Finding Articles for Students

• MAS Ultra: School Edition (for high school students) - MAS Ultra: School Edition (for high school students) provides full text from over 515 periodicals covering general reference, health, science, and other areas. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for 581 magazines. Full text is also available for many biographies and primary source documents, pamphlets, reference books (including the Columbia Encyclopedia, the CIA World Fact Book and World Almanac & Book of Facts), and an Image Collection of 91,000 photos, maps & flags.
• Middle Search Plus (for middle school students) - Middle Search Plus (for middle school students) provides full text from over 140 popular middle school magazines. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for over 170 magazines. Full text is also available for biographies, historical essays and student pamphlets. Additionally, Middle Search Plus contains primary source documents including Essential Documents in American History, reference books including the Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia and American Heritage® Dictionary, 4th Edition from Houghton Mifflin, the Encyclopedia of Animals and an Image Collection.
• Primary Search (for elementary school students) - Primary Search (for elementary school students) provides full text from 57 children’s magazines appropriate for elementary schools and children’s reading rooms. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for over 80 magazines. Other full text sources include: The World Almanac of the U.S.A. and The World Almanac for Kids; The Encyclopedia of Animals; Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia; and full text for over 100 pamphlets.

Bibliographies and Research

• A to Zoo: Subject Access to Children's Picture Books (Curriculum Center Reference 011.62 L7325a Gr.PreK-2 )
• Best Books for Children: Preschool Through Grade 6 (Curriculum Center Reference 011.62 G4785b, 2002 Gr.K-6 )

Reference Resources

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

• Encyclopaedia Britannica School Edition - Access to the Encyclopædia Britannica, Britannica Student Encyclopedia, and Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia.

Lesson Plans, Curriculum Guides, and Standards

• ReadWriteThink.org
• Ohio Resource Center for Mathematics, Science, and Reading - ORC enhances teaching and learning by promoting standards-based best practices in mathematics, science, and reading for Ohio schools and universities. ORC serves as a trusted source of easily accessible, peer-reviewed, high-quality, and effective resources.
• Kraus Curriculum Development Library (KCDL Online)
• Educator's Reference Desk (Lesson Plans)
• The Gateway to Educational Materials (Lesson Plans)
• Ohio Department of Education Academic Content Standards - Includes K-12 standards documents for Arts, English Language Arts, Foreign Language, Library, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and Technology. Additional resource links: Standards FAQ, Standards Definitions, Standards Development Process, Science Standards Development Process Fact Sheet, Standards Timeline, and a Standards Schematic.

Local and Regional Resources

• Cuyahoga Falls City School District
• INFOhio - The Information Network for Ohio Schools - INFOhio's resources are intended for teachers, students, and parents, and they include the Core Collection, a list of freely accessible databases of articles, historical documents, art images, digital video, biographies, online encyclopedias, and much more. A username and password are necessary for access from home. Ohio college of education students pursuing a preK-12 teaching degree are eligible.
• Akron Public Schools
• Akron-Summit County Public Library - The ASCPL's collection of children's and young adult literature is excellent and can be searched online through its catalog. Titles held at the main or branch libraries will be identified.
• Cleveland Heights-University Heights School District (Curriculum Guides)
• Cleveland Municipal School District
• Summit Education Initiative