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OverviewWelcome 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.
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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.
CITATION TOOLS
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Destiny Electronic Catalog
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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.
Area Libraries
about 1 year ago
National and World News
about 1 year 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
Online Databases and eBooks
about 1 year ago
A to Z World Culture
This database includes detailed information about 175 countries.
http://www.atozworldculture.com/a-z_culture_home.asp?c=vvhs
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.
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.
Salem History
Milestone Documents in American History is a database that explores the primary sources that shaped America.
Salem Literature
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
Power Library
about 1 year ago
Web Searching
6 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.
Gale's Literary Index
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.
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.
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 .
Ted Talk: Ideas Worth Spreading
Ted Talk: Ideas Worth Spreading
WebMD
WebMD is a leading source for trustworthy and timely health and medical news and information