On-Line Library Catalogs
Available on the Berlin Public Schools Computer Network
Berlin-Peck Memorial Library On-Line Catalog
On-Line Services
NoodleTools - online research aid (password required)
Accelerated Reader (AR) Program at Renaissance Place
Links to On-Line Resources for McGee Assignments
Moodle McGee - McGee Web sites for classes, clubs, passwords and user names for digital resources, and making appointments to use computers and to take AR tests
Links to Resources for Research Projects
E-Textbooks
E-Reference Books
McGee Subscription E-Resources
(Passwords are required. Log onto your Moodle McGee account and select Digital Resources to find the passwords or ask at the McGee Library-Media Center.)
- Grolier On-Line
- Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
- Encyclopedia Americana
- Lands and People
(To access Grolier On-Line from home, set up a personal account by following the steps below:
1. Visit http://auth.grolier.com/login/login-bin/send_signup_form
2. Answer the four questions and submit.
3. Patrons 13 and younger may need to wait for parental notification but patrons 14 and older get a one time username and password delivered to their e-mail box immediately (with further instructions and tips for foolproof access).
(After you have registered, use http://go.grolier.com . The Grolier On-Line username and password need only be used once because a cookie will be placed on the hard drive. Make sure that cookies are enabled on your computer for users will need to accept Grolier cookies in order to use the products. Grolier cookies instruct the user's browser to the correct fonts, java scripts, pictures and sounds that Grolier uses within the databases.))
CIA World FactBook
Connecticut Digital Library E-Reference Books
iCONN.org - Connecticut Digital Library Resources
- Resources for Middle Schools
- Kids InfoBits for grades K- 5
- InfoTrac Junior Edition for grades 5 - 8
- InfoTrac Student Edition for grades 9-12
- National News
Includes articles in the - Hartford Courant
- Christian Science Monitor
- Los Angeles Times
- New York Times
- Wall Street Journal
- Washington Post
- Hartford Courant ,1763-1922, Historical issues of one of Connecticut's major newspapers from 1763 to 1922
- Biography Resource Center Biographies and pictures of people in the news or with historical importance
- Student Research Center Middle-school reading level and up, as a student-friendly version of the History and Science Reference Centers, it provides the same high quality content. Choose content sources (Magazines, Newspapers, Biographies, Country Reports, Film & Video), browse by topic headings, use an online dictionary and encyclopedia, explore top searches of the day, and even limit searches according to reading levels.
- Health and Wellness Resource Center
Looking for information about health, here is a place to find information about staying healthy and diseases in medical dictionaries and articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers. - What Do I Read Next? Never be without advice on what to read next when you search lists of award-winning titles and thousands of summaries of books.
- History Reference Center At high-school reading level and up, provides articles from magazines, journals, reference and non-fiction books; biographies, documents and speeches; maps and photographs. Also includes film and video clips of social, political and cultural historical events of the 20th Century from 1893 to 1985.
- Science Reference Center High-school reading level and up Provides articles from scientific reference books, magazines, journals, biographies and images. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, physics, technology, and wildlife.
