library & research databases
LS2, Centralized Library Circulation System
LS2 PAC (Library Catalog)
LS2 PAC is the main public access catalog. Each school has their own catalog of resources. Click here for a tutorial on how to search the catalog and other tips about finding things at the library.
SORA
Sora Shared eBook Collection
Sora is both an app and a website for our public school students and faculty. You can read or listen to books on your iPad, phone or laptop for FREE! Select Hawaii Department of Education as your school and enter your student or faculty ID # for instant access.
Click HERE for a handout with instructions on how to log in, search, borrow, and browse in Sora.
BEANSTACK
Beanstack makes it easy for students to track their independent reading, earning virtual badges along the way. Students can also write book reviews and complete activities to further engage with what they have read.
Click on the logo buttons below to navigate to the specific resource. To see a menu of all available databases, click here.
World Book Online
World Book’s beloved encyclopedia comes to life in a digital format, perfect for elementary and middle school learners to access information from trusted sources. A one-stop shop for cross curricular learning, includes translations to 100+ languages, a Biography Center, current events, research guides, and seamless integrations with Google Classroom and Microsoft OneDrive. The My Research and Citation Builder features assist learners in organizing and analyzing their findings. (Sign in with Google using your k12.hi.us account)
Learn360
With Learn360, teachers and students can stream and/or download from a premium library of more than 151,000 handpicked videos, video clips, interactives, teacher guides, audio programs, math activities, science diagrams, science experiments, timelines, and more. You will see videos and clips from more than 200 producers including History Channel, Bio, National Geographic, HBO, BBC Learning, Reading Rainbow, Sunburst Visual Media, and much more.
See your librarian or teacher for the username and password.
INFOBASE GENERAL REFERENCE
WORLD NEWS DIGEST
Offers access to essential statistics on hundreds of topics in a searchable format with a wealth of content not available anywhere else. Includes The World Almanac facts and statistics.
WRITER'S REFERENCE CENTER
Provides an essential one-stop online reference for writers, with all the tools necessary to write and research effectively.
INFOBASE SOCIAL STUDIES BUNDLE
AMERICAN HISTORY
American History spans more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history. Thousands of biographies, subject entries, timeline entries, primary source documents, maps, and images cover the entire spectrum of the American experience.
ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL HISTORY
Ancient and Medieval History provides thorough coverage of nine civilizations — ancient Egypt, ancient Mesopotamia, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, ancient and medieval Africa, medieval Europe, the Americas, ancient and medieval Asia, and Islamic Empire.
This authoritative online database covers prehistory through the 1500s with a user-friendly interface. Users can research each civilization in depth or use the browse feature to conduct comparative studies of events and developments across civilizations. Complete coverage: full scope of ancient history from prehistory through the mid-15th century.
ISSUES & CONTROVERSIES IN HISTORY
Delivers balanced coverage that enables students to analyze, understand, and choose sides on the major debates and conflicts in U.S. history. Now includes both American and World History articles.
This collection covers topics that span from the Colonial Period to contemporary era. The featured subjects include Columbus’s Voyages to America, the Indian Removal Act, Universal Suffrage, Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and many other landmark events.
What sets Issues & Controversies apart from other databases that cover similar topics is the easy one-stop access to primary sources, and an annotated list of additional sources students can add on to their research.
MODERN WORLD HISTORY
Modern World History Online covers the people, places, and events in the broad expanse of history–from mid-15th century to the present.
INFOBASE SCIENCE & MATH BUNDLE
TODAY'S SCIENCE
Bridges the gap between the science that students learn in the classroom and the discoveries pushing the boundaries of science today.
SCIENCE ONLINE
Presents a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive essays, videos, diagrams, definitions, biographies, and experiments.
Gale in Context
Created specifically for middle school students, Gale In Context: Middle School combines the best of Gale's reference content with age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more. Categories cover a range of the most-studied topics including cultures, government, people, U.S. and world history, literature, and many more.
Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints is the premier online resource covering today's hottest social issues, from capital punishment to immigration to marijuana. This cross-curricular resource supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts classes. Informed, differing views help learners develop critical-thinking skills and draw their own conclusions.
britannica school
Britannica School is Encyclopedia Britannica's online database for schools. The site offers substantial research support for students in elementary through high school, as well as instructional scaffolding for teachers. Content on the site is differentiated for elementary, middle, and high school reading levels. Students select their grade level on the homepage, and see a dropdown menu of prompts.
Articles are available at three reading levels. Students select their preference -- every article that follows will appear at that level. The Lesson Plan Browse and Lesson Plan Builder sections for teachers include search options for Common Core standards, reading level, and STEM connections. There's also information on specific instructional needs like ESL/ELL and Special Ed accommodations.
SWANK K-12 STREAMING VIDEO
Swank offers legal, convenient access to thousands of feature films, documentaries and foreign films to support classroom instruction. Students, check with your teachers for access. Teachers, if you haven’t set up your account yet, please consult the Teacher Guide emailed to you, or ask the librarian.