Online Subscriptions
Bethlehem Central Middle School
Library Media Center

Library Media Center Middle School District

 

Magazines and Newspapers

ELibrary:  Users have access to over 2,100 full-text magazines, journals, newspapers, transcripts, and e-books—plus more than four million images, maps, websites, videos, and interactive simulations not found in any other online reference resources.”  - Product Description

InfoTrac Custom Newspapers InfoTrac: Custom Newspapers:  Articles, many full-text, from over 1,300 US and international newspapers.  Includes newspapers from New York State Newspapers database.

Proquest Platinum: A collection of periodicals covering general reference, education, business, language arts, science, social sciences, and other content areas.

Kids Search:  Primary Search consists of reference materials, including 70+ periodicals, geared toward elementary and middle school students . Searchasaurus is  Primary Search with a child-friendly graphical interface.

 

Encyclopedias and Other Reference Books

A great resource, consisting of three general encyclopedias Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, and The New Book of Knowledge


Gale Virtual Reference Library Includes 22 reference works in all curricular areas, as well as many individual books in science and history by educational publisher Dorling Kindersley. 
To view individual titles, click HERE.

 

Subject Area Resources

American History: An encyclopedic reference tool covering the American experience, from the pre-Colonial period to the present. Includes primary and secondary documents, biographies, and  topical overviews.

Biography Resource Center Biography Resource Center:  Biographies on notable figures, past and present, in all areas of endeavor.


Career Cruising:  Includes career profiles, a career matchmaking survey, a comprehensive database of colleges and universities, and multimedia interviews with people in a variety of career areas.

Health and Wellness Resource Center Health & Wellness Resource Center:  Medical and health information from reference sources, as well as periodicals and pamphlets.


Lands and Peoples: 



The New Book of Popular Science:



TeachingNooks.net:  An online, multimedia collection of resources about K-12 books and authors, which helps encourage students to read and enjoy reading. Includes author programs, book guides, book readings, author websites, and an educator’s area (registration required).

Teen Health & Wellness:  This is a comprehensive resource designed for teens, parents, and teachers.  This interactive database includes articles on the body; diseases and disorders; alcohol and other drug s; family, friendship, and dating; nutrition; sexuality; and other issues of interest to teens.

Twayne's Author Series Twayne's Author Series:  Introduction to the lives and works of US, British and world writers.

 

Videos

BrainPOPEducational animated videos in 6 curricular areas, accompanied by activities such as quizzes, comic strips and experiments.