Student Access Grade 6-8 Resources
Catalog & Account
NC Cardinal
Click to access your StudentAccess account and search the full library catalog here. Note that only items held locally at Johnston County Affiliated Libraries may be checked out using your Student Access account. Max 10 items out.
Libby by OverDrive
eBooks & eAudiobooks
Click to access a collection of eBooks and eAudiobooks for all ages. Easy-to-use app is compatible with most devices, or it can be used in a web browser.
NCKids
Digital Library
Click to access thousands of downloadable eBooks, eAudiobooks, readalongs, and streaming videos for children pre-K through middle school.
DigitalNC
North Carolina Digital Heritage Center
Click to access digitized school yearbooks, newspapers, historical images, memorabilia, city directories, and videos -- all specific to North Carolina.
NC LIVE
A Collection of Online Databases
Click to access all the resources below and many more in one place.
NoveList Plus
Find Your Next Read
Click to access the secret to finding your next great read! NoveList Plus is a trusted source of expert read-alike recommendations, available through libraries around the world.
Transparent
Language Learning Program
Click to access a fun way to learn any of 110 languages with self-directed lessons, films, cultural anecdotes and more! FREE with your Student ID Number.
CQ Researcher
From CQ Press
Click to access reports on issues shaping our world, with in-depth coverage of political and social issues, such as health, education, the environment, technology, and the U.S. economy.
Research Companion
From ProQuest
Click to access a step-by-step guide to choosing research topics, finding relevant information, evaluating it and using it in your project.
SIRS Discoverer
From ProQuest
Click to access research resources including articles, nonfiction books, images, and activities for elementary and middle school students.
ProQuest Central
Magazines & Journals
Click to access full-text periodical resources bringing together complete databases across all major subject areas, and including thousands of newspapers from around the world.
eLibrary
From ProQuest
Click to access over 1,700 full-text titles, 11,000+ research topics, and general reference with editor-created content
Over 7 million photos, graphics, maps, websites.
SIRS Issues Researcher
From ProQuest
Click to access background and current analysis necessary for research and understanding of 360+ current and pervasive Leading Issues. Analysis and opinions cover the pros, cons, and everything in between on the most researched and debated social issues.
MasterFile Premier
From EBSCOhost
Click to access full-text magazines, academic journals, newspapers, reference books and primary source documents, plus a vast image collection containing photos, maps and flags.
Biography Reference Center
Full-text Biographies
Click to access a collection of biographies on notable personalities from around the world, including actors, artists, athletes, authors, musicians, world leaders, inventors and more.
Credo
Virtual Reference
Click to access a premier virtual reference collection including encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, images, audio files and videos in a wide expanse of subject areas.
Testing & Education Reference Center
TERC
Click to access a valuable online tool used by library patrons of all ages for standardized test preparation, researching undergraduate and graduate programs, finding tuition assistance, and exploring careers.
Literature Research Center
From Gale
Click to access articles, critical essays, work and topic overviews, full-text works, and biographies covering authors, their works, and literary movements.
Virtual Reference Library
From Gale
Click to access eBooks that support the K-12 curriculum; topics covered include arts, biography, education, environment, history, multicultural studies, nation/world, religion, science and social science.
Science in Context
From Gale
Click to access information on hundreds of today’s most significant science topics.