Databases are Helpful

Google Searches are fun and easy. I must admit also very convinient. I would contend it is worth going deeper and trying out some databases and online encyclopedias. Here are some that I have serched.

Helpful Databases/Sites for Searching:

Grolier Online Multimedia Encyclopedia - Kid-friendly volumes available online at the Muncie Public Library or at home for library cardholders. Includes sets, America the Beautiful (50 states), Lands and Peoples (cultures, countries) and Encyclopedia Americana.

Multiple Database Search at MPL – This is a search of the library's catalog, Google, and databases like Grolier Online Encyclopedia all at the same time for information on your topic. It is very useful for finding quality sources.

Inspire Kids Search - Indiana's free databases of thousands of full-text magazine and newspaper articles through the Kids Search engine. This site is user friendly and the language is directed to kids. This is an excellent resource.

Multnomah Public Library's Homework Center - A popular site with hundreds of links for special topic searches.

(Note: I am a supervisor at MPL – therefore I have included the links to our site. This way you can directly see where I went to search.)
http://www.bigchalk.com/ - Big Chalk Library Resources is an
Electric Library and Library K-12 are popular in elementary schools

http://www.et.com/thisMarket.php?marketID=5NoveList K-8, Online Reader and Primary Online Package and Searchasaurus are educational options for children. Searchasaurus, a graphical search map for children.
http://www.sirs.com/ SIRS Discovery deluxe contains many popular resources for photos, maps, documents, and activities


http://squid.inspire.net/dblist.html Inspire is an online database resource available to Indiana residences. It has a host of resources.