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MackinVIA

eBooks Directions: MackinVIA is an eResource and audio book management system providing easy access. Read online or on your device. Just download Mackin Via app on your device. Check out a book from the Mackin link online. Log In - User ID: student ID Password: Last 4 numbers of the Student ID & you will find it on your app!

Anne Arundel County Public Schools provides several databases that may be accessed through this link. Descriptions and links are provided on this web page.

ABC CLIO

Social Studies Web Sites: World & U.S History & Geography.

AP Images

A primary source database from the Associated Press that takes users on a sensory journey of photographs, audio sound bites, graphics and text spanning over 160 years of history - visually stimulating imagery meant for use in research papers, theses, reports and PowerPoint presentations.

Academic OneFile Select (Gale)

Scholarly journals and periodicals across academic disciplines.

American National Biography

The landmark American National Biography offers portraits of more than 19,000 men and women -- from all eras and walks of life -- whose lives have shaped the nation. More than a decade in preparation, the American National Biography is the first biographical resource of this scope to be published in more than sixty years.

Axis 360

eBook directions: Download the AxisReader app on your device. Then check out a book from the Magic Wall by clicking on Find a Library and choose Chesapeake High. Then select the title you want from the Magic wall, choose the EPub format and check out. Log In - User ID: student ID Password: Last 4 numbers of the Student ID.

Bloom

Award-winning Bloom’s Literature is a tool for enriching the study of literature: 400 full-length performance videos, 800 classic works, 190+ books edited by Harold Bloom, thousands of images, Shakespeare Center, including the full text of all of his plays and a “How to Write about” section covering how to write a good essay, etc..

Books and Authors

Lively reviews and recommendations make book selection fun.

Business (Gale OneFile)

Articles on accounting, marketing and management, and related fields

Resources for learning, reading, research, information and technology literacy to meet the academic and personal needs of students and staff. http://cdmediacenter.com

ClassLink a “single sign on service” that allows one to get into their AACPS online accounts minimizing multiple logins. Sign into Chrome with your AACPS email usernames and passwords student#@aacps.org school computer password.

Classroom Video

Classroom Video On Demand—created for high schools—is a curriculum-focused video subscription providing unlimited access to thousands of videos for ALL departments.

Culture Grams

Concise, reliable, and up-to-date reports on more than 200 countries, each U.S. state, and all 13 Canadian provinces and territories

Discovery Education

Cross-curricular resource designed to engage students and provide educators with instructional support. Thousands of learning videos, objects, tools, and assessment activities encourage student content creation, critical thinking, and collaboration. Student access!

Diversity Studies (Gale OneFile)

Articles that explore cultural differences, influences in society, and more

EBSCO

MAS ULTRA - Over 500 magazines, 107,000 documents, 360 Reference books. Additional Databases: Auto Repair Reference Center, AP Images Collections, Biography Reference Center, Business Searching Interface, Literary Reference Center, Novel List Plus, Points of View, Science Reference Center, Poetry & Short Story Reference Center, eBooks Mobile App, History Reference Center, Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center, Home Improvement Reference Center, Small Engine Repair Reference Center, Job and Career Accelerator, Prep Step, Professional Databases for Teachers, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection.

EBSCO eBooks

eBook Directions: ONLINE Download the EBSCO eBooks app to your mobile device from the iTunes or Google Play stores. 2. Open the EBSCO eBooks app on your device & log in (EBSCO User ID & PW) 3. Sign into your EBSCOhost Personal Folder. If you don't have one, you can sign up by clicking the link on this screen as well. Create a personal USER ID & PW & save. 4. After signing into your folder, find a book you'd like to download. Tap "Download (Offline)". 5. Select a Checkout period from the drop-down menu and tap the Checkout & Download button. *Password Link has User IDs and Passwords.

Educator

Academic articles, reports, news, book reports, and more in the field of education

Elementary (Gale In Context)

Learn about animals, plants, music, science, sports, and more

Entrepreneurship (Gale OneFile)

Full-text insights, tips and strategies for students and entrepreneurs.

Environmental Studies and Policy (Gale OneFile)

Academic articles, videos, case studies, and more on topics in environmental studies

FactCite

FactCite is a fully searchable online information resource including biographies, mythology, reference, science & much more.

Ferguson

Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center is an award-winning comprehensive resource for career exploration and planning that allows users to quickly find the valuable career information they need, whether it’s industry and professions articles, school planning resources, or skills and career advice.

From personal and household finance to market economics and globalization, Rosen Digital’s Financial Literacy database makes economics and money management easy to understand and highly engaging.

Follett

eBook directions: A selection of titles in eBooks format. You may read any title on any computer or device with internet access. Find User ID and Password on Cougar Card. Note: See Password Link. Compatible Readers (https://qrgo.page.link/bruye)

Gale eBooks (Gale eBooks)

Enjoy unlimited access to top reference eBooks.

General OneFile (Gale)

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

High School (Gale In Context)

An engaging student experience merges magazines, news, multimedia and more.

INFOBASE

Links to all of the InfoBase Database Subscriptions Below: Ferguson's Career Guidance Center, Bloom's Literature, Issues & Controversies

Issues & Controversies

Issues & Controversies helps researchers understand today’s crucial issues by exploring hundreds of hot topics in politics, government, business, society, education, and popular culture.

Leadership and Management (Gale OneFile)

Articles on leadership and management, and more

Literature Resource Center (Gale Literature)

Biography, criticism, and overviews on writers and specific works in all disciplines

Middle School (Gale In Context)

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

NearPod

Nearpod online learning environment • interactive presentation and teacher assessment tool • teachers create presentations, quizzes, polls, and post digital media. student#@aacps.org school computer password

News (Gale OneFile)

Regional, national, and world newspapers

Noodle Tools

NoodleTools cite sources in MLA, APA, and other citation styles, track sources, take notes, create outlines, collaborate with classmates, format and print bibliographies. Sign in with your Google Drive. student#@aacps.org school computer password

OneDrive/Office 365 • unlimited cloud storage for school related files and folders • incudes word, excel, ppt, etc…, users share and collaborate documents in cloud setting from any internet device https://onedrive.live.com/about/en-us/signin/ student#@aacps.orgschool computer password School Computer User ID and Password

Oxford African American Studies Center

The Oxford African American Studies Center focuses on the lives and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture. It provides students, scholars and librarians with more than 10,000 articles by top scholars in the field.

Oxford Art Online

Oxford Art Online offers access to the most authoritative, inclusive, and easily searchable online art resources available today. Through a single, elegant gateway users can access—and simultaneously cross-search—an expanding range of Oxford’s acclaimed art reference works.

OED

The Oxford English Dictionary Online: more than 600,000 words, over a thousand years

Oxford Reference

230+ in-depth, specialized titles from Oxford University Press’s award-winning Encyclopedias and Companions, and a selection of partner publishers’ scholarly works.

Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine (Gale OneFile)

Articles on treatment techniques, experimental research, and more

PrepSTEP

PrepSTEP features academic skill building, college placement test preparation, college and life skills tutorials, soft skills training, career advancement resources, professional licensing and certification test prep, basic computer skills training and much more.

Psychology (Gale OneFile)

Articles on personality, the human mind, memory, and more

SIRS Researcher

SIRS RESEARCHER-general reference on popular topics SIRS GOVERNMENT REPORTER-documents, supreme court cases and more SIRS RENAISSANCE-information in the Arts and Humanities SIRS NETSELECT-database of Internet resources Interactive Citizenship-What every citizen needs to know

Sage Journals

SAGE is the world's 5th largest journals publisher. includes more than 900 journals spanning the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Science, Technology, and Medicine, and more than 400 are published on behalf of learned societies and institutions.

Salem Online

eBook directions: E- Books from Salem Press. Note: These e-books are also in print in the CHS Media Center. Only use User ID found on Cougar Card. *Note: See Password Link

Scholastic Go!

Americana: a general encyclopedia that gives an overview on most subjects. The New Book of Popular Science: latest in-depth science, health, and technology research and news. Included is This day in history, Featured Showcase, Daily News and Lesson Plans and Resources for Educators.

Science (Gale In Context)

Academic articles, videos, experiments, and more

Teen Health & Wellness

Award-winning, critically acclaimed online resource—provides high school students with nonjudgmental, straightforward, standards-aligned, curricular and self-help support Robust and interactive, that speaks over 50 language. Special features: social bookmarking, video and personalized health calculators.

U.S. History (Gale In Context)

Academic articles, videos, primary documents, and more on topics in U.S. history

WeVideo

WeVideo online video editor makes it easy to capture, create, view and share your movies at up to 4K resolution for stunning playback anywhere. Sign in with Google Drive student#@aacps.org school computer password

World Book Online

World Book Online Reference Center is a general encyclopedia that gives an overview of most subjects and much more. World Book also includes Research Tools, In the Headlines, Trianing Guides.Primary source documents and ebooks fully integrated with encyclopedia content plus timelines, citation builder, and saved research. ( 3 additional languages)

World History (Gale In Context)

Academic articles, videos, case studies, and more on topics in world history

Noodle Tools

NoodleTools cite sources in MLA, APA, and other citation styles, track sources, take notes, create outlines, collaborate with classmates, format and print bibliographies. Sign in with your Google Drive. student#@aacps.org school computer password

Academic OneFile Select (Gale)

Scholarly journals and periodicals across academic disciplines.

Books and Authors

Lively reviews and recommendations make book selection fun.

Business (Gale OneFile)

Articles on accounting, marketing and management, and related fields

Diversity Studies (Gale OneFile)

Articles that explore cultural differences, influences in society, and more

Educator

Academic articles, reports, news, book reports, and more in the field of education

Elementary (Gale In Context)

Learn about animals, plants, music, science, sports, and more

Entrepreneurship (Gale OneFile)

Full-text insights, tips and strategies for students and entrepreneurs.

Environmental Studies and Policy (Gale OneFile)

Academic articles, videos, case studies, and more on topics in environmental studies

Gale eBooks (Gale eBooks)

Enjoy unlimited access to top reference eBooks.

General OneFile (Gale)

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

High School (Gale In Context)

An engaging student experience merges magazines, news, multimedia and more.

Leadership and Management (Gale OneFile)

Articles on leadership and management, and more

Literature Resource Center (Gale Literature)

Biography, criticism, and overviews on writers and specific works in all disciplines

Middle School (Gale In Context)

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

News (Gale OneFile)

Regional, national, and world newspapers

Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine (Gale OneFile)

Articles on treatment techniques, experimental research, and more

Psychology (Gale OneFile)

Articles on personality, the human mind, memory, and more

Science (Gale In Context)

Academic articles, videos, experiments, and more

U.S. History (Gale In Context)

Academic articles, videos, primary documents, and more on topics in U.S. history

World History (Gale In Context)

Academic articles, videos, case studies, and more on topics in world history

AP Images

A primary source database from the Associated Press that takes users on a sensory journey of photographs, audio sound bites, graphics and text spanning over 160 years of history - visually stimulating imagery meant for use in research papers, theses, reports and PowerPoint presentations.

Business (Gale OneFile)

Articles on accounting, marketing and management, and related fields

From personal and household finance to market economics and globalization, Rosen Digital’s Financial Literacy database makes economics and money management easy to understand and highly engaging.

Entrepreneurship (Gale OneFile)

Full-text insights, tips and strategies for students and entrepreneurs.

Leadership and Management (Gale OneFile)

Articles on leadership and management, and more

Educator

Academic articles, reports, news, book reports, and more in the field of education

Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine (Gale OneFile)

Articles on treatment techniques, experimental research, and more

Teen Health & Wellness

Award-winning, critically acclaimed online resource—provides high school students with nonjudgmental, straightforward, standards-aligned, curricular and self-help support Robust and interactive, that speaks over 50 language. Special features: social bookmarking, video and personalized health calculators.

U.S. History (Gale In Context)

Academic articles, videos, primary documents, and more on topics in U.S. history

World Book Online

World Book Online Reference Center is a general encyclopedia that gives an overview of most subjects and much more. World Book also includes Research Tools, In the Headlines, Trianing Guides.Primary source documents and ebooks fully integrated with encyclopedia content plus timelines, citation builder, and saved research. ( 3 additional languages)

World History (Gale In Context)

Academic articles, videos, case studies, and more on topics in world history

Diversity Studies (Gale OneFile)

Articles that explore cultural differences, influences in society, and more

Elementary (Gale In Context)

Learn about animals, plants, music, science, sports, and more

Middle School (Gale In Context)

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

Books and Authors

Lively reviews and recommendations make book selection fun.

EBSCO eBooks

eBook Directions: ONLINE Download the EBSCO eBooks app to your mobile device from the iTunes or Google Play stores. 2. Open the EBSCO eBooks app on your device & log in (EBSCO User ID & PW) 3. Sign into your EBSCOhost Personal Folder. If you don't have one, you can sign up by clicking the link on this screen as well. Create a personal USER ID & PW & save. 4. After signing into your folder, find a book you'd like to download. Tap "Download (Offline)". 5. Select a Checkout period from the drop-down menu and tap the Checkout & Download button. *Password Link has User IDs and Passwords.

Gale eBooks (Gale eBooks)

Enjoy unlimited access to top reference eBooks.

Literature Resource Center (Gale Literature)

Biography, criticism, and overviews on writers and specific works in all disciplines

Bloom

Award-winning Bloom’s Literature is a tool for enriching the study of literature: 400 full-length performance videos, 800 classic works, 190+ books edited by Harold Bloom, thousands of images, Shakespeare Center, including the full text of all of his plays and a “How to Write about” section covering how to write a good essay, etc..

News (Gale OneFile)

Regional, national, and world newspapers

Environmental Studies and Policy (Gale OneFile)

Academic articles, videos, case studies, and more on topics in environmental studies

Psychology (Gale OneFile)

Articles on personality, the human mind, memory, and more

Science (Gale In Context)

Academic articles, videos, experiments, and more