Online Catalogue | Newspapers & Periodicals
Publisher: NewsBank IncInternational news, issues and events at your fingertips. Provides information and perspectives from 600+ US and 500+ International sources, each with its own distinctive focus offering diverse viewpoints on local, regional and world issues. Never before could researchers pinpoint information so easily for one source or country, or any combination specified by the user. Researchers will enjoy unprecedented access to global news and perspectives. English language articles provide unique regional perspectives and news from 100s of international newspapers, wire services, news agencies, some translated from original non-English sources. Prices are based on the number of full time students for Educational establishments, and provide unlimited user access. Please contact us for prices and full content list. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: Online Key stage: 3, 4Age range: 11-19
Publisher: Cengage LearningAn engaging online experience for students seeking contextual information on a broad range of topics, people, places, and events. The new solution merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience combined with new features such as "Search Assist" and quick fact boxes. An annual subscription offers unlimited user access. Subjects covered: Biography, Geography, Government, History, Literature, Science, Social Issues. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: OnlineKey stage: 4, 5Age range: 14-16+
Publisher: Cengage LearningInfoTrac Custom Newspapers enables you to select: six daily national titles (including their Sunday equivalents) PLUS two local newspapers of your choice. This offers schools the opportunity to individually tailor online news to their particular preference by providing local, national and international news stories to users in an easy to search and user friendly interface. This resource is also cross-searchable with InfoTrac Student Edition, a collection of online journals and magazines, and therefore provides an excellent news source alongside more subject specific materials, creating a perfect starting point for learning about current affairs and key issues of both the present and recent past. Choose any 6 from these National newspapers: Guardian & Observer, Independent & Independent on Sunday, Daily Mail & Mail on Sunday, Daily & Sunday Mirror, Daily & Sunday Telegraph, Times & Sunday Times, The Sun & The News of the World, Sunday People. Then choose any 2 Regional newspapers from a list of hundreds - contact us for full details. An annual subscription provides unlimited user access in school plus remote access. Prices increase 1st July each year. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: Online Key stage: 3, 4Age range: 11-16+
Publisher: Cengage LearningInfoTrac Student Edition is a collection of Online Journals and Magazines, which gives Secondary school students the information they need - fast. Contains over 1400 journals and magazines, including over 70 UK publications, and archive up to July 2010 of 15 Philip Allan Journals : 20th Century History Review, Biological Sciences Review, Business Review, Catalyst, Chemistry Review, Economic Review (UK), English Review, Geography Review, Hindsight, Physics Review, Politics Review, Psychology Review, RS Review, Sociology Review, Wide World. Provides 24/7 access to reliable, authoritative content for classroom assignments and general reference research. Search results may be viewed by Subject, Document Type or Publication Title. Students, parents, teachers and other researchers can quickly search millions of articles, full-text content from 16 major references and hundreds of maps to complement papers, projects, presentations and much more. Specifically designed for secondary school students, providing instant access to screened, age-appropriate content from magazines, newspapers and reference books. The ideal alternative to random Web searching, InfoTrac Student Edition covers a wide range of subjects, from science, history and literature to sports and environmental studies, offering reliable, authoritative content for classroom assignments and general reference research. Features include: 1100+ full text titles, Nearly 9 million articles updated daily, Text-to-speech technology to bridge reading level gaps, Lexile reading levels accompany periodical articles, Over 10 Handy Answer series titles from Visible Ink Press targeted to address queries that children typically have with enough depth and detail to satisfy the curiosity of aggressive young inquisitors, Cross-searchable with InfoTrac Custom Newspapers if subscribed to - if you are not a subscriber, this collection of 6 national and 2 regional newspapers can be added, contact us for details. NB: Embargoes from 14 - 365 days apply to certain Journals. Philip Allan Journals do not currently include images. Subscription provides unlimited user access both at school and home. Prices change 1st July each year. Contact us for full details. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: Online Key stage: 4Age range: 14-16
Publisher: New ScientistContinually expanding library of information on key scientific and technological developments of our time. Includes every article, story and graphic published in New Scientist magazine since 1989. It is updated weekly and is fully searchable, with download and print facilities. Designed to meet the needs of schools, libraries, teachers, students and researchers. New Scientist has been at the cutting edge of science and technology since 1956. With correspondents based in every corner of the globe, no other science magazine can match it's worldwide reach. Offers unbeatable depth of analysis. Editorial team holds 14 doctorates in subjects from astrophysics and marine biology to neuroscience and ecology, making their network of writers and editors the most authoritative in the field of science writing today. Available on the web on an annual subscription basis with access managed by IP address or user name and password. MAGAZINE Subscription also available. Published weekly (51 issues a year).Format: Online, PrintKey stage: 3, 4Age range: 11-16+
Publisher: NewsBank IncELECTRONIC IMAGE EDITIONS for Schools and Colleges. Provides you with Online access to Foreign Language Newspapers in their native language - as PDF files of the original Newspapers, just turn the pages on screen as you would if the newspaper was on your desk! This service is only available as an Add-on to subscriptions to either NewsBank Newspapers UK & Ireland or NewsBank Access World News. The key benefits of the Electronic Image Editions are: Exact digital replica of the printed version (ALL the content of the publication). Readers will see ALL photos, charts, graphs, advertisements, classifieds, stock quotes, puzzles, cartoons, box scores and weather. Full-text search capability within an issue or across both current and back issues, including content such as classified ads. "Zoom and pan control" to better read specific items and navigate around a page. Capability to print full pages or portions of the page. Today's News Today - instant delivery the same time as the print edition (or sooner) - current day of publication, unlike the paper copies which are delayed in the mail and could be a week or two behind the publication date. Accessible by multiple users/at multiple locations - no need to manage receipt and whereabouts of printed copies. Eliminates the problem of damaged or torn paper copies and the storage problem for multiple months of the hard copy. Newspapers are produced in their native langua. Allows libraries, in particular academic libraries, who wish to serve their staff, faculty and students from abroad. Back issues will be cumulative from the date your subscription commences for all newspapers except USA Today. Users can search across all the different publications in their collection, including both current and back issues. Prices are per paper, and for Educational establishments are based on the number of Full Time Students. Please contact us for prices, and full content list. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: Online Key stage: 3, 4Age range: 11-19
Publisher: NewsBank IncUnique, web-based compilation of the best-known broadsheets and tabloids from the United Kingdom, which are updated daily. Whether you require articles from a conservative or liberal title, NewsBank offers various views and perspectives on the UK. To help understand issues and events more thoroughly, coverage from 1998 is provided, unless otherwise specified. Covers a wealth of subjects including: Art, Business, Culture, Economics, Education, Environment, Finance, Government, Health, Politics, Science, Sports. Provides unlimited user access throughout the School, together with remote access for teachers and students use at home. Newspapers available are: Daily & Sunday Mirror; Daily & Sunday Telegraph; Daily Mail & Mail on Sunday; Express & Express on Sunday; Guardian; Independent & Independent on Sunday; News of the World; Observer; Sun; Sunday People, Times & Sunday Times, Financial Times. IRISH NEWSPAPERS: Belfast News Letter, Belfast Telegraph*, Irish Independent & Sunday Independent*, Irish Times. SCOTTISH NEWSPAPERS: Aberdeen Press & Journal, Daily Record, Edinburgh Evening News, Evening Times, Herald & Sunday Herald, Scotland on Sunday, Scotsman, Sunday Mail. WELSH NEWSPAPERS: South Wales Echo, Wales on Sunday, Western Mail. Some of the REGIONAL NEWSPAPERS (please contact us for a full list): Birmingham Post, Burnley Express, Coventry Evening Telegraph, Daily Post (Liverpool), Dewsbury Reporter, Evening Mail (Birmingham), Evening Post (Bristol), Evening Standard (London), Evening Telegraph (Peterborough), Financial News (London), Gazette (Blackpool), Harrogate Advertiser, Hull Daily Mail, Lancaster Guardian, Leicester Mercury, Liverpool Echo, Manchester Evening News, Northampton Chronicle & Echo, Northern Echo (Middlesbrough), Nottingham Evening Post*, Portsmouth Evening News, Star (Sheffield), Sunday Mercury (Birmingham), Visitor (Morecambe), Western Daily Press (Bristol), Western Morning News (Plymouth), Wigan Observer, Yorkshire Evening Post, Yorkshire Post. * Business, economic & political articles only are included in these titles. Newspapers are also available from the following countries (contact us for full details): Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, China, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kuwait, Latvia, Malaysia, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirate, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Prices for Educational establishments are based on the number full time students (FTEs), and provide unlimited user access at a single site, plus remote access for use from home. Various collections are available from just £265 per annum for schools with 249 FTEs. Please contact us for details. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: Online Key stage: 3, 4, 5Age range: 11-19
Publisher: Hodder EducationInformation for students who want the very best grades - Philip Allan Magazines Online Archives provide teachers and 16 - 19 year old students with access to up to 17 years of back issues to these highly-regarded resources. The magazines include specially written articles by experts in their fields adding depth and breadth to the topics being studied. Ideal for students researching specific topics, revising and teachers preparing lessons. The Archives offer in-depth study of a range of subjects at A/AS level, Scottish Highers, International Baccalaureate, and the Cambridge International Examinations. They also provide excellent preparation for successful university applications. Special features and some more reasons why 95% of top performing schools use Philip Allan Resources: The archives are searchable across all titles subscribed to - by title or keyword; Easy to print articles; Teachers' notes and links to useful websites with some issues; Editors' blogs provide additional discussion points and analysis; The Archives are updated annually; Case studies to support research tasks; Exam links to mark schemes to help assess answers; Live links to all websites mentioned in the issue. Worksheets and Revision exercises included. TTitles and archive available as follows: Economic Review: 29 volumes/4 issues per volume. Biologial Sciences & Geography Review: 24 volumes/4 issues per volume. English Review: 22 volumes/4 issues per volume. Chemistry, Physics, Politics & Scoiology Review: 21 volumes/4 issues per volume. Business Review: 18 volumes/4 issues per volume. Psychology Review: 17 volumes/4 issues per volume. Religious Studies Review: 8 volumes/3 issues per volume. 20th Century History, A Level Law & PE Review: 7 volumes/4 issues per volume. A Level Law & PE Review: 7 volumes/3 issues per volume. Content embargoed to end of last academic year (updated July each year). Discounts available for 2 year subscriptions. NB: IP Address access is not available for this service. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: Online Key stage: 4+Age range: 16-19
Publisher: Cengage LearningThe world's largest online collection of complete books. Questia School includes 28,000+ books and more than 3 million articles, journals and newspapers, all searchable by word, phrase, title, author, or subject. The number of books available can be expanded to 77,000 by subscribing to Questia Enhanced. Teachers like Questia School because it includes 350+ engaging classroom tested lesson plans; High-quality resources from over 300 acclaimed publishers in the humanities and social sciences selected by school librarians to meet curriculum needs; The librarians have compiled some 7000 reference bibliographies on frequently researched topics; Unlimited use of the books and articles in the collection no matter how many others are reading the same materials - no book is ever checked as out! Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - the library never closes; Tools to write notes in the margins and highlight passages as if you were working with actual physical books; Easy-to-use tools to create footnotes and bibliographies (never struggle with another bibliography!); Hyperlinking of footnotes and bibliographies across titles for instant access to other related titles. Questia School unlocks a world of literacy and learning, giving students and teachers online access to a trusted collection of over 28,000 full-text books and 3 million articles from journals, magazines and newspapers for school students, teachers, and their library and information community. Each resource has been carefully selected by School librarians to meet curriculum needs: More About Questia School Your students will build content knowledge in humanities and social sciences and they'll develop better research skills thanks to Questia' s exclusive digital research tools: Includes 350+ engaging, classroom-tested lesson plans, embedded assessment, and training options so students and teachers can use the programme confidently right from the start. Questia School also provides a dictionary, thesaurus and Encyclopedia so students don't have to search for definitions during their research. Key Features: Individual User logins: Highlighting :Note taking :Project folders where all information is saved : Ability to log on from any web-enabled device: 350 educator developed lesson plans to address essential curriculum concepts : Faculty can create classes and assignments within Questia School : Recommended resource for IB extended Essays : Fiction and nonfiction :Recent books as well as out-of-print titles. The World's Largest Online Library of Books: Questia is the first online library that provides 24/7 access to the world's largest online collection of books and journal articles in the humanities and social sciences, plus magazine and newspaper articles. You can search each and every word of all of the books and journal articles in the collection. You can read every title cover to cover. This rich, scholarly content -- selected by professional collection librarians -- is not available elsewhere on the Internet. School students, and Internet users of all ages have found Questia to be an invaluable online resource. Anyone doing research or just interested in topics that touch on the humanities and social sciences will find titles of interest in Questia. All the text in all the Questia books and articles is available to subscribers unlike Google Book Search where users can only see small parts of copyrighted books Questia provides users with an ideal online supplement to their existing library collection. Designed to provide students with easy access to the collection via the Internet, and to help research across topics both broad and narrow, Questia can improve how students formulate topics, do research, and write papers. Questia contains the full text of all books in the collection, including the front and back matter. The digital format of the collection provides access to all works in the collection no matter how many users are reading the texts or when and where they wish to do their work. Thus, users will have access to materials that you may not have in your collections or that are missing, checked out, or on reserve. For distance learners and working or part-time students who can't use library facilities during regular hours, Questia is the long-awaited answer. Students can use the Questia collection 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, from any computer with an Internet connection. Questia is easy to use and efficient. A user can search the collection at no cost. A subscription to Questia provides a user with unlimited access to all of the materials in the collection and to Questia's unique research tools. Students can perform powerful searches by keyword, phrase, title, author, and subject. Advanced searches can use Boolean and truncation: Professional librarians with years of experience in academic collection development select titles for the Questia collection. Questia ensures that the electronic versions of all books mirror the original pagination to the fullest extent possible. Every text is checked and double-checked to maintain the highest level of accuracy and integrity. Questia is a great resource for librarians who routinely assist students in their research efforts. Librarians can use the free Questia search function to mine the contents of their own collections and direct students to appropriate titles in their stacks. Questia can help you help students find the right information quickly and easily. Contact us for full details. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form. NB: Pricing is based on the number of users you require, not full time students at your school. Schools edition = number of Student users requiring access (faculty free of charge). Enhanced edition = number of Student users plus number of faculty requiring access. Minimum order value is £100 = minimum 28 students for Schools edition, or mnimum 9 users/faculty for Enhanced edition. Format: Online Key stage: 4Age range: 14-16
Publisher: The Day News LtdAn educational news service that links daily current affairs with the school curriculum. Every weekday The Day's in-house team of professional journalists selects three of the most important stories. They explain the news, provide context and link the issues to the school curriculum. Each story comes with discussion points, Q & A, class activities, glossaries and links for further reading. The stories are uploaded to The Day's website from which they can be displayed on interactive whiteboards or downloaded as PDFs and printed out like an A4 work sheet. The stories can be used in classes right across the curriculum. Schools have found that this resource helps to engage students and saves teachers' time. It can also be used for after school clubs, extra curricular activities and for discussion with parents at home. One subscription can provide access for all the staff, students and parents simultaneously and the daily email updates can be sent to as many people as want it. Subscribers also have access to The Day's archive, which contains over 350 classroom relevant articles that can be searched by subject or key word. Further features include one story a week translated into French, German and Spanish, free entry to the Junior Journalism Awards and The Day's Special Reports providing in depth analysis of the most important news issues of the term. Also offered is a 'Beyond The Classroom' package for an additional cost which entitles you to three well-known speakers a year for your school and one class visit to a UK national newsroom. Features: Daily news written and designed specifically for young and enquiring minds. Links to all curriculum subjects. A rich and varied archive of stories, each story comes with activities, talking points, background , glossaries and suggestions for further research. 100% dedicated to explaining, not preaching or polemic. Connect with The Day's family of schools all over the world. Helps teachers raise standards and saves precious time. Brings focus to form or tutor time with consistent, high quality, relevant material. Helps raise levels of literacy and spoken English across the curriculum. Covers moral, ethical, social and cultural issues across the curriculum. Helps students develop confidence in speaking about the world around them for interviews. Supports the teaching of citizenship, PSHE, SEAL and PLTS. Develops social, emotional, communication and life skills. Supports speaking and listening in English GCSE. Provides an ideal stimulus for debating clubs and public speaking. Can be used as a resource for independent study, extension projects, and gifted and talented. The UK's National Curriculum sets out eight main aims which educators should try to achieve - The Day has something to offer in all of them. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 21 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: OnlineKey stage: 3, 4+Age range: 11-16+
Publisher: Cengage LearningThe Times Digital Archive 1785-1985 delivers every page as published from 200 years of The Times newspaper in a user friendly online format to your students. The Times is the "world's newspaper of record" and covers all major international historical events from the French Revolution to the Falkland War. For the first time users are able to search the full-text of the entire newspaper, including articles, editorials, pictures and advertising. Making research far more accessible than ever before, The Times Digital Archive enables students to look at key events in history as they were reported, analyse the impact of the major protagonists and learn about important episodes as they took place rather than just from the historical perspective. Students can gain an important understanding of why heroes became villains and villains became heroes, how time has altered the perception on so many social, cultural and historical issues and learn the true value of primary sources. From Einstein to Oscar Wilde, from Oliver Twist to 1984, from Queen Victoria to the partition of India and Pakistan, from the Russian Revolution to the Cultural Revolution, The Times Digital Archive provides unrivalled coverage of local and international news as it took place. An annual subscription provides unlimited user access at school plus remote access. Prices increase 1st July each year. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.Format: Online Key stage: 4Age range: 16+
