Quick Start for Students

Begin your research here, using online subscription reference services and the online library catalog:

Destiny Library Catalog: Search the Marie Murphy library catalog for print, multimedia, and Internet resources.

netTrekker: Websites and images for research and projects. Use your username and password  for login.

Britannica Online: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Compton’s, Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia, web sites, magazines, video. Use the all-district username and password.

INFOTRAC/Student Resource Center Junior: Gale Research history, science, and biographical references & primary documents, images, magazines, newspapers. Use the all-district username and password.

BrainPOP: Animated movies, interactive quizzes, experiments in different subjects. You can access from either GoogleDocs or use the all-district password. Brainpop resources are accessible via netTrekker.

Learn360: Digital videos,  video clips as well as a comprehensive set of speeches, images, songs, research articles and activities from top educational publishers such as A&E, History, Bio, Encyclopaedia Britannica, PBS, National Geographic & Sunburst Visual Media.  Use your username and password  for login.

Avoca Google Domain: Use Google Apps to collaborate on projects with your classmates!

Voicethread: Create collaborative, multimedia slide shows that hold images, documents, and videos!  People can comment on your projects.

NoveList: Comprehensive database of fiction for all reading levels includes information on authors. Password needed for login.

Visual Thesaurus:  Learn more about words by using this online tool!