The Instructional Media Department
supplies online educational resources for use by the students of
the Edmonds School District.
* Note that not all databases are available
at all grade levels.*
Use OneSearch
in our library system to access our online resources.If you
need your User Name and Password or other help, please ask your
school's Library Media Specialist or download
directions here.
- Net
Trekker provides fast and easy access to more than 180,000
high quality, pre-screened, and educationally relevant K-12 websites.
- ProQuest provides
access to hundreds of full text periodicals for classroom and
professional use.
- eLibrary
Elementary (designed for elementary students) or
eLibrary (more
appropriate for students in grades 5-12).It is a general information
database that includes books, magazines, images, and transcripts.
- CultureGrams provides
historical, geographical and cultural information. (Includes:
Kids Edition, Recipes, World Edition, Famous People, Provices
Edition and States Edition).
- Britannica Online
Britannica Online is actually three encyclopedias: Britannica-Elementary
School (useful for K-6 school students), Britannica-Middle
School (great for middle school students), and Britannica-High
School (mostly for secondary students). Also available:
Britannica-Elementary Activties, Britannica-Middle School
Activities, Britannica- High School Activities, Britannica-Images
and Multimedia, and Britannica-Webs Best Sites.
- ABC-Clio
provides students with four social studies resources. American
History and United States at War are
specialized encyclopedias of American history. World History:
Ancient and Medieval Eras and World History:
The Modern Era are specialized encyclopedias of World
history. All four provide access to primary source documents,
biographies, timelines, and much more. They are primarily intended
for students in grades 6-12, but are available to all students
and staff.
- Facts.com provides
high school students with access to Issues and Controversies
(for in-depth information about current issues) and Today's
Science (for issues in science - only available until
February 2010).
In addition, if you have a
library card from the Sno-Isle
Library System, you have access to many more online resources,
as well as the ability to search for and reserve library books.
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