Research Databases – Lakeview Community Library

For research projects, you can always come to the main desk and ask us for help! However, one of the great things about the internet is how much information is at your fingertips. And with your library card, you can access Wisconsin’s online BadgerLink. Think of BadgerLink as like Google for non-public databases; it can search through them and help you find information. A complete list of the databases is available here or by looking through the list below.

Important note: to log in to BadgerLink, you will have to select your library from a drop-down menu. You want to scroll down to “Random Lake – Lakeview Community Library” (or, if you are a patron of a different Monarch library, to the town and library that your card is from).

Academic Search Premier

Academic journals for scholarly research

Higher Ed Student, Educator

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Articles from 4,700+ full-text publications in the fields of biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, psychology, religion & theology, and more; includes over 4,000 peer-reviewed journals
Indexing and abstracts included for more than 13,800 journals
PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over 100 journals and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles

AHFS Consumer Medication Information

Broad resource for patient drug information, available in both English and Spanish

General Public, Higher Ed Student

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Published by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Drug information books, written for the average person
Includes “how to” information for administering different types of medications
Identifies medications that have the potential for adverse events when used by older adults

Alt HealthWatch

Alternative and holistic approaches to health care and wellness

General Public, Higher Ed Student

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Full-text articles for more than 190 international, and often peer-reviewed journals
Subjects include acupuncture, aromatherapy, childbirth, Chinese medicine, chiropractic, creative therapies, cross-cultural therapies, energy medicine, herbalism, homeopathy, mind-body medicine, naturopathy, nutrition, osteopathy, and more

American Doctoral Dissertations, 1933-1955

Full page images of the original print index: Doctoral Dissertations Accepted by American Universities

Higher Ed Student

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Nearly 100,000 dissertations from 1933-1955
Searchable by dissertation title, author, and school

Archive of Wisconsin Newspapers

Full-text daily and weekly Wisconsin newspapers from 2005 to 90 days ago, plus newspapers from the 1800s and 1900s

General Public, Elementary School Student, Middle School Student, High School Student

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Covers 250 Wisconsin newspapers from 2005 to 90 days ago, and 13 historical Wisconsin newspapers from the 1800s and 1900s
Each newspaper is available cover to cover in a searchable PDF format

Auto Repair Source

Authoritative and up-to-date service and repair information for thousands of domestic and imported vehicles

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From the automotive experts at MOTOR
All content comes from the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM)
Includes: service and repair procedures, wiring diagrams, technical service bulletins and recalls, maintenance schedules, specifications, diagnostic trouble codes, labor estimates, parts pricing, and component locations

BadgerLink Graphic Organizers

BadgerLink’s graphic organizers help you visually express information and express relationships between ideas

Elementary School Student, Middle School Student, High School Student, Educator

Created by BadgerLink

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Created by BadgerLink staff
Downloadable from Google Docs
Graphic organizers include: Cause & Effect, Claim/Evidence/Reason, Compare Sources, Credible Sources, Inference Chart, Main Idea & Details, and See…Think…Wonder

BadgerLink Lesson Plans

6 standards-aligned lesson plans give you ideas that can immediately be used in your classroom

Educator

Created by BadgerLink

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Presented in Google Docs for easy saving and sharing
For grades 4-12
Includes the following plans
- Analyze and Respond to Novels
- Persuasive Letter
- Practice ACT
- Scavenger Hunt
- Time Travel Tribune
- Wikipedia Vs. Encyclopedia

BadgerLink Research Guide

Step-by-step guide to learn about the research process

Middle School Student, High School Student, Educator

Created by BadgerLink

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Created by BadgerLink staff
Includes checklists for each step in the research process and an educator section with curriculum ideas and information on Wisconsin Standards

BadgerLink Scavenger Hunt

Use our Scavenger Hunt cards to learn how to use BadgerLink

General Public, Elementary School Student, Middle School Student, High School Student, Educator

Created by BadgerLink

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Created by BadgerLink staff
Provides an introduction to using BadgerLink resources for research

For Educators:

Use the BadgerLink Scavenger Hunt Lesson Plan

BadgerLink Super 3 Research Guide

Step-by-step guide to learn about the research process

Elementary School Student, Educator

Created by BadgerLink

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Created by BadgerLink staff

Britannica Escolar

Enciclopedia español para los estudiantes más jóvenes y educadores Spanish encyclopedia for younger students and educators

Elementary School Student, Middle School Student, Spanish Speaker

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Completa enciclopedia española – Complete Spanish encyclopedia
Incluye artículos, imágenes, mapas, tablas, líneas de tiempo, así como un diccionario completo y atlas – Includes articles, images, maps, tables, timelines, as well as a complete dictionary and atlas

Britannica Learning Zone

Interactive learning games about numbers, letters, sounds, geography and more

Elementary School Student

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Build technology skills in the youngest students
Grow vocabulary and reading skills
Play games and have fun while learning
Please note: site uses Adobe Flash and will no longer work in Firefox

Britannica Moderna

Enciclopedia española para estudiantes mayores y educadores Spanish encyclopedia for older students and educators

High School Student, Spanish Speaker

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Completa enciclopedia española – Complete Spanish encyclopedia
Incluye artículos, imágenes , mapas, tablas , líneas de tiempo , así como un diccionario completo y atlas – Includes articles, images, maps, tables, timelines, as well as a complete dictionary and atlas

Britannica School

Access point for Britannica School Elementary, Middle, and High

Elementary School Student, Middle School Student, High School Student, Educator

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Every article and image have a citation
Double-click on a word for definitions, pronunciations, and Spanish translation
Switch between levels to find the appropriately difficult article

Britannica School – Elementary

Encyclopedia articles with images, maps, games, and other learning materials for elementary school students and educators

Elementary School Student

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Every article and image have a citation
Double-click on a word for definitions, pronunciations, and Spanish translation
Switch between levels to find the appropriately difficult article

Britannica School – High

Encyclopedia articles with images, maps, games, and other learning materials for high school students and educators

High School Student

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Every article and image have a citation
Double-click on a word for definitions, pronunciations, and Spanish translation
Switch between levels to find the appropriately difficult article

Britannica School – Middle

Encyclopedia articles with images, maps, games, and other learning materials for middle school students and educators

Middle School Student

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Every article and image have a citation
Double-click on a word for definitions, pronunciations, and Spanish translation
Switch between levels to find the appropriately difficult article

Britannica School Atlas – Elementary

Interactive world atlas designed especially for younger students

Elementary School Student

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Full-color maps that reflect today’s world
Access data on population, languages, and monetary units
Links to age-appropriate articles

Britannica School Atlas – High

Interactive world atlas designed especially for older students

High School Student

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Full-color maps that reflect today’s world
Access data on population, languages, and monetary units
Links to age-appropriate

Britannica School Atlas – Middle

Interactive world atlas designed especially for middle school students

Middle School Student

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Full-color maps that reflect today’s world
Access data on population, languages, and monetary units
Links to age-appropriate articles

Britannica School Images & Videos – Elementary

Browse Britannica’s images and videos for elementary school students

Elementary School Student

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Browse by Animals, Fine Arts, Language Arts, Places, Plants and Other Living Things, Science and Mathematics, Social Studies, Sports and Hobbies, and World Religions
All images and videos have a citation

Britannica School Images & Videos – High

Browse Britannica’s images and videos for high school students

High School Student

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Browse by Animals, Arts and Literature, Earth and Geography, History, Life Processes, Living Things, Philosophy and Religion, Plants, Science and Mathematics, Society, Sports and Recreation, and Technology
All images and videos have a citation

Britannica School Images & Videos – Middle

Browse Britannica’s images and video for middle school students

Middle School Student

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Browse by Animals, Arts and Literature, Earth and Geography, History, Life Processes, Living Things, Philosophy and Religion, Plants, Science and Mathematics, Society, Sports and Recreation, and Technology
All images and videos have a citation

For Educators:

5 Ways To Support Flipped Classrooms With Digital Resources

Business Source Premier

Full-text journal and peer-reviewed articles covering all disciplines of business

General Public, Higher Ed Student

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Covers all business disciplines including marketing, management, accounting, finance, and economics
More than 2,000 full-text journals
Searches Business Source Premier, Regional Business News, and Newswires
Explore company profiles, industry reports, market research, and SWOT analyses

Climate Wisconsin

Multimedia educational resource featuring stories of climate change

Middle School Student, High School Student, Educator

Produced by Wisconsin Media Lab

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Nine short videos and one animation
Includes background essays and two online interactives
Great for grades 6 – 12

Consumer Health Complete

Consumer-oriented health content, from mainstream to holistic medicine

General Public, High School Student, Higher Ed Student

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Full text for more than 560 magazines and journals
230 full-text health reference books and encyclopedias
Hundreds of medical images and diagrams

Consumer Reports Magazine

Full-text PDF version of the popular consumer magazine

General Public

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Find information on hundreds of consumer products
Articles include images, graphs, and charts in full-color
Browse or search articles from 1991 to the current issue

EBSCO All Resources

Access point for all BadgerLink EBSCO databases, interfaces, and specialized profiles

General Public

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Additional EBSCO subscriptions and profiles based upon account affiliation
Access point to EBSCOhost databases
Links to specialized groupings of databases by subject, i.e. Business or Health databases
Direct access interfaces, i.e. History Reference Center, NoveList, Explora for Everyone, etc.

EBSCO Business Resources

Access point to all EBSCOhost business-specific databases

Higher Ed Student

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Simultaneously searches Business Source Premier, Military & Government Collection, Newspaper Source Plus, and Regional Business News

EBSCO Español

Punto de acceso a bases de datos de EBSCOhost españolas Access point to EBSCOhost Spanish databases

Spanish Speaker

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A texto completo de revistas, periódicos y artículos de revistas con una interfaz español
Full-text magazine, newspaper, and journal articles with a Spanish interface
Traducir HTML artículos de texto completo en otro idioma
Translate HTML full-text articles into another language

EBSCO Health Resources

Access point to EBSCOhost health-specific databases

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Simultaneously searches AHFS Consumer Medication Information, Alt HealthWatch, Consumer Health Complete, Health Source – Consumer Edition, Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, and MEDLINE

Education Research Complete

Research covering all levels of education from early childhood to higher education

Higher Ed Student, Educator

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More than 1,300 full-text education journals
More than 550 full-text books
Indexing and abstracts for more than 2,400 journals

Educational Administration Abstracts

Citations covering areas related to educational administration

Educator

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Includes more than 87,500 citations and abstracts
Covers citations dating back to 1966

ERIC

Citations and links to full-text articles related to education

Higher Ed Student, Educator

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Links to more than 264,000 full-text articles
More than one million citations

European Views of the Americas: 1493 to 1750

Citations of European works that relate to the Americas

High School Student, Higher Ed Student

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More than 32,000 citations covering the history of European exploration as well as portrayals of Native American peoples
Topics covered include British colonies, commerce, discoveries, religious orders, pirates, and the Dutch and French in America

Explora Educator’s Edition

Lesson plans, curriculum standards, and other professional development resources for educators

Educator

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Highlights content relevant to K-12 teachers
Includes information on state curriculum standards
Provides easy access to lesson plans from ERIC and other resources

Explora for Elementary Schools

Search interface for EBSCO’s elementary school resources

Elementary School Student

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Browse by Animals, Arts & Music, Biographies, Geography, Language Arts, Math, Science & Health, and Social Studies
Searches American Heritage® Children’s Dictionary, Book Collection Nonfiction Elementary & Middle School Editions, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, Health Source: Consumer Edition, History Reference Center, Middle Search Plus, Newspaper Source Plus, Primary Search, and Science Reference Center
Full-text articles are searchable by reading level indicator (Lexile)

For Educators

Explora Scavenger Hunt for Primary Schools

Explora for Everyone

Search interface for EBSCO’s general information resources

General Public

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Browse by Arts & Literature, Biography, Business & Careers, Current Events, Geography & Culture, Health, History & Social Science, and Science & Math
Searches Academic Search Premier, Book Collection Nonfiction Elementary, Middle & High School Editions, Business Source Premier, Columbia Encyclopedia, Consumer Health Complete, Education Research Complete, ERIC, GreenFILE, Health Source: Consumer Edition, History Reference Center, Literary Reference Center, MAS Ultra: School Edition, MasterFILE Premier, Middle Search Plus, Military & Government Collection, Newspaper Source Plus, Professional Development Collection, and Science Reference Center
Full-text articles are searchable by reading level indicator (Lexile)

Explora for Middle & High Schools

Search interface for EBSCO’s middle and high school resources

Middle School Student, High School Student

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Browse by Arts & Literature, Biography, Business & Government, Current Issues, Geography, Health, History, and Science & Math
Searches Academic Search Premier, Book Collection Nonfiction Middle & High School Editions, Consumer Health Complete, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, GreenFILE, Health Source: Consumer Edition, History Reference Center, Literary Reference Center, MAS Ultra: School Edition, MasterFILE Premier, Middle Search Plus, Military & Government Collection, Newspaper Source Plus, and Science Reference Center
Full-text articles are searchable by reading level indicator (Lexile)

For Educators:

Explora Scavenger Hunt

Funk & Wagnall’s New World Encyclopedia

Encyclopedia for students and adults

General Public, Elementary School Student, Middle School Student, High School Student, Higher Ed Student

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Over 25,000 encyclopedia entries
Includes images

GreenFILE

Articles covering all aspects of human impact on the environment

General Public, Middle School Student, High School Student, Higher Ed Student

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Includes scholarly, government, and general-interest titles
Content covers global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable practices, renewable energy, and recycling
Key journals include: Agriculture, ecosystems & Environment, Conservation Biology, Forest Ecology & Management, International Journal of Green Energy, and Journal of Wildlife Management

Health Source: Consumer Edition

Collection of consumer health information

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Full-text consumer health magazines, health pamphlets, and reference books
Covers many health topics including medical sciences, food science and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine, and general health

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition

Full-text journals focusing on many medical disciplines

Higher Ed Student

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More than 355 full-text journals including 287 peer-reviewed journals
Provides researchers, allied health professionals, nurses, and medical educators with information on many medical disciplines
Full-text journals include: Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, Issues in Mental Health Nursing, Journal of Advanced Nursing, Journal of Nursing Management, Nursing Ethics, Nursing Inquiry and more!

HeritageQuest Online

Comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources

General Public

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Collection of genealogical and historical sources
U.S. Federal Censuses, books, bank records, and more
Unique primary sources, local, and family histories

History Reference Center

Full-text history reference resource

General Public, Elementary School Student, Middle School Student, High School Student, Higher Ed Student

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Full-text books, magazines, historical documents, biographies, and multimedia
Nearly 57,000 historical documents and 40,000 historical photos and maps
More than 1,990 full-text reference books
Full-text articles are searchable by reading level indicator (Lexile)

Humanities International Complete

Full-text information on literature, philosophy, the arts, and history

High School Student, Higher Ed Student

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Nearly 1,240 full-text journals
Content for students, researchers, and educators interested in all aspects of the humanities, with worldwide content pertaining to literary, scholarly and creative thought

Into the Book

Reading comprehension multimedia

Elementary School Student, Educator

Produced by Wisconsin Media Lab

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Online student activities (grades 2-5) for eight reading comprehension strategies including: prior knowledge, questioning, summarizing, inferring, making connections, synthesizing, evaluating, and visualizing
Includes nine student videos
Online teaching tools including: lessons, music files, posters, book lists and more
Online professional learning resources including videos, professional development plan examples and educator effectiveness tools

Into the Map

Multimedia and activities about Wisconsin’s geography

Elementary School Student, Middle School Student, Educator

Produced by Wisconsin Media Lab

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Five cross-curricular online activities (for grades 3-6) that provide students with the opportunity to apply their geography knowledge
Includes teacher resources and lesson plans

LearningExpress Library

Access all the LearningExpress Library’s collections of web-based test preparation tools and skill-building materials *please note, this resource will be unavailable beginning 3:00 PM CT, Saturday November 5th – 7:00 AM CT, Monday November 7th for site upgrades

General Public

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Includes full-text ebooks, courses, and tutorials
Access all 8 LearningExpress Library learning centers
Please note: site uses Adobe Flash for video tutorials and will no longer work in Firefox

LearningExpress Library Adult Learning Center

Collection of web-based test preparation tools and skill-building materials for adults *please note, this resource will be unavailable beginning 3:00 PM CT, Saturday November 5th – 7:00 AM CT, Monday November 7th for site upgrades

General Public

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Includes test preparation for the GED® and U.S. citizenship tests
Skill building materials cover subjects like math, reading, writing, and public speaking
Please note: site uses Adobe Flash for video tutorials and will no longer work in Firefox

LearningExpress Library Career Center

A collection of web-based occupational exam practice tests and workplace skill-building resources *please note, this resource will be unavailable beginning 3:00 PM CT, Saturday November 5th – 7:00 AM CT, Monday November 7th for site upgrades

General Public, Higher Ed Student

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Includes occupation exam practice tests for Air Traffic Controller, Civil Service, Commercial Driver’s License, Cosmetology, Electrical, Emergency Medical Services, Firefighting, Law Enforcement, Postal Worker, Nursing, Real Estate, Plumbing and more!
Prepare for the WorkKeys® Assessments and the TOEIC® assessments
Please note: site uses Adobe Flash for video tutorials and will no longer work in Firefox

LearningExpress Library College Center

A collection of web-based test preparation tools and skill-building materials for reviewing key college skills *please note, this resource will be unavailable beginning 3:00 PM CT, Saturday November 5th – 7:00 AM CT, Monday November 7th for site upgrades

Higher Ed Student

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Review grammar, reading, writing, and math skills
Prepare for graduate school admissions, CLEP, and college placement exams
Please note: site uses Adobe Flash for video tutorials and will no longer work in Firefox

LearningExpress Library College Preparation Center

A collection of web-based college entrance exams preparation and skill building for writing a college admissions essay *please note, this resource will be unavailable beginning 3:00 PM CT, Saturday November 5th – 7:00 AM CT, Monday November 7th for site upgrades

High School Student

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Includes practice tests for ACT, SAT, AP, PSAT/NMSQT, TOEFL iBT, and THEA tests
Download and read ebooks about writing college admissions essay
Please note: site uses Adobe Flash for video tutorials and will no longer work in Firefox

LearningExpress Library High School Equivalency Center

A collection of web-based High School Equivalency exam preparation and skill-building materials *please note, this resource will be unavailable beginning 3:00 PM CT, Saturday November 5th – 7:00 AM CT, Monday November 7th for site upgrades

General Public, High School Student

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Practice for the GED® Test (English and Español), HiSET®, and TASC exams
Build reading, writing, math, grammar, vocabulary, and spelling skills
Please note: site uses Adobe Flash for video tutorials and will no longer work in Firefox

LearningExpress Library Recursos para Hispanohablantes

Colección de desarrollo de habilidades basada en la web y preparación de exámenes materiales en español Collection of web-based skill building and test preparation materials in Spanish *please note, this resource will be unavailable beginning 3:00 PM CT, Saturday November 5th – 7:00 AM CT, Monday November 7th for site upgrades

Spanish Speaker

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Mejorar la escritura , gramática, lectura y habilidades matemáticas – Improve writing, grammar, reading, and math skills
TomarTomar exámenes de práctica para el examen de ciudadanía y GED® estadounidense -Take practice tests for the GED® and American citizenship test
Please note: site uses Adobe Flash for video tutorials and will no longer work in Firefox

LearningExpress Library School Center

A collection of web-based skill-building materials for K-12 students *please note, this resource will be unavailable beginning 3:00 PM CT, Saturday November 5th – 7:00 AM CT, Monday November 7th for site upgrades

Elementary School Student, Middle School Student, High School Student

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Improve math, reading, grammar, spelling, science, logic, and geography skills
Prepare for high school entrance exams
Please note: site uses Adobe Flash for video tutorials and will no longer work in Firefox

Literary Reference Center

A collection of literary criticism and works

General Public, Elementary School Student, Middle School Student, High School Student, Higher Ed Student

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36,000 plot summaries, synopses, and work overviews
101,000 articles/essays of literary criticism
94,000 poems and 25,000 short stories

MAS Ultra – School Edition

A collection of magazines, books, and multimedia covering a wide-range of subject areas

Middle School Student, High School Student

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Subject areas include history, science, careers, and more
Popular magazine titles include American History, Archaeology, Discover, History Today, National Review, New Republic, New Scientist, Popular Science, Science News, Scientific American, Smithsonian and more
Full-text articles are searchable by reading level indicator (Lexile)

MasterFILE Complete

Full-text magazines with some coverage of newspapers and journals

General Public, Middle School Student, High School Student, Higher Ed Student, Educator

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Nearly 1,700 full-text magazines with access to millions of articles
Covers a wide-range of subject areas including business, health, education, science, cultures and much more
Explore a list of popular magazines available in MasterFILE Premier

MEDLINE

Biomedical and health journals

Higher Ed Student

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Coverage from 1946 to present
Over 21 million citations to journal articles in the life sciences
Used by healthcare professionals, nurses, clinicians, and researchers engaged in clinical care, public health, and health policy development

Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary

The largest, most comprehensive American dictionary

Elementary School Student, Middle School Student, High School Student

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More than 700,000 definitions with 143,000 etymologies
Also includes Top 10 Lists, Word of the Day, and “Ask the Editor” videos
Revised for today’s librarians, teachers, and students

Middle Search Plus

Magazine and primary sources suitable for middle school students

Middle School Student

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More than 170 popular middle school magazines, including Sports Illustrated Kids, Scholastic News, National Geographic
More than 55,000 primary source documents
Full-text articles are searchable by reading level indicator (Lexile)

Military & Government Collection

Current news for all branches of the military and government

Middle School Student, High School Student, Higher Ed Student

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Nearly 300 full-text journals and magazines
Full-text publications include Defense Studies, Military Technology, Combat Edge, Foreign Affairs, Naval Forces and more
Also offers indexing and abstracts for hundreds of journals

Newspaper Source Plus

Full-text coverage of today’s major newspapers

General Public, Elementary School Student, Middle School Student, High School Student

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63 million articles from more than 1,210 newspapers, 130 newswires, and 50 news magazines
Includes all staff articles for The Janesville Gazette, La Crosse Tribune, The Leader Telegram (Eau Claire), The Telegram (Superior), and The Wisconsin State Journal
Cover to cover coverage for Advance-Titan (Oshkosh), Capital Times, The Daily Reporter (Milwaukee), UWM Post (Milwaukee), Wisconsin Law Journal (Milwaukee), and Wisconsin State Journal

Newswires

Near real-time access to top world-wide news

General Public

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Includes news from Associated Press, United Press International, PR Newswire, Xinhua, CNN Wire, and Business Wire
Continuously updated with a 30-day archive

NoveList

Fiction recommendation resource with read-alikes, discussion guides, reading lists and more

General Public, High School Student

Details:

Search for books by keyword and reading level (Lexile)
Includes book recommendations created by book experts
Search by terms of appeal like style and mood

NoveList K-8

Children’s fiction recommendation resource with read-alikes, discussion guides, reading lists and more

Elementary School Student, Middle School Student

Details:

Search for books by keyword and reading level (Lexile)
Includes book recommendations created by book experts
Search by terms of appeal like style and mood

Primary Search

Full-text magazines for elementary school

Elementary School Student

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Contains nearly 100 full-text popular children’s magazines
Covers a variety of topics including endangered species, musicians, fitness, space exploration and more
Includes the Encyclopedia of Animals, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, and American Heritage Children’s Dictionary
Full-text articles are searchable by reading level indicator (Lexile)

Professional Development Collection

A collection of education journals

Educator

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Includes 300 full-text, peer-reviewed journals
More than 200 educational reports
Includes Booklist, Education, Education Digest, Education Week, Educational Leadership, Journal of Education, Journal of Educational Research, Reading Teacher, and School Library Journal

PubMed

26 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books

Higher Ed Student

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When you access PubMed through BadgerLink, articles available in BadgerLink resources will link to our full-text content
Some citations in PubMed include links to full-text content from PubMed Central, a free full-text archive of journals also from the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Citations and abstracts include the fields of biomedicine and health, covering portions of the life sciences, behavioral sciences, chemical sciences, and bioengineering
Adds new citations daily

Regional Business News

Full-text regional U.S. and Canadian business publications

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Full-text for 108 business magazines and newspapers
Full-text coverage dating back to 1990

Science Reference Center

Full-text science reference books, images, and periodicals

Elementary School Student, Middle School Student, High School Student, Higher Ed Student

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Covers subjects of Biology, Chemistry Earth and Space Science, Environmental Science, Health and Medicine, History of Science, Life Science, Mathematics, Physics, Science and Society, Science as Inquiry, Scientists, and Wildlife
Includes Science Image Collection with more than 300,000 images
Contains more than 200 full-text science magazines
Full-text articles are searchable by reading level indicator (Lexile)

For Educators:

Science Reference Center Scavenger Hunt

Soundzabound

Royalty-free music and sound effects

Elementary School Student, Middle School Student, High School Student, Higher Ed Student

Provided by Wisconsin Media Lab

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Over 5,000 tracks of varying length songs and sound effects
The ONLY royalty free music library meeting all the licensing and technology requirements needed for education

TeachingBooks.net

Multimedia on K-12 fiction and non-fiction books

Elementary School Student, Middle School Student, High School Student

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Browse or search author interviews, lesson plans, discussion guides, readings, and videos
Thousands of resources about fiction and nonfiction books
Every resource is selected to encourage the integration of multimedia, author, and book materials into reading and library activities

The Ways

Multimedia educational resource featuring stories about contemporary Native American Cultures and language

Middle School Student, High School Student, Educator

Produced by Wisconsin Media Lab

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Twelve videos featuring stories from Native communities around the central Great Lakes
Includes online interactive map and supplementary texts
Great for grades 6 – 12

Wisconsin Biographies

Multimedia educational resources that connect students with fascinating figures from Wisconsin’s past

Elementary School Student, Middle School Student, Educator

Produced by Wisconsin Media Lab

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A collection of short animated videos with leveled biographies (iBook and print)
Includes two online student activities and teaching tips
Historical images available for each biography
Grades 3 – 8

Wisconsin Historical Society Family History Records

Family history research records from the Wisconsin Historical Society records available on Ancestry

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Collection of family history-related government records covering various time periods between 1800 and 1987
Birth, Death, and Marriage Indexes, State Censuses, and Wills and Probate Records
Contact the Wisconsin Historical Society (608-264-6535 or asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org) for more information about getting a copy of a record

Wisconsin Media Lab

Educational videos, images, soundfiles, and animations spanning all curricular areas

Elementary School Student, Middle School Student, High School Student

Details:

Hundreds of educational videos and images
Supplemental teacher resources available for many available programs
Includes Wisconsin Media Lab productions like Into the Book, Wisconsin Biographies, The Ways, Climate Wisconsin, Financial Literacy — TEACH IT!, Global Wisconsin, Wisconsin Hometown Stories, Wisconsin RtI Stories and others!
Award-winning classroom resources connect to Wisconsin’s academic standards

Research Databases