Searchasaurus - Thrall Databases - Databases & Virtual Reference Resources at Middletown Thrall Library

About Searchasaurus

Searchasaurus is a database designed especially for young researchers.

Search by keyword or explore topics simply and quickly by clicking on fun pictures of dinosaurs.

This database also includes:

The American Heritage Children's Dictionary
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia.

>> Please click here to access Searchasaurus.

Access Options:

This database can be accessed from any of Thrall Library's public Internet or research computers.

Concerning access outside the library:

Members of Middletown Thrall Library may log in to this service using their library barcode.

Tips & Special Features:

After you search, you can limit your results by clicking on special tabs above the search results. These tabs include: Biographies, Books & Encyclopedias, EBSCO Animals, Magazines, Newspapers, Pictures, and Radio and TV News Transcripts.

If you want to find images (pictures, photographs, drawings/illustrations), click the Pictures button at the top of the Searchasaurus screen. This lets you search the Image Collection, which has over 200,000 images.

For More Information

If you would like some assistance in using this database or finding any information, please speak with one of our librarians at the Reference Department or contact us: