Digital Resources and Research Databases
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Digital Resources |
 L. B. Clarke LMC Online Catalog (Click here)The L. B. Clarke LMC Online Catalog can be accessed from any internet connected device 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If you want to log in to place holds, add a book to your list, or write a book review, the username is your student id number and the password is your last name. You can also access ebooks and audiobooks directly through the card catalog or you can go Destiny Discover or MackinVIA. |
eBooks and Audiobooks
Click on the icon to access ebooks and audiobooks Access ebooks and audiobooks through Destiny Discover from school or home. The username is your student id number and the password is your last name for both ebooks and audiobooks. |
Click on the icon to access ebooks and audiobooks Access ebooks and audiobooks through MackinVIA from school or home. The username is your student id number and the password is your last name for both ebooks and audiobooks.  Wisconsin Public Library Consortium (Use your public library card) |
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Research Databases |
Badgerlink
Under Badgerlink you will find the following resources: www.badgerlink.net or click on the direct database link below.
This databases can be accessed from school or home. If Badgerlink asks for a username and password, then contact the Library Media Center for help. You can also log on using your student ID. Click on “Library Card Access” on the right side of the web page, scroll down to Two Rivers School District and type in “TRSD” and your student ID number (handout). |
CultureGrams
Click on the map to start your search or this link. This database provides information for 25 categories on countries including history, religion, family, economy, famous people, recipes, and photos. The States Edition provide facts, symbols, and timelines of the 50 states and Washington D.C. It can be accessed from school or home. You can save articles to your Google Drive. |
Gale eBooks
Click on the icon to access this database. The reference books in this database include: American Decades, Encyclopedia of World Biography, Encyclopedia of Religion, History Behind the Headlines, UXL Encyclopedia of Alternative Energy, UXL Encyclopedia of Drugs & Addictive Substances, CaseBase 2, Novels For Students, Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, New Dictionary of the History of Ideas, Scholarships, Fellowships & Loans, American Law Yearbook, Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations, Encyclopedia of Education, and Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film.
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Gale in Context
Click on the icon to access this database. This database has over 300 full text magazines, over 150 with images. Thousands of full text newspaper articles from USA Today, Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service, and United Press International, six full text ready reference books, and over 100,000 podcasts and/or broadcast transcripts from National Public Radio, NASA, U.S. Census Bureau, and more. Items can be saved to Google Drive and Google Classroom. It can be accessed from school or home. |
Scholastic Go
Click on the icon to access database This database has over 120,000 articles, 340,000, web links, and over 1,100 world newspapers in 73 languages representing 195 countries. It is available only at school. Articles can be shared to Google Classroom. |
SIRS Discoverer
Click on the icon to access database This database includes full-text articles and images that are hand-selected and indexed from over 2,100+ reliable high-quality domestic and international newspapers, magazines, and government documents. Items can be saved to Google Drive or Google Classroom. It can be accessed from school or home. |
World Book Student
This database includes the articles of the World Book Encyclopedia, a Biography Center, dictionary, atlas, an extensive multimedia collection, thousands of editor-selected Web sites, correlations to curriculum standards, and much more. Articles can be saved to your Google Drive or shared to Google Classroom. It can be accessed from school or home. |
World Book Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos
This is the Spanish language version of World Book Online. It has thousands of articles packed with illustrations, videos, interactive maps, and games and activities. |
