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Elizabeth Hoskins
Library Media Specialist
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Mission
The mission of the Bode Library Media Center is to create and support a passion for knowledge and a love of reading, to teach students to become skilled users of information tools, to develop life-long learners, and to integrate technology and resources into the school curriculum through collaboration.
This mission is accomplished:
- By providing access to informational materials in a variety of formats and media
- By encouraging and supporting students and faculty interests in reading, viewing, and using information
- By collaborating with faculty to design curriculum that meets the needs of each learner
- By providing instruction in information literacy
Databases
The following are direct links to all SJSD library databases. Databases are accessible without a password while on the SJSD network. EBSCO HOST, Gale, and Heritage Quest are accessible at home, with passwords provided through your school library.
A-C
Academic Search Elite
Academic institutions worldwide depend on this database as their core resource of scholarly information. Academic Search Elite contains full text for more than 2,100 journals, Nearly 150 journals have PDF images dating back to 1985.
Book Collection Nonfiction: Elementary School Edition
Contains searchable full text for more than 1,300 popular nonfiction books. The database includes high interest titles on animals, weather, holidays, adventure, sports, Native Americans, United States, Canada, biographies, nature, civics and more.
Book Collection Nonfiction: Middle School Edition
Contains searchable full text for more than 3,100 popular nonfiction books. The database includes high interest titles on careers, health, life skills, ethnicity, disabilities, adventure, sports, technology, biographies, history, science, women, civics and more.
Book Collection Nonfiction: High School Edition
Book Collection Nonfiction: High School Edition is a rich research database for school and public libraries. It contains informative abstracts and searchable full text for more than 2,440 popular nonfiction books. The database includes high interest titles on careers, health, ethnicity, disabilities, technology, biographies, music, science, history, civics and more.
Consumer Health Complete
Consumer Health Complete is a comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. It covers all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.
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Digital Literacy
Empower learners with digital citizenship skills to navigate today’s virtual landscape. Interactive activities guide students through project-based learning activities using digital tools to create podcasts, multimedia presentations, social media campaigns, and more. Database articles explore cyberbullying, digital research skills, citizen journalism, and more. Digital Literacy will give your students and patrons the skills to be savvy digital citizens!
eBook Public Library Collection
With a collection of over 33,000 titles chosen specifically for public libraries, this general reference collection features fiction and non-fiction titles for both adults and juveniles, as well as best-selling and highly-recommended titles from industry leading publishers. A wide range of subjects and topics are covered to meet various patron research needs, including substantial offerings in Self-Help, Health & Fitness, Games, Crafts & Hobbies, Medical, Cooking and Religion. This collection also features titles on Recreation and Leisure, Geography, Commerce, Finance, The Family, Marriage, Women, Folklore, Social and Public Welfare, and Home Economics.
EBSCO HOST
ERIC
ERIC, the Education Resource Information Center, contains more than 1.3 million records and links to more than 323,000 full-text documents dating back to 1966.
Explora - Elementary School
This interface is designed specifically for elementary school students according to their needs and search abilities. This interface is graphically rich and provides access to age-appropriate materials. Now includes topic overviews that provide students with a starting point for research and 60,000 top videos from the Associated Press. Databases Searched: Book Collection Nonfiction: Elementary School Edition, Primary Search, Topic Overviews K-5
Explora - Middle School
This interface is designed specifically for middle school students according to their needs and search abilities. This interface is graphically rich and provides access to age-appropriate materials. Now includes topic overviews that provide students with a starting point for research and 60,000 top videos from the Associated Press. Databases Searched: Book Collection Nonfiction: Middle School Edition, Middle Search Plus Topic Overviews 6-12, Science Reference Center, Newspaper Source
Explora - High School
This interface is designed specifically for high school students according to their needs and search abilities. This interface is graphically rich and provides access to age-appropriate materials. Now includes topic overviews that provide students with a starting point for research and 60,000 top videos from the Associated Press. Databases Searched: Book Collection Nonfiction: High School Edition, Book Collection Nonfiction: Middle School Edition, MAS Ultra - School Edition, Newspaper Source, Science Reference Center, Topic Overviews 6-12, eBook Public Library Collection, Consumer Health Complete, Middle Search Plus
Financial Literacy
The Rosen Financial Literacy database makes economics and personal finance easy to understand and highly engaging. Articles explore macro-, micro-, and global economics as well as personal and household finance. Users will learn to manage credit and debt, save and invest with confidence, plan for college and retirement and avoid fraud and scams. Financial Literacy is an online economics and personal finance resource specifically designed for students in grades 7–12, but can easily benefit adults.
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Gale Virtual Reference Library
This database consists of ten reference ebooks available to all SJSD users on a variety of topics in English, history, science, and medicine.
HeritageQuest Online
HeritageQuest® Online is a comprehensive treasury of American genealogical sources—rich in unique primary sources, local and family histories, and finding aids. Discover the amazing history of you with HeritageQuest Online. It delivers an essential collection of genealogical and historical sources—with coverage dating back to the 1700s—that can help people find their ancestors and discover a place's past.
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Kids InfoBits
Kids InfoBits is Gale's exciting database designed especially for students in kindergarten through grade five. Complete with engaging, developmentally appropriate graphic interface, premier reference content, and the best magazines for elementary students.
Learning Express Library
Whatever your goal, LearningExpress Library's resources will help you succeed. Each of its Learning Centers offers the practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, eBooks, and information you need to achieve the results you want—at school, at work, or in life. Looking to land a job? You'll find an entire Learning Center dedicated to helping you get the one that's right for you.
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MAS Ultra - School Edition
Designed specifically for high school libraries, this database contains full text for nearly 500 popular, high school magazines. MAS Ultra - School Edition also provides more than 360 full text reference books, 85,670 biographies, over 107,000 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of over 510,000 photos, maps & flags.
MasterFILE Premier
This multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals with full-text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books and over 164,400 primary source documents.
MEDLINE
MEDLINE provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more.
Middle Search Plus
Middle Search® Plus contains full text for more than 150 popular middle school magazines. All full-text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies and historical essays.
New York Times
Online access to the New York Times daily newspaper; this subscription only works while staff or students are on campus using an SJSD IP address. Includes full access to editions of the newspaper from 1851 to the present; sections of the website include World or U.S. News; Business; Technology; Science; Health; Sports; Opinion; Arts; Style and Travel.
Newspaper Source
Newspaper Source provides cover-to-cover full text for more than 40 (U.S.) & international newspapers. The database also contains selective full text for 389 regional (U.S.) newspapers. In addition, full text television & radio news transcripts are also provided.
Opposing Viewpoints in Content
Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues.
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Primary Search
Primary Search® contains full text for more than 80 popular elementary school magazines. All full-text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles).
Professional Development Collection
Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 520 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports.
ReadIt!
Read It! is designed for middle and high school students and adults who have a basic foundation in English grammar and reading but need adapted reading material for a variety of subjects. It offers resources to help build background knowledge, conduct research and improve study skills.
Science Reference Center
Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. This database contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc.
Search MoreNet
Contains a variety of full-text magazines, newspapers and journals and reference materials to support the education and research needs of Missouri citizens. This information is from reliable sources that provide accurate information. With the database, students can: find help with a school project; research a new purchase in Consumer Reports; study for the ACT, SAT, etc.; job search or research a company; find images, multimedia, etc.
Searchasaurus
Place for the beginning searcher to find magazine articles, newspaper articles, encyclopedia entries and more on a variety of topics ranging from animals to history to stories. Lexile (reading) levels of the information found go up to Grade 5.
T-Z
Teen Health and Wellness
This award-winning resource provides middle and high school students with up-to-date, nonjudgmental, self-help support. Articles are correlated to state, national and provincial standards. Topics covered include diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, mental health, suicide, bullying and LGBTQ+ information. It has recently been updated to meet the needs of today’s teens and with new content on bullying, suicide, vaping, opioid abuse, gender identity, school safety, sexual harassment, COVID-19 and more.
WorldCat
WorldCat is a global catalog of library materials. You can search for books, music, video, articles and much more at libraries near you.
LibGuides
eBooks
Axis360
Axis360 is brought to you by the Grand River Digital Library, a consortium of public libraries in northern Missouri working together to bring you access to popular e-books and e-audio.
EBSCO eBooks
With a collection of over 33,000 titles chosen specifically for public libraries, this general reference collection features fiction and non-fiction titles for both adults and juveniles, as well as best-selling and highly-recommended titles from industry leading publishers. A wide range of subjects and topics are covered to meet various patron research needs, including substantial offerings in Self-Help, Health & Fitness, Games, Crafts & Hobbies, Medical, Cooking and Religion. This collection also features titles on Recreation and Leisure, Geography, Commerce, Finance, The Family, Marriage, Women, Folklore, Social and Public Welfare, and Home Economics.
Follett Shelf
Follett Shelf can be used to find eBooks purchased by the Saint Joseph School District. In order to access these books you will use the following for user name and password:
Username: student ID (5 or 6 digits)
Password: books
Gale Virtual Reference Library
This database consists of ten reference ebooks available to all SJSD users on a variety of topics in English, history, science, and medicine.
hoopla
Use Hoopla to access ebooks and Audiobooks with your Rolling Hills Consolidated Library card.
LibriVox
LibriVox offers audiobooks that are in the "free public domain." This means you will find many classics here. You don't need a user name or other special information in order to use this site!
Missouri Libraries 2 Go
The Missouri Library online offers both eBooks and Audiobooks that be read on your electronic devices. In order to check books out from this site you will need to have a library card from the St. Joseph Public Library or the Rolling Hills Consolidated Library.
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg offers over 40,000 free eBooks: choose among free epub books, free kindle books, download them or read them online.
Rolling Hills Library e-Card
Rolling Hills Library offers e-cards to anyone who does not have an existing account. With an e-card you have access to ebooks, audiobooks, and music. Sign up is quick and easy!
Sora eBooks
Open a world of reading. Try Sora, the new reading app for students, by OverDrive.
Citation Resources
- Maker Space and Fab Lab
- Teacher Resources
- Yearbooks
- Book Recommendations and Accessing Books Online
- Website Evaluation
- Copyright Toolkit
- Digital Resources
Maker Space and Fab Lab
Coding Resources
Fab(rication) Lab
Tech Lab
Teacher Resources
Yearbooks
Welcome to the Bode Middle School Yearbook Archive. BMS opened to its first students in the 1972-73 school year. Since that time, a yearbook has been published each year to record and commemorate the events of the year.
The yearbook, named The Patriot, reflects the history of the student body, shows trends over time, and opens a window into the past. The archive is organized by decade with all available books uploaded.
If you have access to a missing book and would like to share it long enough to be scanned by the Midwest Genealogy Center, please reach out to Elizabeth Hoskins.
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