Library News

By Susan Shishido, Librarian

New Databases For Students, Parents & Teachers:

Thanks to a Federal grant obtained by the Dept. of Education, schools throughout Hawaii have access to numerous internet magazine/journal databases. Students, parents & teachers of KKHS are encouraged to access these databases from any internet terminal on our school campus or from home computers.

The databases are as follows:

MasterFile Premier, Academic Search Premier, Business Source Premier, Business Wire News, Religion & Philosophy Collection, Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection, Health Source: Consumer edition, Health Source: Nursing, MEDLINE, Alternative Health Watch, MAS Ultra, Middle Search Plus, Primary Search, TOPIC search, Professional Development Collection, ERIC, Computer Source, NoveList and Military Library FullTEXT.

All of these databases can be accessed by using the following address:

URL: http://search.global.epnet.com

User Id:kekaulikehs

Password: kekaulikehs

The databases that are highly recommended for student use are: MAS Ultra, Middle Search Plus, Primary Search, and NoveList.

Magazine Articles Online is a full text, general reference database designed for high school libraries. This database includes:

•searchable full text for 190 popular high school magazines
•Indexing and abstracts for 232 titles

•Charts and graphs
•Coverage of student reference books including CIA World Fact- book and Essential Documents in American History
•Full text for 410 student pamphlets
•Full text for nearly 5,000 Magill's Book Reviews
•Over 11,000 photos and 1,000 maps
•Reading level indicators(Lexiles) are provided for all full text articles

Middle Search Plus is a comprehensive, general periodical database that covers a broad range of general topics designed to assist middle and junior high school students. This database includes:

•Searchable full text for nearly 120 popular middle school titles
•Indexing and abstracts for 150 titles
•Over 35 reference books including Encyclopedia of Animals, Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia and American Heritage Dictionary.
•35,000 full text biographies
•Over 30,000 primary source documents including Essential Documents in American History
•Over 1,800 full text historical essays
•Full text for over 250 student pamphlets
•Over 11,000 photos and 1,000 maps
•Over 40,000 searchable magazine images
•Reading level indicators(Lexiles) are provided for all full text articles

Primary Search is a comprehensive, children's periodical database that covers a broad range of general topics designed for elementary schools. This database includes:

•Searchable full text for over 50 of the most popular children's magazines
•Abstracts and indexing for nearly 80 titles
•18 student reference books including Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia and American Heritage Children's Dictionary.
•Over 1,000 full text historical documents
•Full text for over 100 student pamphlets
•Encyclopedia of Animals
•Over 11,000 images and 1,000 maps
•Over 4,000 searchable magazine images
•Reading level indicators(Lexiles) are provided for all full text articles

NoveList is a Fiction Reader's Advisory. It contains over 100,000 reviewed fiction titles.

The other listed academic databases will prove especially helpful to teachers and parents and those working in the business world.

We have free access to these databases for only one year so please log on to them and make good use of them for your reports, senior papers and your own personal information needs. Parents may use the "Primary Search" for their younger elementary children.