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WELCOME!!!!! Research! Create a Graph Library Catalog: Horizon Information Portal Searching the Web Mission and Goals Media Center Information Media Center Staff AudioVisual Equipment Magazines, Newspapers & Journals School Web Site: www.bigibelieve.com CMS Web Site; www.cms.k12.nc.us BrainPop & Multimedia Sites BIG I Book Club Careers C.T.E. English Foreign Language Fine Arts International Studies Exchange Students Science JROTC Social Studies Contact me:   Membership Sign up for my bulletins Site owner's login

BigIMediaCenter.com - Research! Apexvs.com usename: valexander4 Password: apex035 MEDIA CENTER ONLINE CATALOG:  HIP Horizon Information Portal     (Click here to see Electronic Resources, eBooks)  MEDIA CENTER DATABASES: NC WISEOWL       (Click here for NC WISEOWL En Espanol ) InfoTrac -- Magazine Database The eBook Center -- Great research help! Lands and People America the Beautiful --State Information Gale InfoBits -- Lots of Information! Literary Criticism - a grouping of databases related to Literature The Scribner Writers Series -- Facts about authors and their works PowerSearch         (Click here for PowerSearch En Espanol To use NC WiseOwl off campus:  Ask media staff for password.  No password required at school.  InfoTrac -- Magazine Database The eBook Center -- Great research help! Lands and People America the Beautiful --State Information Gale InfoBits -- Lots of Information! Literary Criticism - a grouping of databases related to Literature The Scribner Writers Series -- Facts about authors and their works PowerSearch         (Click here for PowerSearch En Espanol To use NC WiseOwl off campus:  Ask media staff for password.  No password required at school. SIRS Knowledge Source Click here for home use, then select "SIRS products". If you need the Password, see the Media Center staff.    SIRS Researcher--Student Reference, Social Issues, Health, Science, and Business SIRS Renaissance--Current Perspectives on the Arts & Humanities SIRS WebSelect--Editorially Selected Web Sites Link to SIRS Interactive Citizenship--What Citizens Need to Know: Series of Interactive Books Culture Grams --Information about our United States and other countries. To use SIRS or Culture Grams off campus:  Ask media staff for password.  No password required at school. Public Library of Charlotte-Mecklenburg County (PLCMC.org) JOIN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY!!!!!  SEE MEDIA CENTER STAFF FOR APPLICATION!!!  CITING SOURCES IN MLA OR APA FORMAT Citation Maker (Oregon School Library Information System) Citation Machine (from NCWiseOwl Database) http://www.easybib.com/librarians - Select>MLA 7 Quick Reference Guide OWL at Purdue University - Citation Resource List MORE RESEARCH HELP! Create a Graph  CMS Resource Page LEARN NC American Memory (Primary Sources!) USA.gov - Back to School Science Resource Center - Online research database (journals, magazines, newspapers, multimedia, Websites and more).  ClassTrac--online resource that goes along with the Science textbooks.   Maps101.com Graduation Project Website at Independence High School - More than 4,000 maps, daily and weekly current event articles, World and U.S. Atlases, quizzes, games, etc.  Google Search for only .gov, .edu, and .org sites (no .com's) Science Resource Center and Maps101.com--Password required for use on and off campus.  See media staff to use. GRADUATION PROJECT LINKS Graduation Project Website at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Graduation Project Website at Independence High School     <IFRAME style="WIDTH: 180px; HEIGHT: 80px" marginWidth=0 marginHeight=0 src="http://access.gale.com/cgi-bin/widgets/v2/reader.pl?id=12645__mchs11357&dir=gvrlx&prod=GVRL&image=&h=80&w=180&t=&ts=&tf=Arial&tc=&bc=050B14&pub=" frameBorder=0 scrolling=no></IFRAME>   Last update: Monday, February 22, 2010 at 8:28:56 AM Disclaimer: We have made every reasonable attempt to ensure our webpages are educationally safe and do not contain any links to any questionable materials or anything that can be deemed in violation of the CMS Internet Acceptable Use Policy. In compliance with Federal Law, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools administers all education programs, employment activities and admissions without discrimination against any person on the basis of gender, race, color, religion, national origin, age or disability.