Media Center

Contact Information

2701 Hodges Blvd.
Jacksonville, FL 32224

(904) 223-5270

How to use this Web Page

Providence School provides online resources for student use at school or home via remote access on the Internet.  The online subscriptions below require a username and password.  See Mrs. Decastro for a copy of this information.

The Jacksonville Public Library (see link below) provides a wealth of information and resources to the community.  Most of these databases can be accessed via the Internet, but they require a Public Library Card number.  Students and parents can find the library card application form online or in the Media Center from Mrs. Decastro.

Research Links

Providence Catalog Collection

Search the Providence Upper and Lower School Collection online
for book information and in which Media Center the title can be found.

World Book Online Reference Center

Complete World Book Encyclopedia with added features: related periodical articles, maps, multimedia, editor-rewiewed websites and The Spanish Student Discovery Encyclopedia

Encarta Online
Online Encyclopedia

InfoTrac Gold Online Databases:

Student Edition
General periodical and reference book database

Infotrac Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

A complete one-stop source for information on social/controverial issues

Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles

Literature Resource Center

Gale's comprehensive literary resource provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline.T the LRC covers more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers, with in-depth coverage of the most-studied authors.

This database is now available online from the Jacksonville Public Library.

Go to RESEARCH DATABASES.  A library card no. is required for access.  See Mrs. Scott for card application forms.   For research topics you can't find anywhere, go to to ASK A LIBRARIAN at the JAX Public Library Homepage.  You can email your question or chat online with a reference librarian.

LitFinder 

Gale resource that provides thousand of full-text poems, short stories, essays, plays and speeches.  International in scope, LF covers all time periods and includes author biographies, work summaries, photographs and a glossary.

eLibrary/ProQuest Online Databases
eLibrary Curriculum
General information database with over 200 full-text periodical, reference and multimedia resources.

History Study Center
Historical reference database

Proquest Learning Literature
Literature database

eLibrary Science

Science database

eLibrary Elementary
K-5 general information database

SIRS Decades

Provides over 5000 primary and secondary source documents related to key topics in 20th century America.  Includes letters, editorial cartoons, streaming video, websites, maps, advertisements and DBQs.

CultureGrams

Provides i nformation on the cultures of 187 countries & territories.  Includes maps, statistics & indepth coverage in 25 categories; provides special features such as photos, recipes, famous persons and the 50 states,

Supreme Court Debates

http://www.pro-and-con.org/members/membershome.asp

Online Libraries

UNF Library
University of North Florida Library

FCCJ Library
Florida Community College at Jacksonville Library

Public Library
Jacksonville Public Library

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Discovery School