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Find a huge variety of articles in newspapers, magazines, journals and trade publications.
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Help on a variety of citation styles, including a citation builder.
Full-text articles or abstracts from thousands of magazines, newspapers and journals.
Search a robust collection of databases on a variety of topics with authoritative content for researchers of various ages and interests. Users can find academic, medical and professional journal articles as well as content from magazine and newspapers. Many articles provide full text with images, and can be printed, downloaded, or shared.
Student research tool for grades 6 through 8.
Explora for Middle Grade students provides rich, reliable information for middle school student research and tools for educators. Search or browse a wide array of topics with high-quality articles, videos and more. Explora also features full-text translation in over 30 languages for many articles and text-to-speech for struggling readers.
Student research tool for grades PreK through 5.
Explora Primary provides rich, reliable information for primary school student research and tools for educators. Search or browse a wide array of topics with high-quality articles, videos and more. Explora also features full-text translation in over 30 languages for many articles and text-to-speech for struggling readers.
Find articles, essays and primary source documents on a variety of topics with easy-to-browse categories.
Explora for Public Libraries provides access to reliable content from the popular magazines and research collections on thousands of topics to help you find information quickly and easily. Search or browse hundreds of professional journals, popular magazines, reference books, images, primary sources, and more by keyword or by topic.
Student research tool for grades 9 through 12.
Explora for Secondary students provides rich, reliable information for secondary school student research and tools for educators. Search or browse a wide array of topics with high-quality articles, videos and more. Explora also features full-text translation in over 30 languages for many articles and the ability to filter content for specific Lexile reading levels.
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Information exploring all sides of a wide variety of social issues.
Opposing Viewpoints explores all sides of today’s social issues. It includes viewpoints, reference articles, infographics, news, images, video, audio, and more.
Provides the meaning and history of hundreds of thousands of words from the English language.
Comprehensive collections of in-depth, peer-reviewed summaries covering a variety of disciplines.
Multiple perspectives on current issues presented in overview essays and journal articles.
Points of View Reference Source is a full-text database that provides a series of comprehensive essays with point and counterpoint arguments related to current issues in the news.
Provides full text for hundreds of science magazines, journals, reference books and high-quality videos.
Science Reference Source allows users to conduct keyword searches or browse topics by branch of science. In addition to full-text periodicals, books, biographies, and essays, it includes science experiments, videos, and high-quality images.
Expert authors combine facts, analysis, & insights for concise introductions in a range of subjects.
Very Short Introductions provides the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. The series offers concise and original introductions to nearly 700 subjects, with more added monthly.
Reference tool for eighth grade and up, providing articles, media, primary sources, eBooks and more.
World Book Advanced is a powerful reference tool for high school students and adults. It includes full encyclopedic and multimedia databases supplemented with online books, primary sources, website links, Back in Time articles, special reports and more.
An upper-level Spanish language database, intended for high school students through adult learners.
Banco de Contenidos aulaPlaneta is a comprehensive Spanish-language database designed for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and ESL/ELL program participants. It includes more than 140,000 articles, 8,000 web links to additional information, and 9,000 images, videos, animations, sounds, and interactive media.
A learning tool for preschoolers to explore independently or learn with an adult.
World Book Early Learning is designed for preschool students. It has tools and content that reinforce early childhood curriculum via short videos, read-aloud stories, printable activities, matching and tracing games, and more.
A beginner’s Spanish language reference tool, offering editorial content, media, and engaging features in Spanish.
The ideal Spanish-language reference tool for those learning Spanish and Englsih language learners. Browse features provide visual prompts, and bilingual features allow students to toggle between Spanish and English text. The site includes concise articles, videos, maps, activities and more.
Thousands of easy-to-read articles developed especially for elementary-aged users.
An ideal learning resource for elementary-aged students designed to build confidence and encourage creativity with image-driven navigation and inquiry-based activities. The site features easy-to-read articles that can be read aloud or translated with a wealth of engaging games, science projects, and activities.
A dedicated French-language encyclopedia that contains easy-to-read articles, thousands of images and additional activities.
Perfect for native-speaking researchers, advanced bilingual, and ELL students, L'Encyclopédie Découverte has highly visual articles written in French at an easier reading level.
Articles of the World Book Encyclopedia, a Biography Center, dictionary, atlas and much more.
Tailored for students in elementary and middle schools, Student includes all the articles from the print versions of the World Book Encyclopedia, plus thousands of additional articles, learning resources, and research tools.
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