Subscription databases are online resources. Students/staff may access these databases from outside district buildings, but will be prompted to give a username and password.  

Encyclopedia Britannica | World Book | World Book Kids | SIRS | EBSCO |  United Streaming | First Search |

Encyclopedias – are a great resource to find general background information on a variety of subjects. Online encyclopedia articles often include pictures, sound, video, and links to websites.
 
Encyclopedia Britannica  http://www.school.eb.com/   
- including Compton ’s for middle school students and Britannica Elementary for elementary students. Also, includes grade appropriate reference resources including dictionary and atlas.
 
World Book Encyclopedia  http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Home   
– including Spanish language encyclopedia and reference resources; Current Events, “Today in History”, and “Explore Illinois ”.

World Book Kids - http://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/Home -  
Elementary/lower reader version.
 
Periodical databases – have full text articles from magazines and journals including Time, Newsweek, as well as daily newspapers like New York Times and Washington Post.
 
SIRS Discoverer -  http://discoverer.sirs.com  
General reference resource drawing info from magazines, journals, encyclopedias and other reference resources. Excellent research resource for grades 1 – 8. Users may select reading level of selected materials.
Includes SIRS Discover WebFind – searchable database of reviewed and selected websites
 
Ebsco  http://search.epnet.com/  
Full text article database of magazine and newspaper articles, including a Health resource and a Professional collection. Great resource for middle school and beyond. (Does include access to some Chicago Tribune archives.)
Also includes NOVELIST a database of children’s and young adult book reviews, and novel related classroom activities and websites.
 
United Streaming http://unitedstreaming.com  
Includes access to video database, and application to classroom lessons. You may select a portion or all of video to show. Remember when you preview selection to download to common drive and view from there.
 
First Search  http://firstsearch.oclc.org/
Database including ERIC and Medline. Excellent resource for professional development articles.