Information and insight, the local and global connection @ your library

The Upper/Middle School Library, located in the Upper School building, serves approximately 440 students in grades 6 through 12. The Meadows School provides approximately 15,000 volumes in the Upper/Middle School Library for the use of The Meadows School community of students, parents, and staff.

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Databases and E-Books

In addition to OPAC, library materials can be accessed through subscription databases. Some services require username and/or password information. If you're prompted for such information, talk to Ms. Buchanan to get a password. If you know of a valuable electronic database that you think the School should subscribe to, be sure to suggest it here.

Ebscohost -- Magazines, newspapers, journals
Lexis-Nexis -- News, legal research, statistics, etc.
Galegroup -- Science Resource Center and e-Books
The World and I -- A cross-curriculum reference source for articles, images, and more
Columbia International Affairs Online --World news and information
ABC-CLIO -- History, geography, and government databases and e-Books
World Book Encyclopedia Online -- Encyclopedia, Research Libraries
Grolier Online -- Encyclopedia, Lands and Peoples, America the Beautiful
JSTOR -- An archive of important scholarly journals
Bloom's Literary Reference Online -- Information about authors, works, and strategies for writing
Las Vegas Review Journal -- Newspaper eEdition in 12 languages with searchable archive
Countries of the World -- Cultural, historical, statistical information
Looking At Latin -- Online Latin grammar review site with 5K+ exercises
Turnitin -- Logins by Middle/Upper School class
Oxford English Dictionary (OED) Online -- Thousands of words and quotations in the English language

2011 SUMMER READING INFORMATION
Upper School Summer Reading
Middle School Summer Reading
Ancient World History Summer Reading

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