• Analysis, context & criticism on commonly studied novels
• Each entry, or chapter, focuses on one novel. 
• Each entry inludes: Introduction, Author Biography, Plot Summary, Characters, Themes, Style, Historical and Cultural Context, Critical Overview, Sources, For Further Study, Criticism, Media Adaptations, Compare and Contrast Box, What Do I Read Next?, and Study Questions. 
• Each volume is indexed by author, title, nationality/ethnicity, subject, and theme and includes a glossary of literary terms.
• No password needed at school.
• Password required for home access. See the librarian.

• Covers 20th-century events and social history beginning in 1900 and ending in 1999
• Each decade is covered in one volume.
• Topics for each decade include: Headline Makers, Topics in the News, Arts and Entertainment, Business and the Economy, Education, Government, Politics, and Law, Lifestyles and Social Trends, Medicine and Health, Science and Technology, and Sports.

• Short videos explaining how to use more than 100 computer applications. Easy to view and easy to understand.
• No password needed at school.
• Username and password required for home access. See the librarian.

• More than 600 animated movies covering everything from the Underground Railroad to the atomic model to Shakespeare. Enrichment materials like experiments and creative activities supplement the movies. Interactive quizzes included for assessment. Topics are aligned with and searchable by state and national education standards. All movies are closed captioned.
• Username and password required for school and home access. See the librarian.

• Experience the cultures of more than 200 countries. Includes maps, flags, statistics, indepth info in 25 categories, world photo gallery, famous people and recipes.
• Tour the 50 states plus D.C. with state facts, symbols, time lines, and more.
• No password needed at school.
• Username and password required for home access. See the librarian.

• Over 180,000 of the best online resources, aligned with state standards and organized by readability and grade level. These resources are carefully selected by educators to ensure they are safe, age-appropriate and 100% academically relevant
• Username and password required for school and home access. See the librarian.

• A one-stop source for information on today's hottest social issues featuring viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to Websites. 
• No password needed at school.
• Password required for home access. See the librarian.

• More than 5,000 relevant primary and secondary source documents related to key topics in 20th century American history.
• No password needed at school.
• Username and password required for home access. See the librarian.

• General reference database for grades 1-9 with full-text articles and images. Features include science experiments, crafts, writing activities, biographies, fiction articles, and country facts.
• Includes Discoverer WebFind - a database of carefully chosen Internet resources appropriate for grades 1-9.
• No password needed at school.
• Username and password required for home access. See the librarian.

• Collection of databases for students in grades 6-12 with full-text articles, graphics, photographs, government documents, ebooks, and previewed web sites: SIRS Issues Researcher (Leading Issues), SIRS Government Reporter (Information By & About the U.S. Government), SIRS Renaissance (Arts & Humanities) and SKS WebSelect (Selected Internet Sites).
• Includes links to SIRS Interactive Citizenship, SIRS Discoverer, SIRS Decades, and the monthly Topic Spotlight.
• No password needed at school.
• Username and password required for home access. See the librarian.

• Covers history, literature, science, social studies, and more. Includes more than 1,100 full-text periodicals and newspapers, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia, including hours of video and audio clips and podcasts. Reference content includes the American Journey Series, American Decades, Career Information Center and the SRC Health Module.
• No password needed at school.
• Password required for home access. See the librarian.

• Include thousands of resources about fiction and nonfiction books used in the K–12 environment. Contains original movies about the book creation process, audio excerpts of professional readings, book guides and other multimedia author and book materials.
• No password needed at school
• Password required for home access. See the librarian.

• Includes World Book Advanced, World Book Student, World Book Kids, Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos, World Book Dictionary, and World Book Atlas.
• Also includes primary source documents, ebooks, timeline builder, citation builder, classroom activities/lessons.
• No password needed at school
• Username and password required for home access. See the librarian.

See ALL WCFL Databases

Follow this link to see all of the 80+ online databases provided by the Washington County Free Library. Most require a WCFL library card number to access.

Frequently used WCFL online resources that require a library card number to access:

Biography Resource Center

• Search for people based on one or more personal facts such as birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender.
• Requires WCFL library card number to access.

Literature Criticism Online

• Takes literature, history and culture to the next level with the largest, most extensive compilation of literary commentary available.  Contains centuries of analysis - the scholarly and popular commentary from broadsheets, pamphlets, encyclopedias, books and periodicals - in an easy-to-use online format that matches the exact look and feel of the print originals.
• Requires WCFL library card number to access.

Novelist

Find suggestions for what to read next. In addition to locating books to read, users can learn more about books and authors through Feature Articles, Book Discussion Guides, and BookTalks

Literature Resource Center

• Provides critical analysis, biographies, and bibliographies of 90,000 novelists, poets and essayists from Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism and other literary sources. Searchable by author, title, time period and literary themes.
• Requires WCFL library card number to access.

Science Resource Center

• Researching science topics has never been easier - thousands of topic overviews, experiments, biographies, pictures and illustrations are just a few clicks away and the latest scientific developments are covered in articles from over 200 magazines and academic journals and links to quality web sites. The database covers curriculum-related science topics and offers teachers an easy-to-use tool to identify content directly correlated to state and national standards.
• Requires WCFL library card number to access.

Frequently used WCFL online resources that DO NOT require a library card number to access:

EBSCOhost 

• Provides access to the online resources listed below:

MAS Ultra School Edition

• Full text from over 460 periodicals covering general reference, health, science, and other areas. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for over 520 magazines. 
•Also includes over 3,000 charts, tables and graphs converted to ASCII text; 5,000 full text Magill Book Reviews; full text of 140 Macmillan books; over 540 health and science-related pamphlets in full text; coverage of the CIA World Factbook; and Essential Documents in American History.

MasterFILE Premier

• Provides full text for more than 1,900 general reference, business, consumer health, general science, and multi-cultural magazines.

• Student-friendly search of 140 full-text magazines and reference books. Searches the following databases : MAS Ultra - School Edition, Middle Search Plus, Science Reference Center, and History Reference Center. 
• Easy to search by keyword or by topic to find the most useful search results. Results can be easily sorted by source type—magazines, reference books, photos, flags, primary source documents, etc