Resources

Educational databases covering all subjects; includes animated movies, quizzes, games, mobile apps, and activity pages.

   +BrainPOP(for grades 3-8)
   +BrainPOP Jr. (content for grades K-3)
   +BrainPOP Español (Spanish language version)​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​   +BrainPOP Français (French language version)

BrainPOP Databases

Millions of rights-cleared images, with citations. Great for school projects. Personal account may be set up, which allows for saving images.

Britannica Image Quest

A selection of reference e-books for multidisciplinary research: history, literature, science, philosophy, and religion.

Gale Virtual Reference Library

In addition to archives of over 2,600 peer-reviewed scholarly journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, JSTOR includes access to monographs and e-books, pamphlets, manuscripts, letters, images, and oral histories for scholarly research. 

JSTOR

A full citation/research tool, it offers MLA, APA, and Chicago Turabian styles. The notecard feature has sections that help students avoid plagiarism. Students’ personal accounts may be retained from year to year.

NoodleTools

The accepted authority on the evolution of the English language. Gives the meaning, history and pronunciation of words, and traces their usage through over 3 million quotations.  

Oxford English Dictionary

The e-book content of the print reference sets owned by St. David’s Library. Included are:

• The Decades in America(1920’s through the 2000’s)
• Great Events from History(Ancient World; 17^thcentury; 18^thcentury; 19^thcentury)
• Great Lives from History(Ancient World; 17^thcentury; 18^thcentury; 19^thcentury)
• Milestone Documents in American History (full-text primary sources)
• Milestone Documents in World History(full-text primary sources)

Salem History Online

The e-book content of print books owned by St. David’s Library in the Critical Insights Collection, covering the themes, authors, and works of major literature, with a focus on the works studied at St. David’s.

Salem Literature Online   

Provides access to thousands of articles in every core curriculum subject, arranged by Lexile level. Includes links to over 80,000 selected websites for students; dictionaries; an atlas; and videos. This is a great source for world newspapers. 

Scholastic GO!     

Covering the full range of scientific disciplines, this database includes essays, videos, diagrams, definitions, interactives, timelines, biographies, and experiments. Topic Centers provide a starting point for research, and eLearning Modules cover core science subjects.

Science Online

Provides links to over 105,000 grade-level-specific websites, compiled and reviewed by educators. Integrated into our library catalog, this resource provides instant access to relevant web content for students in grades PreK-12.

Access is through the St. David's Library Catalog

St. David's Library Catalog

Contains the content of World Book Encyclopedia, as well as maps, multi-media content, primary sources, atlas, and links to websites and magazine articles. Included are timelines, a kid’s search, and a Spanish language encyclopedia.

World Book Online