All About
database
What is a large collection of data organized especially for rapid search and retrieval Examples: What is Maine Digital Library?
Topic Finder
What is the name of the feature on a Gale Database that allows you to fine tune your research.
History - 900s
Where would I find books on my subject if it is historical in the library?
academic journals, magazine articles, videos, audio, images, and book reviews
What can you find in Digital Maine Library?
A book written about a person's life.
What is a biography?
a citation generator that the high school uses
What is NoodleTools?
The World Book Advanced
Which World Book would be most helpful in Maine Digital Library?
Stories created from imagination and sometimes have chapters.
What is the fiction section?
A set of books that gives brief and sometimes detailed information about a lot of subjects A-Z.
What is an encyclopedia?
The name of the two databases that are not a part of Maine Digital Library and NHS pays for the students to use.
What is U.S. History in Context and Science in Context?
NHS home page and then under departments or parents
Where is the library web page located
In a Gale database on the far right, down in the corner.
Where do I find the Topic Finder?
Name of 1 encyclopedia in Maine Digital Library
What is World Book Advanced?
A book that has maps of many places.
What is an atlas?
Atriuum online public access catalog
What do I use to find the books in the library?
noble
Either in Tiles or a Wheels
What does the visual search in Topic Finder come in?
A book used for pronunciation and definitions.
What is a dictionary?
A number of books written about the same character or characters.
What are series books?
Numbers on the spine of a book
What is the call number? (or Dewey)
sift and sort
What is the feature that allows you to find the resources you need called on Maine Digital Library?
What you should use in a database if you have more than one word to search at a time
EX: Video games and politics
What is Advanced Search?
A book that gives synonyms for words.
What is a thesaurus?
An area in the library that shelves materials and books for teachers only.
What is the Faculty resource section?