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On the freebie side, you could try and check out the Directory of Open
Journals <https://doaj.org/>. However, from my experience most of the
content is at the college level or higher and not all of the journal
articles are in English. (But they are all peer-reviewed!)

I just did a quick search under the subject "Language and Literature" for
the term "Great Gatsby" and came away with 8 articles, so you might have to
play around with it. But I haven't seen any practical database cost less
than a few hundred dollars.

Good Luck,
Judi Tichacek
LWN Media Assistant
Elmhurst College Reference Librarian
jtichacek at lw210.org

On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 8:42 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> The suggestion of using Follett's One Search  to set up free research
> sites is a great one.   Google Scholar is a wonderful resource but most of
> the resources would still require the students to go to a physical library
> or have a password to access online subscriptions.   I find it most useful
> to see if an article is in JStor--students can set up a free account in
> JStor but they are limited to a very small number of articles they can look
> at.   Not optimal.
>
> For $50 you could buy an ebook with unlimited simultaneous access.   There
> would be many ways to do that depending on what library software and/or
> vendors you are using.
> Salem Press offers free online access with the purchase of many of their
> print titles.   There are no on going hosting costs with that.   You might
> be able to build a research data base by adding one book here and one book
> there with fund raisers, etc.   Just a thought.
>
>
> Jackie Dahmane
> jdahmane at sps186.org
> Springfield High School Library
> 101 S. Lewis Street
> Springfield, IL 62704
> 217 525-3100
>
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> On Apr 13, 2016, at 10:57 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
> Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
> Good morning all!
>
> I have been given @$50 to purchase an online source for MHS students to
> access up-to date accurate research information - is there anything out
> there that I could get at this price that would be useful for my
> Middle/High school students? Most of the databases I would like to utilize
> are much pricer - I am struggling.
>
> Please advise, thank you all!
>
> Ali Jones
> Media Specialist / Athletic Director
> AlWood CUSD #225
> jonesa at alwood.net
> 309.334.2102
>
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