[ISLMA-Share] Best Databases for Middle School

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These are great suggestions!!  Thanks!

Annie McClellan
Media Specialist
Sullivan High School
Sullivan Middle School

On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 7:59 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> We switched from World Book to Britannica this year, and I am very pleased
> with the results. In addition to the flexible reading level embedded in
> every article, their web links (for certain topics) are outstanding.
>
> I also recommend FactCite from Lincoln Library. Our students love the
> accessible reading level and general layout of their articles. Though the
> breadth of coverage is not what you get in the Gale suite, the depth of the
> articles is strong.
>
> On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 12:53 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> Right now, we subscribe to the Gale suite (Gale Power Search, Gale
>> Resources in Context, Opposing Viewpoints, Biography in Context, and
>> Science in Context).  I'd like one where the search results were a little
>> friendlier to read for a middle school student.  Any suggestions?  Maybe
>> even just a good online encyclopedia?
>>
>> Annie McClellan
>> Media Specialist
>> Sullivan High School
>> Sullivan Middle School
>>
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