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High School Librarian:  Dee Hohenshell

The library at Midwest Central High School serves 365 students and more than 30 staff members with over 9,000 print volumes that are cataloged online through the services of the Resource Sharing Alliance, a part of the Alliance Library System.  Also available online to patrons are library catalogs; encyclopedias; databases for magazine, journal, and news resources; and subject-matter resources for art, literature and science.  Some of these resources are purchased with local funds; however, a number of them are affordable because of negotiations by the Illinois State Library.  All of these databases are accessible throughout the school and several of them permit remote usage, truly providing MCHS a “library without walls.”

The links provided on this page are gateways to the “invisible web”—information on the Internet that is not accessible with a search engine.

Online Catalogs

MCHS Library—a public access catalog providing access to the materials in the MCHS library and all other libraries in the Resource Sharing Alliance

ILLINET—a catalog providing access to the materials in academic libraries in Illinois

·        User ID:  000680270

·        Password:  0270

Online Encyclopedias

Grolier—an access point for Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge, and Lands and Peoples

Grolier Remote--access to Grolier resources from home.  First-time users must establish a username and password.  Click on the Grolier Remote link and follow the instructions on the enrollment page.

World Book Online—a source for basic information, maps, and pictures

Magazine, Journal, and News Resources

EBSCO—several databases containing full-text articles from all kinds of periodicals, health sources and professional education resources (ERIC abstracts available)

·        User ID: Midwest

·        Password: Search

FIRST SEARCH—databases providing access to full text articles, online catalog, and web sites 

·      User ID:  100108121

·      Password:  Raider94

Social Issues Resources Series(SIRS)—an online database of information written about controversial issues   

                    To access SIRS from home use www.sirs.com.

Art, Literature, and Science Resources

Grove's Dictionary of Art—A database containing 45,000 articles on every aspect of the visual arts from prehistory to the present day

Physician's Desk Reference—A reference site for prescription and over-the-counter medications

  If you have questions or comments regarding this page, e-mail our librarian      deehohen@midwestcentral.org

MCHS Media Center Director

(309) 968-6766

Last Updated March 11, 2005