School District of Maple: Northwestern High School Library

Hours: Monday – Friday 7:30 a.m. – 3:20 p.m.

The role of the library media program at Northwestern High School is to:
Support teaching and learning of the curriculum,
Encourage lifelong learning,
Provide access to information, and
Promote recreational reading.

The high school media program supports the academic and recreational information needs of the students and faculty with print and electronic resources. It helps ensure that all students are able to find, evaluate, and use information effectively. Students may use the library individually, in small groups, or with classes.

"What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it feels about education."
-Harold Howe, former Commissioner of Education

NHS Library Catalogue

Click here to open Destiny to search for items in the NHS library: http://destiny.maple.k12.wi.us

CESA 12 Moodle courses

Click here to access moodle courses available for Maple: http://moodle.cesa12.k12.wi.us

Online Resources

Online databases provide students with access to resources previously made available in print by reputable publishers, as well as new, expert content written specifically for online researchers. Because free resources available on the Internet vary in credibility and accuracy, libraries (state, public, and school) purchase access to these resources for their patrons, ensuring the quality of information provided. Talk to the library media specialist if you have questions about accessing these databases.

Click on the graphic on the left to access each website. Please report any broken links to Mrs. Scherz - thank you.

BadgerLink http://www.badgerlink.net	BadgerLink provides access to full text magazines, newspapers and reference resources, literature, and other information. Some resources available through BadgerLink include: EBSCO Databases, Learning Express Library, GED Prep, College Prep, ACT Prep, SAT and PSAT/NMSQT Prep, AP Prep, CLEP Prep, Job & Career resources. These services are provided by the Department of Public Instruction with funding through the Public Service Commission, Universal Service Fund.
Bridges: Choices Explorer http://www.bridges.com	Bridges: Choices Explorer allows you to explore career and education options Site ID: 0057804 Password: tigers
CultureGrams http://www.proquestk12.com	CultureGrams links to country reports that go beyond mere facts and figures to deliver a one-of-a-kind perspective on daily life and culture. In-depth reports covering 200+ countries, the United States, and Canada. User name: maplesd Password: tigers Click on "My Products Page" and choose CultureGrams
Gentics& Inherited Conditions http://health.salempress.com	Genetics & Inherited Conditions alphabetically arranges 459 essays on diseases, biology, techniques, methodologies, genetic engineering, biotechnology, ethics, and social issues. Use remote access login Access Password: cesa12efgs
Psychology & Mental Health http://health.salempress.com	Psychology & Mental Health examines the physiology and anatomy of the nervous system and mental conditions and illnesses. Coverage includes not only the history of the field and the core aspects of behaviorism, but also diagnoses disorders, treatments, notable people, and issues. Use remote access login Access Password: cesa12efg
Magill’s Medical Guide http://health.salempress.com	Magill’s Medical Guide is a mix of accessibility and depth, providing readers with an authoritative reference source that helps bridge the gap between medical encyclopedias for professionals and popular self-help guides. It is up-to-date and easy-to-use for student research, covering diseases, disorders, treatments, procedures, specialties, anatomy, biology, and issues in an A-Z format, with sidebars addressing recent developments in medicine and concise information boxes for all diseases and disorders. Use remote access login Access Password: cesa12efg
Salem History http://history.salempress.com	Salem History is a robust online database that includes the complete content of printed reference sets. The Decades - Salem's critically acclaimed American history series covering the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s. Great Lives from History - The definitive, worldwide biographical resource including the Ancient World, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and Early Modern Era. Use remote access login Access Password: cesa12efg
Salem History http://history.salempress.com	Salem History is a robust online database that includes the complete content of printed reference sets. The Decades - Salem's critically acclaimed American history series covering 70s, 80s, and 90s. Great Events from History - The definitive, worldwide biographical resource including the Ancient World, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and Early Modern Era. Use remote access login Access Password: cesa12efg
SIRS Knowledge Source http://www.proquestk12.com	SIRS Knowledge Source is a comprehensive portal offering centralized access to all SIRS products which target the needs of students with best-of content selected to support research, study, and homework in key curricula subjects. User name: maplesd Password: tigers Click on "My Products Page" and choose SIRS Knowledge Source

Direct Links to resources: There are many other resources available that are not listed here. Just go to http://www.BadgerLink.net and choose from the list of resources.
Access Newspaper ARCHIVE	Access Newspaper ARCHIVE contains tens of millions of searchable newspaper pages, dating as far back as the 1700s. It is your gateway to searching and reading historical newspapers online.
Ask? Away	Ask?Away is a statewide virtual reference service staffed by Wisconsin public and academic librarians and the national 24/7 Reference Cooperative. Reference service is provided through chat or email
Britannica Online School Edition	Britannica Online School Edition. Search level-appropriate reference articles, journals and magazines, the web's best sites, multimedia, and curriculum content. Includes Merriam-Webster Dictionary and World Atlas.
Britannica's Spanish Reference Center	Britannica's Spanish Reference Center offers resources in Spanish for all ages in two unique interfaces, each with its own comprehensive encyclopedia: Enciclopedia Universal en Español for high school ages and up and Enciclopedia Juvenil for ages 6-12.
Consumer Heath Complete	Consumer Health Complete (CHC) is the single most comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. CHC provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.
History Reference Center	History Reference Center offers full text from more than 1,620 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, cover to cover full text for more than 150 leading history periodicals, nearly 57,000 historical documents, more than 77,000 biographies of historical figures, more than 113,000 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video.
Literary Reference Center	Literary Reference Center (LRC) is a comprehensive literary reference database, which provides users with a broad spectrum of reference information from antiquity to the present day. LRC is a comprehensive database that combines information from over 1,000 books and monographs, major literary encyclopedias and reference works, hundreds of literary journals, and unique sources not available anywhere else. LRC contains detailed information on the most studied authors and their works and is an essential resource for public, academic and high school libraries.
LitFinder	LitFinder - Literature criticism, biographies, work and topic overviews, reviews, and full text of many literary works—all searchable at the same time and returned in lists organized according to the type of research needs they serve. LitFinder is Gale’s premier resource for full-text literary works, including poems, short stories, novels, essays, plays and speeches.
MasterFILE Premier	MasterFILE Premier This multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 1,700 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books and over 164,400 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of over 502,000 photos, maps & flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.
Newspaper Source Plus	Newspaper Source Plus includes more than 700 full-text newspapers, providing nearly than 31 million full-text articles. In addition, the database features more than 677,000 television and radio news transcripts.
NoveList	Novelist: Your guide to fiction.
Science Reference Center	Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. This database contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology and wildlife.
Teaching Books.net	TeachingBooks.net is a time-saving portal to thousands of online resources you can use to explore children's and young adult books and their authors. We provide immediate access to useful materials and exciting programs (short movies, audio book readings, book discussion guides, and more) that add a multimedia dimension to reading in the classroom, library, and home.
Student Research Center	Student Research Center … for all your research needs. Search magazines, newspapers, reference works and encyclopedias, biographies, radio and TV news transcripts, country reports, state/province reports, primary source documents, photos, maps & flags, film & video by keyword or topic.
Wisconsin.gov http://www.wisconsin.gov/	Wisconsin.gov is the state government portal for state agency online services and information.