MESMS students and staff may access these resources outside of school by using the username and password provided for each site.

Passwords are available on the Online Subscription Database handout in the LMC or you can access them using this link: http://www.portaportal.com/  On the PortaPortal homepage, go to the box labeled Guest Access.  In the Guest Name box, enter the secret password.  U: is followed by the username; P: is followed by the password.

ABC CLIO American History

http://www.americanhistory.abc-clio.com

Remote access: Username: mildred

From the first explorers in the New World to the developments in today's headlines, this website investigates the people, events, and themes of our nation.

ABC CLIO World History

http://www.worldhistory.abc-clio.com

Remote access: Username: mildred 

Covers people, places, events, trends, statistics, news, attractions, politics, culture, environment, government, and history around the world.

BrainPOP

http://www.brainpop.com

Access provided for class use.  Class subscription allows 35 simultaneous computers to log in at all times during the day. Username and Password provided through your classroom teacher.

Topics include Science, Social Studies, Math, English, Health and Technology.  Some content is available for free.

Career Cruising 

http://www.careercruising.com
Remote access:  Username and Password provided through Mrs. Gilberti and 8th grade English teachers

This comprehensive and interactive career guidance resource provides the information students need to make the right career choice. It includes in-depth profiles of hundreds of different careers, detailed information on colleges and universities, and something no other resource has: multimedia interviews with real people in every career. Specific student access will be provided only to students enrolled in Home & Careers classes and 8th grade English classes.

CultureGrams

http://onlineedition.culturegrams.com/

Remote access: Username: mesms

This collection is a gold mine of information for projects and reports. Features easy-to-read format and up-to-date information. Here you will find information ranging from the country's history, greetings, and gestures to its government, economy and recipes.

EBSCO Databases

http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx

Remote access: Username:  strangms

Includes the following:

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia

This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.

Animals

Provides in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals. The database consists of indexing, abstracts, and full text records describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals.

General Science Collection

This database offers full text coverage for more than 60 of the most popular science publications. Providing information on all aspects of the scientific world, the General Science Collection offers full text information dating back as far as 1992.

Topic Search 

This current events database allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today’s classrooms. TOPICsearch contains full text for over 92,700 articles from more than 2,500 diverse sources, including more than 1,550 full text periodicals.

MasterFILE Select

Provides full text for nearly 800 general reference publications with coverage dating as far back as 1984.  It also includes 20 full text reference books and an Image Collection of 107,135 photos, maps and flags.

Primary Search

Provides full text for more than 60 popular, magazines for elementary school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full text information dates as far back as 1990.

NOVEL

http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/nysl_me_mildrest (Please note: there are no spaces in this URL, there are two underscores _)

Remote access: Username: No username required

NOVEL is a statewide virtual library provided free to the public by the New York State Library. It is currently a project funded through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant to the New York State Library by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

Includes the following:

Health Reference Center: InfoTrac

Contains mostly full text articles from 1996+ including topics such as fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition, public health, occupational health and safety, alcohol/drug abuse, HMOs, prescription drugs and more. The material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only.

Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module

1980 - Aug 2005
Use this Resource Center to find magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, Prescription Drugs, Herbal remedies, and alternative or complementary treatments, etc. Included are links to diet, cancer, and health assessment sites as well as government databases. Material contained in this Resource Center is intended for informational purposes only.

Health Reference Center Academic 1980 - Aug 2005
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. The material contained in this database is intended for informational purposes only.

Junior Edition-K12
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.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7. Because each library creates its own eBook collection, the content you see may vary if you use the database at different libraries (your school, your public library, or your office).

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 1994 - Ago. 2005
Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias.

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.

Business and Company ASAP 1980 - Aug 2005
Providing researchers with information on companies, markets and industries. From market trends, mergers and acquisitions to current management theory and company overviews. Access business and trade journals, newspapers and company directory profiles with full text and images.

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 1977 - Aug 2005
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.

ProQuest

http://proquest.umi.com/login

In school: Username: F7DRN3J8GX

Remote access: Username: 06JKKSSP98 

This resource contains more than 2,000 periodicals covering a broad range of material: business, education, general reference, health, language arts, sciences, social sciences, and many other curriculum-specific subject areas.  Includes The New York Times (1994+) and The Wall Street Journal (1984+) plus additional international, national, and regional newspapers.

SIRS

http://www.proquestk12.com

Remote access:  Username: NY3975H Click on SIRS Products

Includes the following:                                                                                

SIRS Researcher

This general reference database containing thousands of full-text articles exploring social, scientific, health, historic, economic, political and global issues.

SIRS Government Reporter

Here you will find thousands of full-text documents and graphics concerning a wide variety of topics: health, science, economics, environment, politics, foreign affairs, business and industry.

SIRS Renaissance

This reference database provides information on Architecture & Design, Culture, Literature, Multimedia, Music, Performing Arts, Philosophy & Religion and Visual Arts.  Full-text articles are selected from more than 1,000 domestic and international publications.  Includes full-color images, art reproductions, photographs and illustrations.

WebFeet

http://www.webfeetguides.com/wfonline/rhf.html

Username: none required

A service that carefully selects web sites in all subject areas.  It is fully searchable with hundreds of new records added each month.

World Book Encyclopedia Online

http://www.worldbookonline.com

Username: strang