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The Bethel Public Library subscribes to several research resources for your use. Access is free but you will need to have a current Bethel Public Library card to access databases from outside the library.

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eLibrary Connect from Library Connect from Home
Contains thousands of full text articles from books, magazines, newspapers, and radio transcripts, with maps, atlases, pictures, and streaming audio and video files. Includes more than 150,000 educational web links and lesson plans. BookCarts enable teachers to build reading lists, topic pages, project pages, and lesson plans. Search options include reading level and Lexile search.
General Reference Center Gold
Multi-source general interest reference that includes more than 700 full-text magazines plus 2 months of the Christian Science Monitor, New York Times and Wall Street Journal. An iCONN database.
MasterFILE Premier Connect from Library
This multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 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 includes nearly 500 full text reference books, 84,774 biographies, 100,554 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 202,164 photos, maps and flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.
For Students and Kids
InfoTrac Junior Edition Connect from Library Connect from Home
Multi-source, curriculum based reference tool for junior high and middle school students. An iCONN database.
InfoTrac Student Edition Connect from Library Connect from Home
Multi-source, curriculum based reference tool for high school students. An iCONN database.
Kids InfoBits Connect from Library Connect from Home
For children from kindergarten through grade 5; includes full-text age appropriate magazines, images, encyclopedias, maps, etc. An iCONN database.
Kids Search Connect from Library Connect from Home
Icon based search for grades K through 8. An easy to use and appealing way to search many topics.
Primary Search Connect from Library Connect from Home
Provides full text for nearly 70 popular, magazines for elementary school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full text information dates as far back as 1990. This database is updated daily on EBSCOhost.
Searchasaurus Connect from Library Connect from Home
Pictorial search for children including Magazine articles, Pictures, Encyclopedias, Animals, Dictionaries.
Academic Journals and Magazines
Expanded Academic Connect from Library Connect from Home
Designed for research in all academic concentrations, including social sciences, humanities, science and technology, with coverage from more than 1,400 journals. An iCONN database.
Professional Collection Connect from Library Connect from Home
Full-text periodicals for teachers and school administrators. An iCONN database.



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