Online Resources and Databases

2008-2009 Online Resources

See Media Center for at home login and passwords

 

Service	URL
CultureGrams	http://online.culturegrams.com
Encyclopaedia Britannica	http://www.school.eb.com/
Enciclopedia Universal en Espanol	http://www.spanish.eb.com/
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Academic Edition	http://search.eb.com
Encyclopaedia Britannica Global Reference Center	http://global.eb.com/
Encyclopaedia Britannica Annals of American History	http://www.america.eb.com
Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos	http://www.worldbookonline.com
EB Webster’s New International Dictionary	http://www.mwu.eb.com/
EB World Data Analyst	http://www.world.eb.com/
Journey Back in Time	http://www.journeybackintime.com/schools/indexer/cgi?redirect=217878= KMYHKYLA
NoodleTools	http://noodletools.com/login.php?group=1273&code=7299
Sirs Decades	http://sks.sirs.com
SIRS Discoverer	http://discoverer.sirs.com
SIRS Knowledge Source	http://sks.sirs.com
TeachingBooks.net	http://www.teachingbooks.net
World Book Kids	http://www.worldbookonline.com
World Book Online Reference Center	http://www.worldbookonline.com
Elementary Schools K-5
Amazing Animals	http://www.go.grolier.com
Facts for Learning	http://www.factsforlearning.com/e-home.asp
Newsbank KidsPage	www.mynewsbank.com

Access the Montgomery County Public Schools home page (http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/)

1. Click on the yellow “For Students” tab located near the top of the page
2. Under “Homework Help,” click on the “Homework Resources” link
3. Select an online service from the middle blue column called “Subscription Services”
4. Click on the link for the selected online service and you may be prompted for a login and password
5. Type in the login and password to access the online resource

 

 

Montgomery County Public Library Online Services

Student and TeacherUse Policy

 Students and teachers may access Montgomery County Public Library’s (MCPL) online services through the MCPL homepage by using the barcode numbers on the back of their individual public library borrower’s card. Library media specialists are directed to facilitate this access by doing the following: (1) encouraging students and teachers to apply for public library cards; (2) acquainting them with the MCPL homepage and the number and variety of resources, including the online services that it makes available to Montgomery County citizens in the libraries and through remote access; and (3) instructing students to use their public library cards if they want to access these resources. Library media specialists will include a direct link to the Montgomery County Public Libraries’ homepage on their individual school library media programs Websites, not to the online information databases.