Fairport Central School District

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What Can I Do?

Destiny Quest: Online Library Card Catalog

• Log-in using network username and password  (tab on upper right side of page)
• Enter topic in “Search” box; click on “Go” twice
• Click on “Web Site” tab underneath “Search” box to access credible web resources
• 24/7 remote access

Databases:  (password: FHS Family – if accessing databases outside of school, you may need to utilize the individual usernames/passwords for each database, which is listed on the Database page)

• Teen Health & Wellness

• CQ Researcher 
  • Current social issues; unbiased factual information (history/chronology, data/statistics, current assessment, etc.)
  • Results are sorted by relevance so be sure to check copyright dates!

• Gale – Scroll down to locate individual databases; also be sure to utilize the following features/options within each database listed below: Advanced Search, Full Text, Peer-Reviewed, selecting specific types of resources 
  • Academic OneFile
  • NYS Newspapers
  • Environmental Studies & Policy Collection
  • Expanded Academic ASAP
  • Student Resources in Context
  • General OneFile
  • Global Issues in Context – international & domestic viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics & current events
  • Science in Context
  • Opposing Viewpoints in Context –  social issues/current events and controversies; presents alternate sides of issues
  • Browse all other database titles

• Facts.com
  • World News Digest – current world news & hot topics – info. from the past 60 years
  • Issues and Controversies
  • Health Reference Center
  • Today’s Science
  • Classroom Video on Demand – multimedia resources only

Websites:

• • Pro/con arguments
  • Find results of U.S. public opinion surveys

Safari Montage:  Multimedia Resources  (link on Database page; use network login)

• Access to video-on-demand, audio clips, images, etc.
• Click on “Search” tab and customize your search by using the limiters on the left-hand side of the page

Citing Sources:

• Comprehensive, centralized information on citing sources and paranthetical documentation using MLA 7
• Link to EasyBib via this page or through your Fairport Apps located within your school email account
• Other links at the top of the page for more detailed, in-depth information

Page Last Updated on February 5, 2018