Library Online Resources

Reliable and Accurate Internet Information

Anyone can put up a web page, so when you use the Internet for research you have to be sure the information you use comes from a reliable source. One way to ensure that your sources are reliable and accurate is to use a site that is guaranteed to be so. Most of these kinds of sites, however, are not available for free; one has to pay a subscription fee.

Fortunately, the CAC Library does subscribe to a few of these kinds of sites, and all are available from school, and at home. Due to copyright restrictions, ID and passwords for home use cannot be listed here. These can be picked up from the CAC Library.

Accu - Weather Premium Service

A Weather site that offers a variety of features, including 15 day forecasts, satellite maps and others. Although it seems to be very North American based, there is an international component to it.

Associated Press Multimedia Archive

Photo Archive with over one million primary-source photos from the 1840s till now, updated literally, as events unfold. Every photo contains comes with acomplete caption and citation information.Graphics Database-- 24,000 maps, graphics, charts, logos, flags, illustrations, etc., that can be used for multimedia presentations. Like the photos, they are available in real time.Audio--Primary-source news clips that date back to the 1920s when radio became a viable news medium. The collection has over 800,000 sound bites.Text--One million primary-source news stories written by AP staffers since 1997. Keyword searching is complemented by highlighted search terms as they appear within the body of the story.

Columbia International Affairs

Columbia International Affairs Online is the most comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 onwards that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals, and policy briefs.

Encyclopedia of Art

Covers all the visual arts with over 45,000 articles and over 130,000 images, including an expanding list of links to art images in museums and galleries around the world. Contributors from 120 countries illuminate the civilizations, cultures, and people who have created visual art in all its forms and mediums from the beginning of time to the present day. This is a resource not only on art history, but also on world cultures and civilizations.

Encyclopedia of Music

Considered The Music Encyclopedia this database also includes Dictionaries of Music and Musicians, Opera, Jazz. Grove Music Online has nearly 50,000 articles, sophisticated search and browse capabilities, audio musical examples, and extensive links to musical sites on the Internet.

ERIC

This database was created to assist teachers, administrators and researchers in gaining immediate access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. ERIC® includes full text for more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from over 1,000 educational and education-related journals. In addition, EBSCO SmartLinks™ provide the ability to link from citations in ERIC to full text articles in the Professional Development Collection.

Professional Development Collectionprovides a highly specialized collection of electronic information especially for professional educators, professional librarians and education researchers. This collection offers information on everything from children’s health and development to cutting-edge pedagogical theory and practice. Professional Development Collection includes full text for Chronicle of Higher Education, Educational Leadership, Journal of Education, Journal of Higher Education, Journal of Learning Disabilities, Theory Into Practice, and more than 550 high quality education journals. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports.

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