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Free CPS Digital Resources To Support Research & Promote Reading

CPS Dept. of Literacy: Libraries

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Special Programs & Resources

  • Elementary Battle of the Books program
  • Recommended Reading Lists

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CPS Virtual Library

library.cps.edu

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Find the CPS Virtual Library

at the Parent Portal & the Student Portal

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CPS Virtual Library

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  • School Library Catalogs
  • Library Databases
  • Explore! Websites
  • eBook Libraries
  • Suggestion Boxes

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library.cps.edu

  • Reference, journal, magazine, and newspaper articles; videos, images, and audio files; maps, charts, and graphs; and primary source documents
  • Google apps integration (Gale)

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Gale Database: Kids InfoBits (Elem)

  • K-5 focus
  • Language Arts, Math and Science, Social Studies, Arts
  • Topic tree, Search, or Advanced Search
  • Mix w/other resources

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Gale Database: Research in Context (MS)

  • Middle school focus
  • More complex text
  • Broader scope of content

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Gale Database: Resources in Context (HS)

  • High school content
  • Deeper analysis of content
  • Complex text with more rigorous content

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Special Gale Features: Text-to-Speech

A text-to-speech feature enables students to listen to the content of an article and read along with the text, if needed.

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Special Gale Features: Translation

Articles can be translated to various languages, if needed.

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Special Gale Features: Email

Students can also email, download, print, highlight, add notes, and save articles.

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Britannica School

  • Elementary, Middle, & HS levels
  • Within elementary, can further delineate levels

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Britannica School Features

Same features as the Gale databases, but located differently on page

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Easy toggling between levels 1, 2, & 3

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Britannica Spanish Reference Center

Escolar Online contains basic resources in Spanish.

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Enciclopedia Moderna contains more advanced, middle and high school resources in Spanish.

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CPS Virtual Library - eBooks

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CPS Virtual Library - eBooks

  • library.cps.edu
  • 14,000+ eBooks and eAudiobooks
  • Specialized elementary, high school, and professional collections
  • World languages

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CPS Virtual Library Homepage

  • Password link
  • Simple and advanced search interfaces
  • Special tabbed collections
  • Suggestion box

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Search Results

  • Delineate search by format, age level, language, and other factors
  • Click the Access Online button to view the eBook

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Various Interfaces - Similar Functions

  • Most are single-viewer
  • Zoom in/out
  • Turn pages
  • Full screen
  • Table of Contents

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eAudiobooks

  • eAudiobooks read the text aloud; they do not include text

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Contact

Lisa Perez, Library Manager

leperez1@cps.edu; 773-553-6212

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library@cps.edu

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