TJH+Databases

Databases available to Tahoma Junior High School Students and Staff (Updated February, 2013) (Links to these sites are available through the TJH Library Catalog System as well) **Out of district, use the following password to access: tahomajrhs**. **Staff Access-**If you have never used //**Discovery Education**//, then use TJH�s passcode (F72C-88E7) on the subscriber login page. If you have used before, use your username and password to login. If you have used before but can�t remember your login information, select the �forgot username/password?� link on the login page. Please do not create a new account until AFTER you verified that you do not currently have an account. **Student Access-** (for 5-12th grades). Username=Student Number plus tsd (ex. 123456tsd) Password: Tahoma01 (case sensitive).
 * //**[|Gale Virtual Reference Library]**//(Named best overall database of 2012 by Library Journal). TJH�s collection of nonfiction e-books includes over 60 titles in subject areas that include the arts, business, environment, health, history, literature, multicultural studies, sciences, social sciences and technology. Many of the titles are multi-volume collections that are geared for students in grades 7-12. The entries include text and graphics from original print volumes and are searchable. The titles are well-vetted and include full MLA citations. One of the best features of this database is that multiple students can access the e-books at once. You could assign students to read a particular entry as well as make the materials available for individual research. We purchase individual titles for our school and students and staff to access as well as an annual hosting fee for the entire collection. Gale constantly adds new titles and has partnered w/over 80 publishers. Students and staff can access w/in the district w/ a simple link.
 * //**[|Gale Opposing ViewPoints in Context]-**// The Opposing ViewPoints database provides a wide range of rich content on a multitude of topics. There are articles, statistics, video, images, maps, graphs and more updated regularly. As with the GVRL, multiple students can access articles at the same time. Great for current event focus in many disciplines as well as research and persuasive writing units.
 * ** [|History Study Center-] ** Covers global history from ancient times to the present day. Contents include reference books, essays, journal articles, historical newspaper and magazine articles, maps, rare books, government documents, transcripts of historical speeches, images and video clips. Study Units offer editorially selected material on over 500 historical topics.
 * ** [|National Geographic Virtual Library]- ** (Coming Soon)- Includes archived collection of National Geographic magazines from 1888 to the present. Includes map, images, graphs and more. Great to use as informational text for science and social studies assignments.
 * **[|SIRS Discover]-**Proquest for 6-9th grade levels. Includes newspapers, magazines, reference texts, graphics and web site results. Provides indicator of "easy"/"medium" and "challenging" texts. Includes a more user friendly interface than the more advanced Proquest database.
 * //**[|Proquest-]**//Magazine and Newspaper Database- Includes a wide range of newspapers, magazine and journal articles. Many provide full text and some PDF versions.
 * //**[|Proquest Learning: Literature]**//**-** Database of literary criticism, author studies and more. Includes Poets on the Screen section, a collection of video clips of contemporary poets reading selections of their own work and their favorite classic poems.
 * //**[|CultureGrams]**//-Concise and up-to-date information on over 200 countries, the fifty U.S. states and the thirteen Canadian provinces. Includes video, maps, interviews w/ citizens from different countries and recipes. A valuable feature is also the graphs and tables that can be generated to compare various statistics about tates, provinces or countries.
 * Out of district use for //SIRS Discover//, //Proquest// or //CultureGrams//: Username: 75-36162 Password: bigchalk **
 * **[|Discovery Education]**contains media such as videos, images, and audio to name a few. Teachers have the ability to create assignments, quizzes, and writing prompts. All staff members have access and, new this school year, students also have access.