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Place for the beginning searcher to find magazine articles, newspaper articles, encyclopedia entries and more on a variety of topics ranging from animals to history to stories. Lexile (reading) levels of the information found go up to Grade 5.
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A place to find magazine articles, biographies, images and more on a variety of topics for students in grades K-8. It is similar to Searchasaurus but includes more categories/topics to search (such as geography and languages arts) and more advanced search options.
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A place to find general information on a variety of topics (business, current events, math, technology, etc.) from a variety of sources (newspapers, magazines, encyclopedias, primary source documents and more). For the more advanced student searcher (middle - high school).
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A collection of magazine, newspaper and journal databases, which cover a wide variety of subjects such as business, education, health and popular interest. Many of the online articles users can retrieve are full text.
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Have you read everything by your favorite author and want to read something similar? Need to know what is the next book in the series? Looking for a guide to lead a book group discussion? Looking for good non-fiction to read? Novelist helps answer all these questions and many more.
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Database containing information about fiction and non-fiction titles specifically for grades K-8 as well as advisory, teaching, and learning materials for readers and teachers.
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This database provides easy-to-understand consumer health information. A great place to start for a basic medical definition, health article or basic overview of a health-related topic.
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Database containing small engine repair and maintenance information for ATVS, motorcycles, tractors, lawnmowers, personal watercraft, motor boats and more.
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What Is Points of View?
Almost identical to the Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center, this database provides information on currently debated or controversial issues in order to help users understand all sides of an issue. Great for writing position papers.
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- Points of View articles
- Periodical articles
- Newspaper articles
- Primary Source documents
- Images
- Videos
- A "How to" section covering paper writing, source evaluation and other skills and techniques a person needs to know in order to write a successful essay or opinion paper.
Things to Know
- As stated above, this database does basically the same thing Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center does, except that it is not as comprehensive. If you need more articles be sure to check out Opposing Viewpoints.
- Like Opposing Viewpoints, search results are divided into tabbed categories. Remember to check all tabs for a complete list of results.
- Not all ready to search topics are shown on the first page. To see all the categories you can browse, hit the View All Topics tab.
- Provided by the West Virginia Library Commission. Availability subject to change.
The West Virginia Library Commission provides statewide databases with funds from the West Virginia State Legislature and the Library Services and Technology Act administered by the Institute of Library and Museum Services.
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