Overview

Welcome to the Media Center Website. The Valley View High School library provides materials and services to help students and staff obtain information pertaining to their educational needs.

Destiny, the online catalog, is now accessible outside of school. e-Books are also available, but require a user name and password. Stop by the library for the log-in information.

The Valley View High School library provides materials and services to help students and staff obtain information pertaining to their educational needs.

Destiny, the online catalog, is now accessible outside of school. e-Books are also available, but require a user name and password. Stop by the library for the log-in information.

Trials

The Student Core Collection database will be available until 10/31.

CLICK HERE FOR ACCESS.

The username is: valleyviewhs The password is: trial817

Destiny Electronic Catalog

What is Destiny?

A Web-based, district-wide library browser for searching materials and books. You can also search the Internet for great websites using “Onesearch” or “WebPath Express,” also available in Destiny.

Local History

Area Libraries

9 months ago

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Click here to visit Scholastic GO!

National and World News

9 months ago

Newseum--Front pages of newspapers from 10 regions of the world - http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/

News for Students

CBBC News-Student http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround

Channel One News https://www.channelone.com

CNN Student News http://www.cnn.com/studentnews

Newsela https://newsela.com

Scholastic News http://magazines.scholastic.com

Student News Daily https://www.studentnewsdaily.com

Washington Post - Student News https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost

National News

The Boston Globe http://www.bostonglobe.com

The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/

The Philadelphia Inquirer http://www.philly.com/inquirer

The Pittsburgh Post Gazette http://www.post-gazette.com/

USA Today http://www.usatoday.com

Washington Post http://washingtonpost.com

World News

ABC News http://abcnews.go.com/international

BBC World News http://www.bbc.com/news/world

CNN World News http://www.cnn.com/world

Crayon--News Links http://crayon.net/using/links.html

Fox News http://www.foxnews.com

The Internet Public Library Newspaper Collections http://www.ipl.org/div/news/

MSNBC http://www.msnbc.com

NBC News http://nbcnews.com/news/world

Newspaper Map http://www.newspapermap.com

Newspapers-U.S. and Worldwide http://www.refdesk.com/paper.html

Online Newspapers.com http://www.onlinenewspapers.com

UK Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/

World Newspapers and Magazines http://www.world-newspapers.com

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CITATION TOOLS

Online Databases and eBooks

9 months ago

A to Z World Culture

This database includes detailed information about 175 countries.

https://www.atozworldculture.com?c=3z5pxuN4vT

CQ Researcher

Researcher offers in-depth non-biased coverage of today’s most important issues. Each report (12,000+ words) covers controversial subjects (i.e. stem cell research, gun control, and capital punishment). It is archived to 1991.

http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher

Encyclopedia of American Studies

This is a straightforward database that examines American history and culture from the pre-colonial era to today. Remote access is not available at this time.

http://eas-ref.press.jhu.edu

Gale Resources

A collection of ebooks that support the curriculum.

http://www.galepages.com/arch57149

Infobase Learning (History and Literature Databases and Classroom Video on Demand)

These accurate, well-organized databases support the English, Science, and History curriculums.

http://online.infobaselearning.com/Direct.aspx?aid=16190&pid=WE00

Power Library

Full text articles from key publications on social, scientific, health, political and global issues are included in this H.W. Wilson product.

http://www.powerlibrary.org/Interface/POWER.asp?id=pl2968

Salem Health

Magill's Medical Guide is an easy to use compendium of health information that is authoritative and up to date.

https://online.salempress.com

Salem History

Milestone Documents in American History is a database that explores the primary sources that shaped America.

https://online.salempress.com

Salem Literature

https://online.salempress.com

Teen Health & Wellness

This is an award-winning database that provides students with nonjudgmental, straightforward information on health and wellness issues.

http://www.teenhealthandwellness.com

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Web Searching

9 months ago

Area Handbook Series (Foreign Countries)

Books in this series describe and analyze the political, economic, social and national security systems and institutions of foreign countries.

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html

Ask.com

This search engine allows online searchers to get answers to questions posed in everyday, natural language.

http://www.ask.com/

Gale's Literary Index

This is a master index to the major literature products published by Gale. It combines and cross-references over 165,000 author names, including pseudonyms and variant names, and listings for over 215,000 titles into one source.

http://www.galenet.com/servlet/LitIndex

Mayo Clinic

More than 3,000 physicians, scientists and researchers from Mayo Clinic share their expertise to empower you.

http://mayoclinic.org

MedlinePlus

MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand. MedlinePlus offers reliable, up-to-date health information, anytime, anywhere, for free.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/h1n1fluswineflu.html

ProCon

The ProCon website provides information on a variety of controversial issues. At this site you will find arguments for and against topics such as medical marijuana, euthanasia, gun control, plus many more.

http://www.procon.org

SearchEdu.com

A service that limits results to the .edu domain; it also offers to search well-known dictionaries, encyclopedias, and almanacs, including The CIA World Factbook. It includes useful reference links, and links to calculators and conversions on the main page .

http://searchedu.com/