WordPlay & NumberFun

Finished your homework? Looking for something fun to do? Visit the sites below to tease your brain, and improve your spelling, vocabulary, writing and math skills. (Be warned - spending time at the sites below will make you smarter! You'll have fun, too.)

Free Rice
For every word you get right as you play this vocabulary game, Free Rice, a sister site of Poverty.com, will donate 20 grains of rice through the United Nations World Food Programme to help end world hunger. Just think of it - you'll be helping others AND having fun- at the same time!

Test Your Geography Knowledge, from lizardpoint.com

Map and Map Games, from Maps.com: World's Largest Map Store

Brainteasers, Puzzles & Riddles, one of the NIEHS Kids' Pages
Here you'll find palindromes, optical illusions, "puzzling proverbs", "seashore homonyms", and other challenging and fun games.

Brain Teasers, from BrainConnection.com

Braingle
Try these riddles, trivia questions, brain exercises, games (including Sudoku, Chess and Checkers), and much more!

Gamequarium.com: the Site that Swims with Learning Fun!
Visit this site to find an outstanding selection of math, reading & language, and other games, as well as resources for teachers and parents, technology tutorials, and much more.

Funbrain
Check out Classic Funbrain's Plural Girls and Grammar Gorillas, and the Reading, Math and Flash Arcades.

Kids' Place Brain Teasers, from Houghton Mifflin's Education Place

Wordplays.com
Try Boggler, Word Morph, Crossword Helper, Scrabble, or any of the other games available at this site!

Interesting Things for ESL Students: A Fun Study Site for Learners of English as a Second Language

SuperKids Vocabulary Builders
Test your vocabulary skills by tackling the Word Puzzles, Word Scrambler, Mumbo Jumbo, and other games at this site!

Puzzles.COM
Start at the Puzzle Playground, and continue your exploration of this terrific collection of puzzles, games and more.

East of the Web's Children's Short Stories and Wordgames

Sudoku
Sudoku: from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Learn about this placement puzzle, based on logic (and known as "Number Place" in the United States), including its history, solution strategies, and the mathematics behind this wildly popular new challenge.

Daily SuDoku
This terrific site features logic puzzles for kids, as well as "classic" and "monster" puzzle challenges (each is rated easy, medium, hard or very hard). In addition to a new puzzle offered each day, an archive of the puzzles offered throughout the previous twelve months is also available.

Solving Sudoku
This site features solution tips for basic and more advanced puzzles.

A.Word.A.Day
Linguaphiles, rejoice! Subscribe to A.Word.A.Day, and receive one entertaining and informative e-mail message each day, including information about the origin of the featured word, its definition(s), and an example of its use in a sentence. Each week's words are connected by theme - recent examples include "words related to food", "words named after people", and "slang/informal terms". (Finally - e-mail you can look forward to!)

Online Resources: Finding Them and Integrating Them Effectively

Welcome to the Collins Middle School Instructional Media Center (IMC). Please feel free to contact me if you should have any questions after today's session, if you would like assistance as you integrate these or other online resources into assignments or projects for your students, or as you pursue your own professional development goals.

Today's session will include:

- a virtual tour of selected full-text, bibliographic, video and other online resources available to you and your students, as members of the Collins Middle School research community;

- an introduction to the Research & Technology Support Center, created and maintained by Joanne O'Keefe and Technology Integration Specialist LeAnnette Goodwin, which features links to annotated resource lists, projects, and other tools created to support teachers and students as they carry out research assignments and other curriculum-related projects; and

- an overview of the print resources available in the Instructional Media Center's fiction, nonfiction, reference, and curriculum/professional development collections.

Let's begin by checking out the IMC's Full-Text Resources:

BrainPOP - Each of BrainPOP's 500+ movies (now available in English and Spanish) covering science, English, math, social studies, technology and health is designed for students in grades K-8, and accompanied by an interactive ten-question quiz, comic strip, timeline, and printable activities. More movies are added each week. (NOTE: A User Name and Password are needed to access BrainPOP.)

CobblestoneOnline.net - This collection includes the full text (from 1980 forward) of Cobblestone, Faces, Calliope, Odyssey, Appleseeds, and other magazines. (NOTE: A User Name and Password are needed to access this collection.)

CultureGrams - This comprehensive collection features information about the history, culture, and daily life of 187 countries and territories, including detailed statistics, maps, and much more. (NOTE: A User Name and Password are needed to access this collection.)

EBSCOHost Collection - This suite of databases features Middle Search Plus, a collection that includes the full text of 140 popular magazines for middle school research, as well as more than 84,000 biographies, more than 100,000 primary source documents, and a growing image collection that currently includes more than 200,000 photos, maps and flags. All full-text articles included in the database are assigned reading level indicators (Lexiles). (NOTE: A User ID and Password are needed to access this collection.)

NoveList - This outstanding resource, through which readers can learn about books and authors, features a searchable database with a wealth of information including descriptions, suggested reading levels (Lexiles), reviews from high quality magazines and journals, and links to related full-text article and author web sites, about picture books, children's chapter books, young adult novels, and books for adult readers. (NOTE: A User ID and Password are needed to access this database.)

Student Resource Center - This terrific full-text resource features original reference material, subject overviews, critical essays, an extensive archive of primary source documents and periodicals, and full-text daily newspapers. (NOTE: An ID is needed to access this resource.)

In addition to the collections described above, several more full-text databases are available to members of the Collins Middle School research community, through our membership in the Northeastern Massachusetts Regional Library System (NMRLS). Among these databases are:

Biography Resource Center - This fine collection features biographical information about more than 275,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and all disciplines and subject areas. (NOTE: A public library barcode is needed to access this and other NMRLS databases, including Expanded Academic ASAP, Junior Edition (K-12), Professional Collection (full-text magazine and journal articles for educators), and Student Edition.)

Informe - This collection includes full text and images from popular Hispanic magazines.

ProQuest's Massachusetts Newsstand - this collection features twelve newspapers, including the full text of the Boston Globe (1980-present) and the Boston Herald (1991-present).

Next, let's visit the Research & Technology Support Center, created to help Collins students find the information they need to complete assigned projects, and exhibit their learning through the sophisticated use of a variety of multimedia tools.

Lockers have been established for each grade to make it easy for students to find links to annotated resource lists, projects, and other tools that will help them as they complete classroom assignments in math/science, language arts/social studies, world language, and specialist courses, including art, family and consumer science, music, physical education, and technology education. Here are the lockers:

Grade 6 Locker

Grade 7 Locker

Grade 8 Locker

World Language Resources

Specialist Resources

Art Resources
Family & Consumer Science Resources
Music Resources
Physical Education Resources
Technology Education Resources

Finally, let's review the IMC's policies, and take a look at the locations of the IMC's collections.

Massachusetts Children's Book Award 2008 Nominees

Peter and the Starcatchers, by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
Soon after Peter, an orphan, sets sail from England on the ship Never Land, he befriends and assists Molly, a young Starcatcher, whose mission is to guard a trunk of magical stardust from a greedy pirate and the native inhabitants of a remote island.

Shark Life: True Stories about Sharks and the Sea, by Peter Benchley

The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy, by Jeanne Birdsall
While vacationing with their widowed father in the Berkshire Mountains, four lovable sisters, ages four through twelve, share adventures with a local boy, much to the dismay of his snobbish mother.

The World According to Humphrey, by Betty Birney
Humphrey, pet hamster at Longfellow School, learns that he has an important role to play in helping his classmates and teacher.

The Last Holiday Concert, by Andrew Clements
Life is usually easy for popular fifth grader Hart Evans, but when his music teacher puts him in charge of the holiday concert, Hart must use all of his leadership skills to unite the other students.

Sing a Song of Tuna Fish: Hard to Swallow Stories from Fifth Grade, by Esmé Raji Codell
Hilarious, quirky, and poignant, this unusual memoir recounts episodes from the transformative fifth-grade year of an acclaimed author.

The Legend of Spud Murphy, by Eoin Colfer
When their mother starts dropping them off at the library several afternoons a week, nine-year-old William and his brother dread boredom and the overbearing librarian, but they are surprised at how things turn out.

The Big House, by Carolyn Coman
When Ivy and Ray's parents are sent to jail, and they are left in the custody of their parent's accusers, they decide to look for evidence that will "spring" their parents.

Lionboy, by Zizou Corder
In the near future, a boy with the ability to speak the language of cats sets out from London to seek his kidnapped parents and finds himself on a Paris-bound circus ship learning to train lions.

The People of Sparks, by Jeanne DuPrau
Having escaped to the Unknown Regions, Lina and the others seek help from the village people of Sparks.

Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery, by John Feinstein
After winning a basketball reporting contest, eighth graders Stevie and Susan Carol are sent to cover the Final Four tournament, where they discover that a talented player is being blackmailed into throwing the final game.

A Writing Kind of Day: Poems for Young Poets, by Ralph Fletcher
This collection includes twenty-seven short poems on a variety of subjects.

Eager, by Helen Fox
Unlike Grumps, their old-fashioned robot, the Bell family's new robot, Eager, is programmed to not merely obey but to question, reason, and exercise free will.

Ghosthunters and the Totally Moldy Baroness!, by Cornelia Funke (Book #3 of the Ghosthunters series)
Mrs. Worm and Gloomsburg castle are taken over by ghosts.

The Liberation of Gabriel King, by Kelly Going
In Georgia during the summer of 1976, Gabriel, a white boy who is being bullied, and Frita, an African American girl who is facing prejudice, decide to overcome their many fears together as they enter fifth grade.

Princess Academy, by Shannon Hale
While attending a strict academy for potential princesses with the other girls from her mountain village, fourteen-year-old Miri discovers unexpected talents and connections to her homeland.

Ida B…and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World, by Katherine Hannigan
In Wisconsin, fourth-grader Ida B spends happy hours being home-schooled and playing in her family's apple orchard, until her mother begins treatment for breast cancer and her parents must sell part of the orchard and send her to public school.

Blow Out the Moon, by Libby Koponen
A fictionalized account of the author's childhood experiences moving from the United States to London, England, and attending a boarding school.

Leon and the Champion Chip, by Allen Kurzweil
Employing scientific methods learned in Mr. Sparks's class, fifth-grader Leon competes in a potato chip tasting contest and takes revenge against Lumpkin the bully.

Worth, by A. LaFaye
After breaking his leg, eleven-year-old Nate feels useless because he cannot work on the family farm in nineteenth-century Nebraska, so when his father brings home an orphan boy to help with the chores, Nate feels even worse.

A Dog’s Life: The Autobiography of a Stray, by Ann M. Martin
Squirrel, a stray puppy, tells her life story, from her nurturing mother and brother to making her own way in the world, facing busy highways, changing seasons, and humans both gentle and brutal.

Stink and the Incredible Super-galactic Jawbreaker, by Megan McDonald
Seven-year-old Stink Moody discovers that he can get free samples by writing letters to candy companies and plans a surprise for his best friend's birthday.

Project Mulberry, by Linda Sue Park
While working on a project for an after-school club, Julia, a Korean American girl, and her friend Patrick learn not just about silkworms, but also about tolerance, prejudice, friendship, patience, and more. Between the chapters are short dialogues between the author and main character about the writing of the book.

The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan (Book #1 of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series)
After learning that he is the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea, twelve-year-old Percy is sent to a summer camp for demigods like himself, and joins his new friends on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.

Listening for Lions, by Gloria Whelan
Left an orphan after the influenza epidemic in British East Africa in 1918, thirteen-year-old Rachel is tricked into assuming a deceased neighbor's identity to travel to England, where her only dream is to return to Africa and rebuild her parents' mission hospital.

Gender and Learning: Selected Readings

For some time, Collins Middle School teachers and administrators have been engaged in research and thoughtful discussion about the implications of offering a single-sex class option to our students. New members of the CMS learning community may be interested in reading the books and newspaper, magazine and professional journal articles cited below. In some cases a user ID, password, or other login information is needed in order to access the full text of a particular article. To obtain this login information, please contact Joanne O'Keefe, Library Media Specialist (joanneokeefe@salem.k12.ma.us ; (978)740-1229).

"Why We Must Try Same-Sex Instruction", by Carol Laster, Education Digest, 70:1, September 2004, pp.59-62.
(Log in to EBSCOHost's Professional Development Collection to access the full text of this article.)

"How Tweens View Single-Sex Classes", by Frances R. Spielhagen, Educational Leadership, 63:7, April 2006, pp.68-72.
(Log in to EBSCOHost's Professional Development Collection to access the full text of this article.)

"The Gender Gap at School", by David Brooks, The New York Times, June 11, 2006.

"Are Boys Making the Grade? Gender Gaps in Achievement and Attainment", Rennie Center for Education Research and Policy, October 2006.

"US Opens Door to Schools Teaching Boys, Girls Separately", by Ben Feller, The Boston Globe, October 25, 2006.

"The Coed Classroom", by Rosalind C. Barnett and Caryl Rivers, The Boston Globe, October 26, 2006.

"The Wonders of a Single-Sex Education", by Lorraine Garnett Ward, The Boston Globe, October 30, 2006.

"Charter School Puts Hope in Same-Sex Classes", by Maria Sacchetti, The Boston Globe, November 27, 2006.

"Putting Single-Sex Schooling Back on Course", by Rosemary Salomone, Education Week, 26:14, December 6, 2006, pp.32-33, 44.

"Trying to Find Solutions in Chaotic Middle Schools", Elissa Gootman, The New York Times, January 3, 2007.

"Single-Sex vs. Coed: The Evidence", National Association for Single Sex Public Education

"Gender-Based Education: Why It Works at the Middle School Level", by William C. Perry, NASSP Bulletin, 80:577, February 1996, pp.32-35.

Why Gender Matters: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know about the Emerging Science of Sex Differences, by Leonard Sax, M.D., Ph.D. New York: Doubleday, 2005.

Guys Write for Guys Read, edited by Jon Scieszka. New York: Viking, 2005.

The Primal Teen: What the New Discoveries About the Teenage Brain Tell Us About Our Kids, by Barbara Strauch. New York: Doubleday, 2003.

Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls, by Rachel Simmons. New York: Harcourt, 2002.

Reading, Writing, and Gender: Instructional Strategies and Classroom Activities That Work for Girls and Boys, by Gail Lynn Goldberg and Barbara Sherr Roswell. Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education, 2002.

Caution - These Books Will Make You Think! Challenged and Banned Books: Selected Resources

"It's not just the books under fire now that worry me. It is the books that will never be written. The books that will never be read. And all due to the fear of censorship. As always, young readers will be the real losers.” — Judy Blume

Looking for a great book to read? You're likely to find several among the lists of challenged and banned books included in the links below. To learn more about these books, as well as about the issue of censorship, read on. Questions? Comments? Please contact Mrs. O'Keefe, at joanneokeefe@salem.k12.ma.us (This is a growing annotated resource list that will continue to be developed. Thanks for your patience!)

ALA: The 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990–2000
After examining this list (Are you surprised by the titles included?), check out the other links to a wealth of important information relating to your rights as a reader, in particular, "Intellectual Freedom Basics" and "Censorship and Challenges".

The Online Books Page Presents Banned Books Online
Banned Books Online offers access to the full text of the works of literature included in this "online exhibit".

OCLC: 2005 Banned Books
The books included here are featured both in OCLC's Top 1,000 and in Banned Books: Censorship Histories on World Literature. (Much more than just a bibliographic utility, OCLC features an outstanding and growing database of more than 82 million records, representing 400 languages, and is searchable by ISBN, Title, Author, Keyword, and many other fields.)

Forbidden Library: Banned and Challenged Books, by Janet Yanosko

National Coalition Against Censorship
"The National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC), founded in 1974, is an alliance of 50 national non-profit organizations, including literary, artistic, religious, educational, professional, labor, and civil liberties groups. United by a conviction that freedom of thought, inquiry, and expression must be defended, we work to educate our own members and the public at large about the dangers of censorship and how to oppose them."

"WHAT JOHNNY CAN'T READ: Censorship in American Libraries", by Suzanne Fisher Staples, The ALAN Review, Winter 1996 (vol. 23: no.2)
This thought-provoking article by the Newbery Award-winning author (her book Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind, was selected as a Newbery honor book in 1990) offers its readers valuable insight into some of the many ways in which parents, teachers, school and public librarians and other adults may create barriers between children and young adults, and the books they wish to read.

Censorship: from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This detailed article offers a solid overview of the issue, as well as information about attempts to censor books, films, music and other media around the world, and a particular focus on "Censorship of Educational Sources". It also includes an extensive list of links to other relevant articles and sites, as well as a "List of Banned Books", a "List of Controversial Books", and more.

Selected Resources for School Librarians

Are you looking for bibliographic records for books, recorded books, videos, or other materials you're trying to catalog? Are you interested in learning more about the Dewey classification system? Looking for information about books and their authors? Use the annotated resource list below to help you as you process materials to add to your collection, or to search for information about a particular book or author.

FIND BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORDS

OCLC WorldCat
This outstanding and growing database features more than 82 million records, representing 400 languages, and is searchable by ISBN, Title, Author, Keyword, and many other fields.

NOBLE Online Catalog
Search the North of Boston Library Exchange (NOBLE) online catalog to locate bibliographic records for books, videos, and other materials available at the Salem Public Library, as well as at 26 other public and college libraries.

San Francisco Public Library Online Catalog
Search this catalog in English or Spanish, by ISBN, Title, Author, Keyword, and many other fields.

Boston Public Library Online Catalog
Search this catalog to find complete bibliographic records for more than 7.5 million books and other materials available at the BPL.

Library of Congress Online Catalog
This catalog includes detailed bibliographic records for more than 110 million items, in many languages, held at the Library of Congress. (This resource is used by researchers around the world. "Peak usage" days/times are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 10:00am to 2:00pm. Therefore, plan your use of this catalog accordingly.)

New York Public Library Online Catalog

Yahoo: Libraries
Search for public, school, education, and other specialized libraries from this comprehensive list of links.

LEARN MORE ABOUT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS

Libraries FAQ: Classification, Cataloging & Citation

Internet Public Library: Cataloging

Dewey Decimal System of Classification

How to Use the Dewey Decimal System

Understanding MARC Bibliographies: Machine-Readable Cataloging

Dewey Services: Dewey Decimal Classification

MARC Standards

FULL-TEXT RESOURCES FOR INFORMATION ABOUT BOOKS AND AUTHORS

Alex Awards
The Alex Awards are named for Margaret Alexander Edward, who worked for many years as a young adult specialist at Baltimore's Enoch Pratt Library. They are given each year to ten well-written, readable books written for adults, selected from genres that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18.

Based on the Book
This easy-to-use resource offers a compilation of more than 1,200 books, novels, short stories and plays that have been made into movies from 1980. Users can sort through author, book title and movie title lists, or search by a film's release year.

Best Books for Young Adults
Best Books for Young Adults include "significant adult and young adult" fiction and nonfiction books selected from the current year's publications and recommended for young adult readers ages 12 through 18.

Biography Resource Center
This outstanding database features biographical information about more than 275,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and all disciplines and subject areas. More than 400,000 biographies are included from 90 highly regarded Gale Group publications. (To access this database, you will need to use your public library barcode.)

The Caldecott Medal Home Page
Named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott, the Caldecott Medal has been awarded annually since 1938 to "the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children." This site also features a complete list of all Caldecott Medal winners and honor books from 1938 to the present.

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
Hurst's rich site features book reviews listed by title, author and grade level, literature tie-ins to all areas of the language arts, math, U.S. and world history curricula, and suggested titles for all sorts of themes in children's literature, as well as wonderful profiles of children's and young adult authors.

The Children's Literature Web Guide
Visit this helpful site for information about authors, titles, award-winning books, resources for readers, children's literature online discussion groups, and much more.

Coretta Scott King Award
This award is presented annually to "authors and illustrators of African descent whose distinguished books promote an understanding and appreciation of the "American Dream."

FlamingNet
This site, a favorite among students, features reviews of preteen, teen and young adult books.

Guys Read
This "web-based literacy program", created by author Jon Scieszka to help boys find books they will enjoy, features a searchable (readers can search by author, title, or subject in which they are interested) database of titles for "young guys", "middle guys", and "older guys", as well as links to many author web sites.

KidsReads.com
Visit this site to find author biographies and interviews, book reviews and more.

Margaret A. Edwards Award
The Margaret A. Edwards Award was established in 1988, and honors an author's lifetime achievement for his or her body of work, and its collective popularity over time.

New York Public Library: Teenlink
Look for the "New! On the Shelf" link on this page for suggestions on great new books to read. (This page is loaded with links to other terrific resources, too.)

The Newbery Medal Home Page
Named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery, the Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association's Association for Library Services to Children to the author of "the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children."

No Flying No Tights
The best site for information about and reviews of graphic novels, No Flying No Tights includes three "sections" - Sidekicks (for kids), The Lair (for older teens and adults), and, of course, the original No Flying No Tights (for teens).

NoveList
NoveList is an outstanding resource through which readers can learn about books and authors. This searchable database includes information, including descriptions, suggested reading levels, reviews from high quality magazines and journals, and links to related full-text articles and web sites, about picture books, children's chapter books, young adult novels, and books for adult readers. NoveList is updated monthly, and adds about 10,000 new fiction records, along with descriptions, reviews and other information, to the database each year.(Note: You will need a User ID and Password to log into this database.)

The Printz Award
The Michael L. Printz award honors a work of fiction, nonfiction, poetry or an anthology that "exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature."

Reading Rants! Out of the Ordinary Teen Booklists!
Visit this site, created for teens, to find a terrific collection of booklists organized by subject. Examples of reading lists currently available include: "Boy Meets Book"; "Coolest Classics"; "Fanging Around: Teen Vampire Fiction with Byte"; "Historical Fiction for Hipsters: Stories from the Past That Won't Make You Snore"; "Short Cuts: Short Story Collections You Might Actually Want to Read"; and "Word UP! Poetry Both by and for Teenagers."

The Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction
The Scott O'Dell Award for Historicl Fiction is given "to a meritorious book published in the previous year for children or young adults." O'Dell established the annual award of $5,000.00 to encourage other writers to focus on historical fiction.

Teen Ink
Teen Ink includes a monthly print magazine, a website, and a book series - written entirely by teens, and featuring fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, as well as movie, book and music reviews. Before you begin, have a look at the terrific Writing Tips resource. Review Teen Ink's guidelines before you Submit Your Work! for publication.

teenreads.com
This site offers reviews (including Manga - Japanese print comics), interviews with authors, book group discussion guides, and more.

SELECTED SITES OF INTEREST TO SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALISTS

American Association of School Librarians

Massachusetts School Library Association

Z39.50 Resource Page, from the National Information Standards Organization (NISO)

Finding and Citing Full-Text Journal and Magazine Articles: Selected Resources

Are you a teacher enrolled in a graduate program, looking for convenient access to the scholarly journal literature in order to complete your own assigned research papers, article reviews, or other projects? Visit the links below, to find full-text journal and magazine article collections, and to learn how to cite these information sources using MLA (Modern Language Association) and APA (American Psychological Association) citation style guidelines.

PROFESSIONAL JOURNAL AND MAGAZINE ARTICLE COLLECTIONS

Academic OneFile
(PLEASE NOTE: To access this collection, you will need a Library Card Number/Barcode.)
This comprehensive Thomson Gale collection includes the full text of more than 8,000 academic journals, transcripts and podcasts from NPR, CNN and the CBC, and the full text of the New York Times to 1995.

EbscoHost Professional Development Collection
(PLEASE NOTE: To access this collection, you will need a User ID and Password.)
This collection, designed for use by education professionals, features a terrific collection of about 550 education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles, and more than 200 educational reports. In addition to this wealth of full-text content, indexing and abstracts are available for another 700 journals, making Professional Development Collection a great resource in which to begin your research. (Looking for a particular journal? Click "Title List" to see that the journal you need is included in this collection, before you begin your search.)

ERIC (Educational Resources and Information Center)
(PLEASE NOTE: To access this collection, you will need a User ID and Password.)
The ERIC database encompasses two major resources:
Resources in Education (RIE) - this file includes indexing and abstracts of research reports, curriculum and teaching guides, conference papers and books; and
Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) - this file includes access to published literature from more than 775 periodicals.
In addition, ERIC features the full text of more than 2,200 digests (one-to-two page documents, written for administrators, teachers and specialists offering overviews, with suggested references) on a wide array of topics. Offering coverage from 1966 to the present, ERIC is considered the premier bibliographic database of education literature.

Professional Collection (from Thomson Gale)
(PLEASE NOTE: To access this collection, you will need a Library Card Number/Barcode.)
This collection features the full text of more than 300 journals selected for educators, administrators, and librarians.

MasterFILE Premier
(PLEASE NOTE: To access this collection, you will need a User ID and Password.)
The MasterFILE Premier collection is a fine multidisciplinary resource featuring the full text of approximately 1,950 general reference magazines and journals, as well as almost 500 full-text reference books, more than 84,000 biographies, more than 83,000 primary source documents, and an image collection including more than 190,000 photographs, maps and flags. Full-text information in this collection, which covers every subject area of general interest and is updated daily, dates back to 1975.

Expanded Academic ASAP
(PLEASE NOTE: To access this collection, you will need a Library Card Number/Barcode.)
This terrific collection (a major competitor to MasterFILE Premier) features more than 2,000 full-text scholarly journals, news magazines and daily newspapers covering the arts and sciences, social sciences, science and technology.

NOBLE's Super Search
(PLEASE NOTE: To access this collection, you will need a Library Card Number/Barcode.)
"NOBLE's Super Search searches over 15,000 magazines, journals, reports and documents in a single search, combining materials from many different databases into one powerful search."

FULL-TEXT NEWSPAPER COLLECTIONS

Boston.com: Your Connection to The Boston Globe
Enjoy The Boston Globe online with your morning cup of coffee! By registering online (it's free) a reader can also receive daily headlines and/or breaking news alerts from any sections of the newspaper that s/he selects, via email.

New York Times on the Web
Enjoy the full text of The New York Times online. By registering online (it's free) a reader can also receive daily headlines and/or breaking news alerts from any sections of the newspaper that s/he selects, via email.

NewsBank
(PLEASE NOTE: To access this collection, you will need a Library Card Number/Barcode.)
Visit NewsBank to search the full text of The Boston Globe (1980 to present) and The Boston Herald (July 1991 to present).

The Salem News Online

CITING SOURCES

APA Style.org
This helpful guide, created by the American Psychological Association, offers users a particularly useful FAQ section.

Resources for Documenting Electronic Sources
This helpful annotated list of online guides to citing electronic sources was created by Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL).

Citing Sources in APA Style
This guide, prepared by Indiana University's Writing Tutorial Services staff, features clear examples of citations for both print sources and electronic media.

Citing Electronic Resources: MLA Style
This guide, prepared by the University of Maryland's University College, offers a nice overview of MLA Style, and several citation examples.

Electronic Sources: MLA Style
This Write Source guide to MLA style offers a detailed list of the elements to be included in a citation for an electronic information source, as well as many citation examples.

Citing Sources
This terrific resource, by Duke University Libraries, features two guides:
Citing Sources Within Your Paper; and
Assembling a List of Works Cited

Internet Public Library: Citing Electronic Information
This nice annotated list of links to online citation resources includes a Spanish-language resource.

Citing Sources Online!
This helpful Bedford/St. Martin's Press site features several guides, including:
Using Principles of APA Style to Cite and Document Sources; and
Using MLA Style to Cite and Document Sources

Style Sheets for Citing Resources (Print & Electronic):
Examples & General Rules for MLA, APA, & Chicago & Turabian Styles, from the University of California, Berkeley

Internet Resources: Style Guides/Manuals/Writing Tools
This is a helpful annotated list of links, compiled by Salem State College Library.

AREA COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

Are you currently enrolled in a graduate program? If so, then through your college or university library you will have access to many full-text databases and resource collections representing a tremendous variety of subject areas. In order to use them, you may have to provide a student ID, User ID or Password. To learn more, check out the links below:

Boston College Libraries
From the Libraries home page, a user can access the online catalog, browse databases available by subject, locate electronic journals, and much more.

Boston University Libraries
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Framingham State College: Henry Whittemore Library
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Lesley University: Ludcke Library
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Salem State College Library
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