LMS Library Media Center
The mission of the Library Media Center is to ensure that students and staff are effective users of information and ideas.
The Library Media Center provides a comprehensive collection of resources to support the curriculum, to promote an appreciation of reading, and to develop information literacy skills. Additionally, the Library Media Specialists work collaboratively with teachers to develop projects that reinforce these skills. Research projects are planned in each grade level to ensure that students have the necessary skills to become independent researchers.
- Internet Resources
- Search Engines
Internet Resources
- Student Resource Center JUNIOR - Student Resource Center Junior includes biographies, encyclopedia articles, magazine and newspaper articles on history, science, social studies, and more.
- Grzimek's Animal Resource Center - This resource has information on more than 4,000 species of animals, including photos, images and maps.
- Biography in Context Resource Center - This resource covers biographies of people in literature, science, business, entertainment, politics, sports, history, and arts from around the world and throughout history.
- Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia and America the Beautiful - SCHOOL USE - Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia contains full text articles and provides links to useful websites, current events, a dictionary and an atlas. America the Beautiful includes historical and current information on states including major events, timelines, presidents, explorers, biographies of famous Americans and natural wonders.
- Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia and America the Beautiful - HOME USE -
- Country Reports - Historical, Cultural, and Statistical Country Information.
- EBSCO - Magazine/newspaper articles and special databases on such topics as health, business, animals and education.
- Cobblestone Online - Articles in the following main subject areas: American History, World History, Physical Science, Astronomy, Earth Science, Archaeology, and general social science and science topics.
- Soundzabound - A music library that offers a wide variety of music and sound effects.
- NoodleBib - A very useful tool for creating bibliographies.
- EBOOK - Science Explorations Reference Library - From Chinese rockets of the 11th century to the latest developments in modern space travel, the four-volume Space Exploration Reference Library provides a wealth of information on this still-emerging science.
Search Engines
- Internet Public Library - An online "library" of web sites to help you get started doing research on a particular topic.
- Kids Info - SCROLL DOWN for educational web sites on History, Geography and Social Studies, Health, Language Arts, Math and the Sciences.
- Fact Monster - It's an Almanac, an Encyclopedia, a Dictionary and a Thesaurus covering all content areas.
- Kids Click! - KidsClick! was created by a group of librarians to guide users to valuable and age appropriate web sites.
- How Stuff Works - A source of credible and easy-to-understand explanations of how the world actually works.