Technology and Information Services Department
New Providence School District
Online Databases with passwords
2015-2016
Below is a list of subscription databases and web sites provided by the New Providence
School District. The resources may be used by teachers, students, and families of the
New Providence School District.
eBooks:
BookFlix: From Scholastic: elementary fiction and non-fiction eBooks with video links.
Log in for home use: User name: npboe Password: bkflix
EBSCO eBooks: Literature and Sharpe Reference history eBooks for research.
log in: npsd password: pioneer
ePoint Books from Brittannica: Social Studies eBooks for middle and high school research.
Access Documenting America: Primary Sources of a Nation for United States History.
Log in: nphs Password: pioneer
Follet Shelf eBooks: Health, history, and science titles for middle and high school
Log in: nphs Password: pioneer
Infobase eBooks: History and Language Arts eBooks for middle school and high school
research. log in: nphs Password: pioneer
Gale Virtual Reference Library: Health, Science, History and Language Arts eBooks for
middle and high school research. password: pioneer or new27591 My School Gale App for
iPad.
Overdrive: eBooks you can borrow on your device. Popular fiction and non-fiction, taught
novels, and research books for middle and high school. Use NPSD District log in as user name
and password. Overdrive App for iPad, iPhone.
ENCYCLOPEDIAS: for elementary, middle and high school research
Britannica Online
User: nphs
Password: pioneer
Grolier Online – Americana, New Book of Knowledge and Grolier
Multimedia Encyclopedias, Amazing Animals
user: nphsms password: pioneer
World Book Online
User: nphsms password: pioneer
Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos - User: nphsms password: pioneer
language encyclopedia in World Book database.
Spanish
PERIODICAL ARTICLES: Online Magazines, Newspapers and Journals
EBSCOhost – periodical and journal articles, all levels primary to professional. Full text and
indexing. User: npsd Password: pioneer
MAS School Ultra Magazines
MiddleSearch
Newspaper Source
Student Research Center
Professional Development Collection – for teachers
Includes access to articles from 440 journals for educators as well as
ERIC citations and digests.
Newsela: Unlimited access to hundreds of leveled news articles and Common Core–aligned
quizzes, with new articles every day. Create your own teacher account and setup classes for
your students.
Proquest Databases
User: 00-1303 Password: bigchalk
(Click on My Products to access databases)
elibrary Curriculum - magazines, newspapers, radio and TV scripts
eScience Research - current science news, historical background, science images and
videos.
New York Times Historical – full text and image database of The New York Times from
1851 through 2003. (Ask Media Specialist about access to more recent articles.)
SIRS Knowledge Base– full text articles from magazines and newspapers (Select
SIRS databases on menu page)
SIRS Researcher: Social issues, health, education, economics, MAPS.
LANGUAGE ARTS/LITERATURE DATABASES
Galenet
User: New27591 or pioneer
My School Gale App for iPad.
Artemis Literary Sources
Gale Virtual Reference Library – over 350 e-books
Literature Resource Center: includes criticism, journal
articles, author web site links.
Lit Finder – full text poems and short stories with author information and
explication.
Opposing Viewpoints: articles on today’s hot topics with counterpoints.
Proquest Literature Online
Author biographies, full-text literature journals and literary works, criticism.
User: 00-1303 Password: bigchalk (Click on “My Products” to access databases)
EBSCOhost Literary Reference Center and NoveList
User: npsd Password: pioneer
Select EBSCOhost link under Periodical databases. On the EBCSOhost Database menu page
select either Literary Reference Center or NovelList.
NoveList is a fiction database that provides subject heading access, reviews, annotations, and
much more for over 135,000 fiction titles.
SOCIAL STUDIES/HISTORY DATABASES
ABC-CLIO Social Studies Databases
user: nphsms Password: pioneer
American History Database
World History Database
American Government Database
Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society
eBook Collection
Annals of American History Online – Scope covers United States from 1493 to the present.
Includes primary sources such as speeches, essays, landmark court decisions and editorials as
well as biographical information. User: nphs Password: pioneer
EBSCOhost History Reference Center and Points of View Databases
History Reference Center for historical research and Points of View for information on a
variety of current topics on social, political and economic issues.
User: npsd Password: pioneer
Facts on File World News Digest – news digest with current news commentary with archives
back to 1940. Historical documents and other primary sources as well as country profiles
available. User: nphsms Password: pioneer
Gale Virtual Reference Library Over 350 searchable e-books.
User name: new27591or Pioneer My School Gale App for iPad.
Global Issues in Context - offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global
issues, topics, and current events. Featured are hundreds of continuously updated issue and
country portals that include articles, podcasts, video, and interactive graphs.
User name: new27591 or pioneer My School Gale App for iPad.
Opposing View Points Database: Opposing Viewpoints in Context is an engaging online
experience for those seeking contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest
social issues. User name: pioneer or new27591 My School Gale App for iPad.
Proquest- History Study Center User: 00-1303 Password: bigchalk
(click on “My Products” to access databases)
Proquest New York Times Historical – full text and image database of The New York Times
from 1851 through 2003. (Ask Media Specialist about access to more recent articles.)
User: 00-1303 Password: bigchalk (click on “My Products” to access databases)
Research in Context: User: New27591 or pioneer My School Gale App for iPad.
Created specifically for middle-school students, Research in Context combines the best of
Gale's reference content with age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines, primary
sources, and much more. Students will find outstanding support to complete assignments in
core subjects including literature, science, social studies, and history.
Salem History: Milestone Documents in American History, African American History,
World History, and American Leaders Primary sources – treaties, speeches, letters and
other documents in a searchable e-book format. Password: pioneer
GEOGRAPHY DATABASES – Country Information
CountryWatch and CountryWatch Youth Edition : background information, current news,
and statistics on countries of the World. User: newprov04 Password: cwatch
Culturegrams
User: 00-1303 Password: bigchalk
(click on “My Products” to access databases).
Lands and Peoples and America the Beautiful
(Grolier Online)
user: nphsms
password: pioneer
Gale Virtual Reference Library Over 350 searchable e-books.
User: new27591 or pioneer Password: new27591 or pioneer
SIRS Knowledge Base full text articles from magazines and news papers
SIRS Researcher: Social issues, health, education, economics, MAPS.
Government Reporter: Political, country profiles, documents, etc.
User: 00-1303 Password: bigchalk Also click on “My Products”.
SCIENCE and MATH DATABASES
Gale Virtual Reference Library Over 350 searchable e-books.
User: new27591 or pioneer
My School Gale App for iPad.
EBSCO Science Reference Center: User: npsd Password: pioneer
Magazine articles, chapters from eBooks, videos and other sources of information on current
topics in science.
eLibrary Science (Proquest) – science and mathematics content and tools along with unique
videos and dozens of manipulatives. Includes text from science and math reference e-books,
features on current events and topics, and links to educator-approved websites supplied by
Homework Central. User: 00-1303 Password: bigchalk
Grolier Online – Popular Science
User: nphsms password: pioneer
Opposing View Points Database: Opposing Viewpoints in Context is an engaging online
experience for those seeking contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest
social issues. Log in: pioneer or new27591 My School Gale App for iPad.
Research in Context: User: New27591 or pioneer My School Gale App for iPad.
Created specifically for middle-schoolers, Research in Context combines the best of Gale's
reference content with age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and
much more. Students will find outstanding support to complete assignments in core subjects
including literature, science, social studies, and history.
HEALTH DATABASES
Teen Health and Wellness – Articles on physical and emotional health topics, as well as
safety, nutrition, and social concerns for young adults and their parents.
User: nphsms Password: pioneer
EBSCOhost Health Source Plus – Full text articles, pamphlets and reference sources on
health issues.
User: npsd Password: pioneer
Gale Virtual Reference Library Health eBOOKS
My School Gale App for iPad
User: new27591 or pioneer
Includes full-text access to the following health reference books online:
Sick! Diseases, Disorders, Injuries and Infections
Body by Design: From the Digestive System to the Skeleton
Healthy Living: Exercise, Nutrition and Other Healthy Habits
eLibrary Science (Proquest) – health and science content and tools along with unique videos
and dozens of manipulates. Includes text from health and science reference e-books, features
on current events and topics in health, and links to educator-approved websites supplied by
Homework Central. User: 00-1303 Password: bigchalk. Click on My Products to access
database menu.
EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS:
Brain Pop: educational videos and quizzes. For grades K-8. Brain Pop App for iPad
Log ins for each school:
AWR: User name: awre Password: brainpop
SBS: User name: saltbrook Password: brook
NPMS: User name: newprovms Password brainpop
NPHS: newprovhs Password: brainpop
Safari Montage Video on Demand Home Access: Students and teacher use their district log
in to access the video titles. Below are the links to access the resource from home or school.
You need to download the Safari Media Player onto your home computer to watch the videos.
Safari Montage Video on Demand School Access
Use your NPSD District Log in to access the resource.
Safari App for Ipad: Use your NPSD District log in to use the app on the iPad. The video
server name is npsd.safari.us
Test Maker WEB SITES
Quia.com: online quiz and activity creator for teachers. If you are new to Quia, see S.
Andersen for an authentication code.
DIRECTIONS FOR NOODLETOOLS.COM:
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If you have not yet created an account in Noodletools, you need to do so IN
SCHOOL to allow Noodletools to automatically authenticate you for NPSD. If you
want to create an account at home, use the NPSD district authentication log in: npsd
and Pasword: pioneer.
If you already have an account, click on Current Users: Sign In on the Noodletools
home page.
If requested to do so, use npsd as the user name and pioneer as the password.)
CREATING YOUR Personal Account
If you do not have a NoodleTools account, click on Create a Personal ID.
1. Leave I am a student or library patron selected.
2. Choose a personal ID.
3. Choose a password.
4. Retype the password.
5. Fill in the last four digits of your phone number.
*** Write your personal ID and password somewhere so you can find it. ***
6. Click Register.
Click on Create a New Project: Choose MLA Advanced (HS), Junior (MS), Starter
(Elementary)
Type a name for your project in the Description window.
Click Create Project
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General Directions for each citation
For each Citation you will:
● Click on the down arrow in the Cite a (<Select a citation type>) window. Chose the
type of citation you need. The most common ones are Book, Magazine, Newspaper,
Reference Source and Web Site. Click Create Citation.
● Just to make sure you have chosen the right citation type, NoodleBib asks you to clarify
your choice. Read their questions, make any selections if necessary and click the Next
button.
● The next screen asks you to pick the way the citation was published: Print, Online,
Electronic, etc. Choose the correct one and click Next.
● You may get other screens asking you to make further choices. Select the ones that
apply to your citation and click Next to move on. (For our online databases, select Yes,
information about a print publication is provided and Subscription database.)
● When you get to the template, fill in the information you have about your source.
**Important: you must click Add after typing the author’s name or it will not appear in
your citation.
● If the MLA citation is provided for you, you can use Quick Cite and Copy and Paste the
MLA citation into the space for Manually Edited Citations. Click on Submit to save the
citation.
● When you have completed the template, click Submit at the bottom of the page.
● Check for errors, omissions, etc. You are now ready to start another citation.
Remember: NoodleTools does not correct spelling or wrong information.
Online Interlibrary Loan Directions
To search the JerseyCat online catalog for the statewide interlibrary loan system, go to the
district website and click NPHS or NPMS and then on “Media Center”. On the left-hand side, in
the dark green area, click on Online Catalogs. On the catalog page, click on JerseyCat
Interlibrary Loan and begin your search. This search interface will give you access to
materials in public, college, school, corporate and institutional libraries throughout New
Jersey.