Grolier Online
includes
Encyclopedia Americana

Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia

Lands and People

http://go-passport.grolier.com/

an authoritative research and learning resource with six curriculum-aligned databases and over 500,000 links to academically-relevant articles, Web sites and periodicals.   
For home access -
username = bycsd    
password = home

World Book Online Reference Center

http://www.worldbookonline.com

includes 25,000 encyclopedia articles, plus tens of thousands of additional reference articles, 10,000 photographs and maps, over 100 videos and animations, and over 9,000 audio clips.
For home access -
username = bycsd    
password = home 

Gale Databases
includes

Discovering Collection

Infotrac Student Edition

http://infotrac.galegroup.com

provides access to full-text information on a wide variety of subjects including general interest, business, health, science, technology and homework help. Information is from journals, magazines, pamphlets, reference books and also includes multimedia resources. For home access:
username: bycsd
password: school

Marshal Cavendish databases:
Animal and Plant Anatomy

Earth and Physical Sciences

Life Sciences

http://marshallcavendishdigital.com

Web-based, digital collection of reference works.

Opposing Viewpoints
 in Context

http://www.infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/sain31170?db=OVIC

delivers a range of perspectives on important issues through a compilation of proven reference content - including the Opposing Viewpoints series integrated with current multimedia sources
password sain31170

Newsbank

http://infoweb.newsbank.com

provides the full text of news features, special interest stories, editorials, daily columns, letters to the editor, sports reports, and more from the Kansas City Star and St. Louis Post-Dispatch.  Also gives access to search 10 periodicals through America’s News Magazines.

St. Louis County Library Databases

http://www.slcl.org/databases

access requires a valid St. Louis County Library card and residence within the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area