Electronic Resources available through MOREnet

The Henry County Library connects to the Internet through the services of MOREnet, the Missouri Research & Education Network. MOREnet, assisted by funding from the Missouri General Assembly, provides patrons of the Henry County Library full-text access to thousands of magazines and academic journals through EBSCOhost, an online search and retrieval system for periodicals and other information and through the Gale Discovering Collection.

The Learning Express Library provides access to over 300 academic and licensing practice tests and NewsBank provides access to the two most widely read Missouri newespapers.

Finally, Annenberg Media provides access to professional development materials for educators and The NetSmartz Workshop® is an interactive, educational safety resource from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® and Boys & Girls Clubs of America for children (ages 5-17), parents, guardians, educators and law enforcement that uses age-appropriate, 3-D activities to teach children how to stay safer on the Internet.

[EBSCO} [Gale Discovering] [Learning Express] [NewsBank] [Annenberg] [NetSmartz]

EBSCOhost

General Interest and Academic:

• Academic Search™ Elite provides full-text access to over 2,000 academic journals covering nearly all academic areas of study.
• MasterFILE™ Premier features over 2,100 periodicals and an images collection of over 107,000 photos, maps and fl ags, reference books, biographies and primary source documents covering a wide array of subjects.
• The Military and Government Collection™ presents current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government.
• Green File offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment.

Health

• Health Source®: Nursing/Academic Edition, Health Source®: Consumer Edition and Alt HealthWatch™ deliver health-related topics from a health professional's or a consumer's perspective, including comprehensive coverage of nursing and full-text health journals, pamphlets, health reference books, Clinical Reference systems reports and Stedman's Medical Dictionary.

K-12

• MAS Ultra: School Edition allows access to the full text of nearly 850 high school magazines and over 230 full-text reference books, including the CIA World Fact Book, the World Almanac and Book of Facts, and the Our States reference book.
• Primary Search® is a safe interface for children to search selected references, including EBSCO Animals and Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia.

Newspapers

Newspaper Source™ through EBSCO contains the full text of nearly 30 national and international newspapers, including USA Today and The Times, and the selected full text for more than 200 regional newspapers. Newspaper Source also includes newswires, as well as TV and radio news transcripts.

Business Resources

EBSCOhost's Business Source® Premier provides access to a wide variety of business information. Business Source Premier offers full text of over 8,000 periodicals, and includes searchable cited references for more than 1,160 journals. Business Source Premier also includes country economic reports, industry reports and market research reports.

Regional Business News™ features daily updates, comprehensive full text for regional business publications and full text for more than 50 sources.

[EBSCO} [Gale Discovering] [Learning Express] [NewsBank] [Annenberg] [NetSmartz]

NewsBank

Through NewsBank™, Library patrons have access to archives from the two most widely read Missouri newspapers, The Kansas City Star and The St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Gale Discovering Collection

Learning Express Library

Other Resources

Annenberg Media

Annenberg Media provides access to professional development materials for educators. The resources are free, and include video-on-demand, live streaming video events, and other materials available for purchase. The site also provides access to the Annenberg Channel, a free satellite channel for schools, libraries, colleges, universities, and other public access channels.

NetSmartz Workshop®

The NetSmartz Workshop® is an online interactive, educational safety resource that teaches kids and teens how to stay safer on the Internet. NetSmartz creates high-impact educational activities that are well received by even the most tech-savvy kids. Parents, guardians, educators and law enforcement have access to additional resources for learning and teaching about the dangers children may face online. NetSmartz is available to Library patrons and the general public.

[EBSCO} [Gale Discovering] [Learning Express] [NewsBank] [Annenberg] [NetSmartz]