Databases

[|SUNLINK]
====This database allows you to search for library materials in K-12 public schools across the state of Florida. SUNLINK gives you the opportunity to access materials that may not be available at your school media center. Please see your media specialist to request materials from another school.====

[|Florida Electronic Library (FEL)]
====The Florida Electronic Library gives you access to hundreds of reliable, accurate, online resources. It includes electronic magazines and newspapers, encyclopedias, almanacs, and other such resources. You must have a Florida public library card in order to access these resources.====

[|ProQuest K-12]
====This database contains over 5.5 billion pages of articles from newspapers, magazines, out-of-print books, and more! This site also allows you to create a list of reference documents that you can print out and refer to later. A feature that teachers will like is the bookcart, where they can compile articles about a specific topic in order to build a thematic unit. This database requires a password. Please see your media specialist for more details!====

[|Grolier Online]
====This site is an amazing research tool that gives users access to over 500,000 databases, including encyclopedia articles, websites, news feature stories, magazines, and other media. Try out the "Expert Space" feature, which will allow you to find information, take notes, create a bibliography, and become an expert on whatever you are researching! This site is password protected. See Mrs. Bennefield for more information.====

[|Thompson Gale Database]
=== Thompson Gale maintains over 600 databases of full text articles on thousands of topics. The best places for elementary students to go are "Kids Edition" and "Kids InfoBits". Check out the "toolbox" on "Kids Edition" for some help with your research project. This database also requires a password. See Mrs. Bennefield for more information. ===