Embedded Files
Our learning community at Saxe Middle School has access to a wide variety of library subscription-service databases. Students are expected to use these databases as credible sources for their inquiries.
These resources are authoritative and have been peer-reviewed by information experts to provide students with reliable information for research. In school, just click on the icons to explore each resource. From home, there is an extra step as these databases require a user name and password.
CLICK HERE to access the at-home database pass codes to get into your selected database. please make sure that you are first logged into your school Google account.
Biography collections
Biography collections
Watch a tutorial HERE!
Biography Reference Center
A collection of more than 450,000 biographies, including full text of Biography Today and Biography Magazine.
Publisher~ EBSCO
From Home: You will need a public library card number. Log into Google Docs, then CLICK HERE
Watch a tutorial HERE!
Biography Reference Bank
H.W. Wilson databases include biographical profiles, articles, interviews, essays, speeches, and images.
Publisher~ EBSCO
From Home: You will need a public library card number. Log into Google Docs, then CLICK HERE
Current Events
Current Events
NEWSELA
A comprehensive collection of current news articles spanning current events in social studies, science, ELA, health, sports and more. Articles are available in a variety of reading levels with text-to-speech.
From Home: Sign in with your Google Account
Watch a tutorial HERE!
Points of View Assists researchers in debating and developing claims & counterclaims. Each article includes questions and additional material for deeper thinking. View publisher support materials.
From Home: Log into Google, then get pass codes CLICK HERE
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NewsBank
U.S and international news, the arts, culture, family life, history, health, people, entertainment, science, sports, and technology.
Current event articles from newspapers and magazines.
From Home: Log into Google, then get pass codes CLICK HERE
The New York Times Online
Currently unavailable.
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Watch a Tutorial HERE!
Select World News to access U.S. or World News articles. Find articles by reading level to use read-aloud feature.
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Access World News
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Access World News:
Find a topic, Access World News, and Popular Periodicals (magazines & newspapers).
Watch the tutorial to learn more. ~Publisher Newsbank.
From Home: Log into Google, then get pass codes CLICK HERE
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World News Digest
Combines the latest news with background information. Approach events by theme, time period, or location for original news articles from 1940 through today.
From Home: Log into Google, then get pass codes CLICK HERE
Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society:
Search this database for important issues in today's world. This resource provides historical background, contemporary status, and a global view of each topic. It provides students authoritative context, diverse expert perspectives, and primary and secondary sources for understanding the issues that currently affect much of our global society, and for developing informed positions on those engendering controversy. ~Publisher ABC-CLIO.
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Students can explore relevant and current articles for class assignments and research about all subject areas including science, the earth, plants, animals, fossils, health, people, geography, art, music and more. Content from magazines, newspapers and other sources covers all reading levels to support classroom discussions and activities. Teachers can find tools and professional development content to help in the classroom. Watch a Tutorial HERE!
From Home: Log into Google, then get pass codes CLICK HERE
Local Newspapers
Local Newspapers
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The Stamford Advocate
Available through NewsBank. Watch the attached tutorial to learn more.
From Home: Log into Google, then get pass codes CLICK HERE
Watch how to setup alerts HERE!
The Connecticut Post
Available through NewsBank. Watch the attached tutorial to learn more.
From Home: Log into Google, then get pass codes CLICK HERE
Magazines
Magazines
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Digital Newstand...
Digital Newstand...
Visit Saxe's Library's Flipster to get magazine content across all of your favorite devices. This easy to use interface offers students a unique reading experience that can be enjoyed anytime, anywhere!
From Home: Log into Google, then get pass codes CLICK HERE
Reference-general search resources
Reference-general search resources
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Scholastic GO! Scholastic GO! offers many digital resources of nonfiction content for every content area. Includes world news, atlas and map search, and kid-safe YouTube videos. Find articles by reading level and select read aloud.
From Home: Log into Google Docs, then CLICK HERE
Watch a tutorial HERE!
Discover encyclopedia articles, multimedia, primary sources, images, websites, games, and other learning resources that support student research and reinforce curriculum standards. Select any level to search for content at your reading level: Elementary-Middle or High.
From Home: Log into Google Docs, then CLICK HERE
Watch a tutorial HERE!
Britannica Elementary
School has a variety of differentiation tools to support a variety of levels in learners.
From Home: Log into Google Docs, then CLICK HERE
Watch a tutorial HERE!
Britannica ImageQuest
Image collections are copyright-cleared for education. Great for multi-media assignments!
From Home: Log into Google Docs, then CLICK HERE
Watch a Tutorial HERE!
TRUE Flix provides unlimited access to Scholastic's digital non-fiction library for science and social studies. True Flix Books build knowledge of subject-area content, inquiry and 21st Century Skills. Includes: flip-books, articles, videos, web content, read-aloud and much more. Browse page of all TrueFlix books here.
From Home: Log into Google Docs, then CLICK HERE
World Almanac KIDS is kid-friendly reference tool that covers it all. Provides information on every content area. Looking for an inquiry topic to research for an assignment?
Get ideas by selecting the Topic Search Page!
Publisher~ Infobase
From Home: Log into Google Docs, then CLICK HERE
A free service from the Connecticut State Library.
This database includes magazines, newspapers, and links to many more additional databases. Use the one search box to search all types of digital resources.
MedlinePlus is a service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the world's largest medical library, which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Provided by the Connecticut State Digital Library.
Includes healthy recipes, Medline Plus magazine, and a conversion to Spanish.
Science & STEM
Science & STEM
ScienceFlix
Access science and STEM topics to build science, technology, and engineering knowledge. Searchable by careers, experiments and Science in the News-and much-more. Publisher~ Scholastic
From Home: Log into Google, then get pass codes CLICK HERE
Watch a Tutorial HERE!
TRUE Flix provides unlimited access to Scholastic's
digital non-fiction library. True Flix includes science topics of...Alternative Energy, Earth & Physical Science, Space, Health and the Human Body and more! flip-books, articles, videos, web content, read-aloud and much more.
From Home: Log into Google, then get pass codes CLICK HERE
Watch a tutorial HERE!
Science Reference Center
Authoritative resources for biology, chemistry, earth & space science, health & medicine, history Of science, life science, physics, science & society, science encyclopedias, reference books, magazine articles & more.
Social Studies
Social Studies
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American History Online
Search for political, military, social and cultural history. Includes timelines, videos, slideshows, images, biographies, primary sources, and maps and graphs. Publisher~ Infobase Learning
From Home: Log into Google, then get pass codes CLICK HERE
Ancient & Medieval Eras World History
Search prehistory, ancient & medieval Africa, ancient Egypt, the ancient Near East & Asia, ancient Greece & Rome, the Americas, and the Islamic world. Find videos, biographies, primary sources, and more.
Publisher~ ABC-CLIO
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Watch a tutorial HERE!
Ancient & Medieval History Online
Search ancient & medieval Africa, ancient Egypt, the ancient Near East & Asia, ancient Greece & Rome, the Americas, and the Islamic world. Includes timelines, videos, biographies, primary sources, maps and graphs. Publisher~ Infobase Learning
From Home: Log into Google, then get pass codes CLICK HERE
Watch a tutorial HERE!
CultureGrams
Four Editions provide a kid's eye view into people, places, cultures and lifestyles around the world. Includes primary source statistical world country reports, news articles, language, video interviews, photos, and more. Publisher~ ProQuest, LLC
From Home: Log into Google, then get pass codes CLICK HERE
Watch a tutorial HERE!
History Reference Center
Features full text for more than 1,620 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, includes articles from over 150 leading history magazines, over 77,000 biographies of historical figures, historical photos, maps and videos. Publisher~ EBSCO
Watch a tutorial HERE!
Modern World History Online
World History from the mid-15th century to the present. Includes articles, biographies, videos, timelines, primary sources, maps and graphs. Publisher~ Infobase Learning
From Home: Log into Google, then get pass codes CLICK HERE
World Geography
Resources for understanding a changing world. Includes countries with topic center articles on geography, natural resources, history & issues, society & culture, government & economy, facts & figures and much more.
Publisher~ ABC-CLIO
From Home: Log into Google, then get pass codes CLICK HERE
Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1789-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690 to the present.
Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.
Connecticut History
Search by towns, eras, topics or people. Includes essays, reflections, images and stories on the people, traditions, innovations & events making up the rich history of our Nutmeg State.
Primary sources
Primary sources
Black Life in America
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Comprehensive coverage of the African American experience from earliest times to today. Sourced from nearly 19,000 American and global newspapers from 1704 to the present, including over 400 African American newspapers. Provides full-text searching as well as access to content by Topic, Event, and Eras in African American History. Updated daily.
From Home: Log into Google, then get pass codes CLICK HERE
Britannica Original Sources
Thousands of primary source documents in history, literature, science, law, politics, and more! Search by topics, featured events, featured authors in history and by time period or database contents. A one-stop shop for varied primary sources.
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America's Historical Newspapers~ Research America's History Through the News
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Find news articles covering topics in government, politics, culture, and more from hundreds of primary sources. Search using either the timeline or topic search to find eyewitness accounts and pro/con articles of events, issues and daily life in the colonies or during the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, Reconstruction, industrialization, WW I, the Great Depression, Vietnam War, WW II, Civil Rights Movement, Cold War, and other eras. From Home: Log into Google, then get pass codes CLICK HERE
World Languages
World Languages
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Referencia Latina
A Spanish-language database containing hundreds of reference books, general interest magazines and health reports as well as more than one million images with captions in Spanish. Publisher~ EBSCO
EBSCO Espanol: Try these resource links for a variety of databases in Spanish!
Britannica Escolar
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Aquila French Books Online
Online books provide original, authentic, age and level-appropriate texts especially written for the young reader of French as a second language. Most of our books are written in dialogue format and will amuse readers with short, humorous stories in everyday situations: School, family, sports, ordering meals, friends, winter holidays, and more!
From Home: Log into Google, then get pass codes CLICK HERE
Search Destiny for digital content too!
Search Destiny for digital content too!
Type your keywords into the Destiny Library search box and find books, websites, eBooks, eAudio, and more!
Type your keywords into the Destiny Library search box and find books, websites, eBooks, eAudio, and more!
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