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High School to College Programs

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As Distance Learners, all high school students taking USM classes should obtain a USM ID card and use the MyUSM Portal for access to library resources.

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USM Libraries fully support high school students enrolled in USM credit-bearning classes. These students have access to all USM Libraries databases, books, and services. Librarians are available by phone, email, and chat to help locate and use the resources.

Use the tabs above and boxes on the left to access a variety of resources.

Credo Reference
Credo Reference searches across 450+ encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, guides, and atlases from major publishers in all fields to provide access to facts across the spectrum of human knowledge. Most sources are from the last 10 years to present.
Oxford English Dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. It traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery books.
Oxford Reference Online
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Oxford Reference Premium contains over 125 language and subject dictionaries and reference works, all published by Oxford University Press. Areas of coverage include science and medicine, the humanities and social sciences, and business and law. Content includes world maps, illustrations, timelines, weblines, and key titles from the Oxford Companions series. English dictionaries and thesauri, guides to grammar and usage, and dictionaries of etymology, foreign languages, quotations, and names are provided.

URSUS (USM Book Catalog
Search all UMaine System library holdings for print books, ebooks and more. Use Databases, not URSUS for articles. Limit your search by campus. "Request" delivery to a UMaine System library nearest you by using the "Request" function at the top of each record.

USM Libraries provide a range of databases for your use in finding articles that you will otherwise not have access to using Google. Academic Search Complete is a general database that should meet all your article needs. CQ Research is an excellent database for choosing a topic and obtain reliable information.

Subject-specific databases are available for more in-depth research within certain disciplines.

Subject guides may prove especially useful.

LearningExpress Library
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Learning Express Library is an interactive online learning platform featuring over 770 practice tests, tutorials, and eBooks related to job search and workplace skills improvement, career certification and licensing exam preparation, college entrance and graduate school admissions exam preparation, GED exam preparation, and basic skills improvement in reading, writing, and math, for all ages. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results. In addition, you will find interactive popular software tutorials/courses that are video-based and allow you to learn at your own pace. Funded by the Maine State Library.

Occupational Outlook Handbook
The OOH can help you find career information on duties, education and training, pay, and outlook for hundreds of occupations.