GMS Media Center: Online Resources & e-Books

Scholarly journals and periodicals across academic disciplines.

Designed for kids, Learn about animals, plants, music, science, sports, and more

Academic articles, images, topic selections, and more for middle schoolers

Academic articles, videos, experiments, and more

Magazine, news, and journal articles on general interest topics and current events

Access major U.S. and international newspapers online to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, or other fields.

National Geographic Kids provides magazines, videos, and photos about adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space.

Britannica Online Japan offers quick access to reliable, comprehensive information, with more than 150,000 articles and 30,000 images. Online Japan is an essential resource for conducting thorough research for both native Japanese speakers and high school students learning Japanese.

Britannica Original Source contains primary source documents IN HISTORY, LITERATURE, SCIENCE, LAW, POLITICS, RELIGION, AND MORE.

Britannica School is an encyclopedia where you can search for articles on various topics.

Culturegrams has information on 182 countries and cultures, including history, land and climate, religion, personal appearance, gestures, language, government, and family.

Enciclopedia Moderna is a Spanish language encyclopedia with many articles plus timelines, an atlas, and a dictionary.

Encyclopaedia Universalis is a valuable resource for all French language students. There is access to articles, weekly news, a world atlas, an integrated dictionary, and a guide to selected Web sites.

Escolar Online is the Britannica School encyclopedia in Spanish. Find articles on various topics written in Spanish.

Factcite includes articles about people, places, and events that shape our society and the world around us. FactCite consists of the following databases: American History, Countries and Cultures, Defining Moments in US History, Shapers of Society, Sports Champions, and World Biography.

Scienceflix includes videos, articles, images, and eBooks on a variety of science topics.

SIRS Discoverer is a database of articles and images from newspapers, magazines, government documents, and websites.

SIRS Issue Researcher helps middle and high school students with research on current issues.

Universalis Junior Online is a french encyclopedia with topics such as history, geography, science, and technology.

Image Quest has a collection of images you can download and use in your school projects.

MANGO is a language learning program containing over 30 world languages to support the learning of conversational and formal language.

Use Noodle Tools to keep all your research organized by creating citations, notecards, outlines, and papers for your research projects. Use your ID # and network password to login.

Teaching Books has author interviews, book summaries and other information about books and authors.

Books and Authors provides an opportunity to explore fiction genres and essential nonfiction titles. Includes a What Do I Read Next? to support readers. Answer the age-old question, “What do I read next?” Search and match reading interests to books, authors, genres, or topics.

Search thousands of college and graduate schools, identify scholarships, take practice tests, create resumes, and explore careers.

MCPL A-Z Databases has magazine articles, encyclopedias and eBooks to support your research and personal interests.

**You will need a library card to gain access to the database**

**Go to the passwords doc at the top of the page to learn how to get your own library card online**

Sailor is a service of Maryland's public libraries that provides broadband Internet access for public libraries, schools and local government in Maryland, and an extensive collection of research databases for the use of Maryland public library customers.