Science Reference Center

Science Reference Center. EBSCO Industries, 2010. http://0-web.ebscohost.com.catalog.sjlibrary.org/ehost/search?vid=1&hid=106&sid=147bc904-ca57-42aa-bd07-38377898294a%40sessionmgr110

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The Science Reference Center offers articles on various science-orientated articles. In addition to articles the database also has full texts for reference books, periodicals and science encyclopedias.

Critical Evaluation
This website has a straight forward science database. There is no fancy layouts or easy links to to articles or search tools. In order for teens to use this database to its fullest, teens should already have experience doing boolean and approximate searches. The website does have a lot of full text articles, encyclopedias and reference books.

Reader's Annotation
Science Reference Center has full text articles, periodicals and reference books for a large variety of fields of study within science.

About the Author
EBSCO produces A-to-Z solutions, reference databases, subscription management, online journals, books, and linking services. They have been providing services for libraries for over sixty years.

Genre
Website

Curriculum
Reference
Science
Research

Book Talking Ideas
None

Reading Level/Interest Age
12+

Challenge Issues
None

Why Included in Selection
Teens can use this website as a reference for science oriented research.

Literary Reference Center

Library Reference Center. EBSCO, 2010. http://0-web.ebscohost.com.catalog.sjlibrary.org/lrc/search?vid=1&hid=106&sid=6c347de8-1a56-4a5e-bfaa-3de3c503755b%40sessionmgr114

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This database is made with libraries, schools and colleges in mind. It contains more than 31,000 plot summaries in addition to complete online literary texts. There are also several thousand articles and essays of literary critiques in addition to about 156,000 author biographies.

Critical Evaluation
This database gives information about notable literary works, authors, as well as other tools to understand and learn about literature. It has a very clear and neat layout. The site is also very user friendly. Just within the homepage, teens can get easy access to information about authors, books, tips for writing research papers and dictionaries and encyclopedias. The site also has the option for teens to read complete novels and works online. Another feature that is extremely helpful is that each biography for each author also have links to interviews, pictures and full texts of that author's work.

Reader's Annotation
The literary Reference Center has several thousand literary articles and summaries for help for those English research assignments.

About the Author
EBSCO offers online journals, books, link services A-to-Z solutions services in addition to reference databases. They have been working for the library industry for over sixty years.

Genre
Website

Curriculum
Research
English
Literature

Book Talking Ideas
None

Reading Level/ Interest Age
12+

Challenge Issues
None

Why Included in Selection
A very well designed user-friendly literary resource for teens to use for homework.