On-Line Research Tools

Welcome to the Wheaton Academy Library on-line databases. It is a privilege to provide our students home access to Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Pro-Quest and e-Library. Prior to using these databases, students are reminded to refer to their Student Handbook, pages 22-24, and/or WA Student Guide to Writing Across the Curriculum page 3 to review proper and ethical use of on-line materials. These three services provide students the opportunity to do considerable research from their homes computers. Some resources to consider as well:

Web Site Evaluations are also available for print out in order to aid you in determining the legitimacy of a web site.

Source Evaluations for research papers are available for print out in order to aid you in evaluating the source of your materials.

These sites are only for Wheaton Academy students and their immediate families! If you do not have the appropriate usernames and passwords for these sites, see the library staff at Wheaton Academy to receive them. Enjoy!

Proquest




ProQuest includes over 2500 periodicals of college-level research use. Many of these are specialized professional journals, international, national and regional newspapers as well as periodicals of a more general nature. Most of the periodicals are available in their original, full-text version, including graphic, charts, and photos; they date from current materials (updated daily) to approximately 1986. ProQuest also provides access to World Book Encyclopedia, CIA World Fact Book, Occupational Outlook Handbook and Ethnic Cultures of America.

Elibrary



E-Library (Electric Library) features access to more than 600 magazines, newspapers, some television news shows, radio transcripts, photographs, images and maps -- all in full text availability. Designed for junior high and high school research, e-Library is an easy to use source. Updated daily, archived materials goes into history up to 12 years. This program also provides access to Collier's Encyclopedia, The Complete Works of Shakespeare, The Complete Book of Colleges, Webster's New World Dictionary, the World Almanac of the USA, the World Fact Book, and Congressional Testimonies.

Grove Music




Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians provides access to a complete database that covers information about music. This is the most current and up-to-date reference in the field, being updated quarterly to cover new composers, artists, etc.