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Online Research Tools

 

Online Databases

Ask Mrs. Bate or your teacher for the User Name and Password to access the following databases from home.

  • Includes Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge and Lands and Peoples.
  • Covers a wide variety of topics
  • Includes current information about countries and cultures around the world
  • Access is provided for North Andover Middle School students through funding from the NAMS annual budget.
  • Covers a variety of current and historical topics
  • Full text articles from books, encyclopedias, magazines and newspapers
  • Primary source documents
  • Country and state reports
  • Images
  • Biographies
  • Provides an easy-to-use graphical search interface
  • Covers a variety of current and historical topics
  • Full text articles from books, encyclopedias, magazines and newspapers
  • Quick access to Encyclopedia of Animals
  • Images
  • Descriptions and reviews of fiction books for K-8
  • Searchable by title, author, plot, setting, characters or series
  • Find lists of books that are similar to some of your favorites, or the next one in a series
  • Includes lists of books arranged by theme or genre, as well as many booktalks
  • Similar to NoveList K-8, but also includes fiction for high school students, as well as adults
  • Provides access to specialized databases of full text journal articles
  • Education
  • Health
  • National and international newspapers
  • Psychology and behavioral sciences
  • Communication and mass media
 

Access to the following databases is funded jointly by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) and the Massachusetts Library System with state funding and federal support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the MBLC. To access these authoritatiive sources from home, you may need to type in the 14-digit number found on the back of your Stevens Memorial Library card.


  • Includes articles from Compton's by Britannica, Encyclopaedia Britannica and Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia
  • Includes biographies, a world atlas, country comparisons and media collections (videos, audio clips, graphics, etc.)
  • Includes Britannica Timelines and a tool to create your own timelines
  • Click the "Middle School" (or "Elementary School" or "High School") link at the bottom to focus on resources at a particular reading level
 
 
 
  • Biographies on current or historic people

  • Includes a range of perspectives on current issues
  • Provides access to magazines, newspapers, reference, primary and multimedia sources

  • Covers a variety of science topics
  • Provides access to science journasl, newspapers, reference works, etc.

  • Covers U. S. History from the arrival of the Vikings in North America to current time
  • Includes primary and secondary sources

  • Covers almost 5,000 years of history of civilizations across all continents
  • Includes primary and secondary sources

  • Covers a variety of current or historic topics
  • Designed for Middle School students
  • Full text articles from magazines, newspapers and reference books

  • Includes full-text articles from Cobblestone, Faces, Calliope, Classical Calliope, Odyssey, AppleSeeds, and Dig; as well as many other magazines for middle school students
 
  • Provides access to multiple databases covering general interest, current events, the arts, humanities, social sciences, science and technology, history, government, health, and business
  • Full text articles from journals, magazines, newspapers and reference books

  • Provides access to numerous e-books, including:
    • Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians
    • Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia
    • Ancient Greece and Rome: An Encyclopedia for Students
    • Dictionary of American History
    • The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
The Boston Globe
  • Full-text of The Boston Globe from 1980 until today
The New York Times
  • Full-text of The New York Times from 1985 until today

 

Online Database Trials

 

The mission of North Andover Public Schools is to cultivate a respectful community of engaged learners,
insightful thinkers, and effective communicators. 


It is the policy of North Andover Public Schools not to discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, national origin, color, homelessness, sexual orientation, age or disability in its education programs, services, activities or employment practices.

North Andover Middle School is located at:
495 Main Street | North Andover, MA 01845 | Phone: 978-794-1870 | Fax: 978 794 3619

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