eResources and Databases
eResources and Databases:
Overdrive eBooks:
Our library subscribes to Overdrive, a service offering a great selection of both eBooks and eAudiobooks. Listening to eAudiobooks in particular is a great way to give your eyes a rest from the screen and have narrators tell a story.
E.B.L. Proquest eBook Central:
We have access to ebook textbooks and non-fiction resources through E.B.L as well as personal reading through Overdrive.
There is a link to E.B.L textbooks and online resources through the portal and by clicking on this link: direct link here
Britannica School Online:
Britannica school is a great place to start when researching new areas of interest. You can find articles, images, dictionary definitions and videos which are all easy to cite using the inbuilt citation tool. To access Britannica School please use the link on the student portal as it is set up with automatic sign on.
AAAS Science Journal:
Issues in Society:
We have the online .pdf versions of Issues in Society a very current and Australian focused publication which tackles interesting issues facing society in a graphic and easy to follow format with up to date statistics, illustrations and graphs.
Here is a direct link to our site.
The Atlas of Mars:
email address: library-resources@jmss.vic.edu.au
password: Libraryresources1
Click on either 'Log in' or 'Get access' and use the above email and password details to access the resource.
ClickView library:
ClickView is a great platform with many video materials that can support your learning.
ClickView can be a powerful tool especially when using the smart search system.
There is also a ClickView library dedicated to movies based on books, some book club videos where participants discuss specific books/writers and also talk about the writing process and/or our relationship with books.
This library can be found on ClickView by navigating to ClickView Digital Video Library/ Books, writers and writing.
Here is a direct link.
Goodreads:
A good challenge and a fun way to enjoy your personal reading is to start up a GoodReads account. You can start tracking what you’ve read and even challenge yourself with the Goodreads personal annual reading challenge.
Echo Education Services:
Contemporary media issues and news database. Username and password required.
Login: johnmss Password: sciencepurple2000
The Saturday Paper:
Username and password required.
Login: library@jmss.vic.edu.au Password: JMSSLibrary#1
Links to great websites:
National Geographic Explore the people,the places and the events of our world
The Planetary Society : the exploration of space
Podcasts:
Podcasts are another great idea as well and these ones from the New Yorker are particularly good:
New Yorker - The Writer’s Voice: Fiction from the Magazine
Once a month, this podcast offers a reading of a fiction story featured in past issues of The New Yorker. After each contributor reading, there’s a followup discussion with New Yorker fiction editor and host Deborah Treisman. Each episode brings the drama, passion, and spirit of the written word in fiction into full focus, making it the perfect aid for any high school English teacher.
New Yorker - Fiction Podcast
New Yorker - Poetry Podcast