I like using Electric Library (E-Library) for middle schoolers because it is
visually attractive to most students and easy to use. It isn't "baby-ish" (with
graphics that seem too young for some of the older students) and it contains a
great deal of information for all levels (5-college level). ---In fact, I used it
for several graduate level research because it also contains scholarly materials
from great journals.
I also like it because it gives the Lexile reading levels-- for some of the
students / teachers, this makes a difference. I LOVE the book cart (for the
teachers)---it allows teachers to select online articles to put in their specific
folders within the database, so the students can access "Mrs. Smith's articles"
without searching endlessly.
The database also provides radio and television transcripts, photos, and a subject
search area which allows students to locate information based upon a subject that
they KNOW they need to research (but aren't quite capable of looking for the
articles themselves.)
If you contact the company (ProQuest) they will probably allow you to try the
database free for a few weeks.
http://www.proquestk12.com/trialsignup.shtml
(No, I don't work for the company...but there are just some resources that I love!
This is one of them!)
~Shonda
Shonda Brisco, MLIS
US / Technology Librarian
Fort Worth Country Day School
Fort Worth, TX
sbrisco@fwcds.org
>>> TinaHudak <tinahudak@COMCAST.NET> 10/06/05 7:07 AM >>>
Does anyone highly recommend an online database for middle school research? Some
of our topics: Beowulf, lifting the ban on hunting whales, drilling in arctic
wildlife, illuminated manuscripts, native americans before 1500 in US...
--
"I don't want them to believe me, I just want them to think." Marshall McLuhan
**********************
Christine Hudak, Assistant Librarian LS
St. Albans School for Boys
Washington, DC
tina_hudak@cathedral.org
202.547.6466
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