Bigchalk provides access to information from 1000’s of periodicals, newspapers, multimedia and image collections, books, dissertations and scholarly collections in various formats. It supports information needs for students and teachers across all subject levels in all grade levels.
With Bigchalk we have access to the following four databases:
eLibrary Curriculum Edition Canada
This educational solution meets a growing range of research and curricular demands. Students can tap into 2,000 full-text and multimedia sources in a variety of subject areas.
eLibrary Science
Offers laser-focused science content and tools along with unique video and dozens of manipulatives found in no other online science reference product.
History Study Center
Offers invaluable historical reference material that covers 14 centuries of history, from ancient to modern, old world to new world.
ProQuest Learning: Literature
A comprehensive resource including 3,000+ author biographies; 40 searchable full-text literature journals; full-text literary works; and other key criticism and reference sources.
To access Bigchalk, go to http://www.bigchalk.com/. You will need a username and password to use Big Chalk. Just ask Mrs. McLellan or Mrs. Archer for it.
A direct link to Bigchalk can be found on the RNS Library HOME page under Online Resources at http://library.rns.cc/.
**WebPath Express, NetTrekker and Bigchalk all provide curriculum-relevant results and are much superior forms of researching than Googling or Web Surfing or Wikipedia. By using them, you will be sure to get accurate and trustworthy information at a much faster pace**
