combined directory listings including the Graham & Whiteside international company directories.
capitol Computer Database: news & reviews of hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communication and technology applications

En Espanol

capitol Informe, 1994 – present: articles from Spanish & bilingual magazines & newspapers

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