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Young Reader Resources

This selection of resources for Young Readers is designed to help you navigate through the wealth of online information in Fondren's collections. It is not a comprehensive list.


Databases


Online Databases

eLibrary Curriculum o n p r o x y (courtesy of Texshare LogoTexshare) | includes Full Text
eLibrary Curriculum Edition delivers a larg collection of periodical and digital media content designed specifically for K-12 schools and libraries. Via the "topics" tab, users can search for national/state educational standards for subjects and grade levels (e.g. Texas' TEKS for Mathematics).


Kids Search Interface o n p r o x y (courtesy of Texshare LogoTexshare) | includes Full Text
Kids Search searches across a broad range of subjects, including magazines, books and reference tools. Students can locate articles, biographies, radio & TV transcripts, photos, maps, flags and a variety of primary documents. The Kids Search interface includes several databases, including: Primary Search, Middle Search, TOPICsearch, Newspaper Source, EBSCO Animals, and Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia. Access to curriculum standards is available through the "Teacher Resources" link.
Grades K-8; results can be limited by Lexile/grade level reading score.


MAS Ultra - School Edition o n p r o x y (courtesy of Texshare LogoTexshare) | includes Full Text
Designed specifically for high school libraries, this database provides full text for more than 700 popular general interest and current events publications with information dating as far back as 1975 for key magazines. MAS Ultra – School Edition also provides more than 500 full text pamphlets, more than 350 full text reference books, 84,011 biographies, 83,472 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 192,999 photos, maps and flags. This database is updated daily (1975)


MiddleSearch Plus o n p r o x y (courtesy of Texshare LogoTexshare) | includes Full Text
Middle Search Plus provides full text for nearly 140 popular magazines for middle and jr. high 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. Middle Search Plus also contains 84,011 biographies, 83,472 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 192,999 photos, maps and flags.


National Science Digital Library u n r e s t r i c t e d | includes Full Text
A web-based library of topical collections organized in support of science education and resource discovery at all levels. Formed in partnership with the National Science Foundation.


Searchasaurus o n p r o x y (courtesy of Texshare LogoTexshare) | includes Full Text
Searchasaurus provides access to a variety of magazines, encyclopedias (including the favorite Animals), photos, maps, flags and a dictionary.
Grades K-2; Searchasaurus is complete with erupting volcanoes, dinosaur guide and compass, and is an animated interface that encourages students to develop basic search methodologies.


Student Research Center o n p r o x y (courtesy of Texshare LogoTexshare) | includes Full Text
Student Research Center searches across a broad range of subjects, including magazines, books and reference tools. Students can locate articles, biographies, radio & TV transcripts, photos, maps, flags and a variety of primary documents. The SRC interface includes several databases, including: Health Source, Newspaper Source, Middle search, TOPICsearch, MAS Ultra, Vocational & Career Collection, and Columbia Encyclopedia. Access to curriculum standards is available through the "Teacher Resources" link.
Grades 6-12; results can be limited by Lexile/grade level reading score.


TOPICsearch o n p r o x y (courtesy of Texshare LogoTexshare) | includes Full Text
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 102,800 articles from more than 2,500 diverse sources, including more than 1,550 full text periodicals.



Online Text Collections


Fairrosa Cyber Library of Children's Literature u n r e s t r i c t e d
Includes a selection of classic children's books



Reference Works


American National Biography. John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes. Oxford University Press: 1999.
Available Online o n p r o x y
Call Number:  CT213 .A68 1999   REFERENCE
Biographical treatments for significant American figures. An "American" is loosely defined as someone whose significant actions occurred during his or her residence within what is now the United States or whose life or career directly influenced the course of American history. The only invariant rule is that all subjects must have died prior to 1996. (Online version updated quarterly with new articles and illustrations.)


A-Z Countries of the World. Peter Stalker. Oxford University Press : 2004.
Available Online o n p r o x y
Call Number:  G103.5 .S68 2004   STACKS
This handbook provides an up-to-date overview of each country in the world. Featuring maps and vital statistics, it also includes summaries of the social, economic, religious and political issues that shape each country.


Britannica Online r i c e o n l y
Encyclopædia Britannica Online includes the complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, Britannica Student Encyclopedia and the Britannica Book of the Year. You can also use Encyclopædia Britannica Online to search an Internet directory that includes more than 300,000 links to Web sites selected, rated, and reviewed by Britannica editors.
Other available formats:  Print (AE5.E363 REFERENCE)


Contemporary Literary Criticism r i c e o n l y
Criticism on the works of authors alive between 1960-current time. Each entry includes a biographical essay on the author's life, works and importance and a selection of reviews and critical essays.
Other available formats:  Print version: PN771 .C59


Encyclopedia of Animals (EBSCO) r i c e o n l y


Facts.com r i c e o n l y
FACTS.com brings together complete content from the Facts On File World News Digest since 1980 and selected content from six other core reference databases to answer questions about events, issues, statistics and people of the last 20 years.


Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia r i c e o n l y


Handbook of Texas. Texas State Historical Association: 1996.
Available Online u n r e s t r i c t e d
Call Number:  F384 .N48 1996   REFERENCE
The Handbook of Texas Online is a multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture sponsored by the Texas State Historical Association and the General Libraries at UT Austin.


Kings and Queens of Britain. John Cannon and Anne Hargreaves . Oxford University Press : 2001.
Available Online o n p r o x y
Call Number:  DA28.1 .C36 2001    REFERENCE
This dictionary presents English, Scottish, Welsh, and Irish monarchs, from mythical and Romano-British rulers to the House of Windsor.


Merriam-Webster Online r i c e o n l y
Includes both a dictionary and online thesaurus feature.


New Catholic Encyclopedia. Revised. McGraw-Hill: 1967-1979.
Call Number:  BX841 .N44 1967    REFERENCE
A much older edition is available on the Web at http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/


Quotations - Bartlett's


Roget's Thesaurus.
Available Online o n p r o x y
Access via the ARTFL system


World Almanac. Latest ed. Press Pub. Co.
Available Online o n p r o x y
Holdings:  1897- (scattered missing issues)
Call Number:  AY67 .N5 W7   REFERENCE DESK
(via FirstSearch)
Includes biographies, encyclopedia entries, facts, statistics. Data is cumulated from several sources, including: World Almanac and Book of Facts, World Almanac of the USA, World Almanac of US Politics, World Almanac for Kids, World Almanac Knowledge Source.




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