Encyclopedias
Global Road Warrior is a database of cultural and geographical information for 175 countries around the world. The page for any given country includes information in the categories of demographics, culture, business and trade, travel, maps, and more. This is a great resource for learning about other countries whether you are planning a trip, researching a school paper, or just want to take a trip ...
World Book Encyclopedia Online is a reference source containing every article from the print set plus thousands more. It has state-of-the-art multimedia, maps, editor-reviewed Web sites and much more. The site also contains the World Book Online Reference Center, World Book Advanced, World Book Kids and a Spanish Language Encyclopedia.
The Student Research Center is an online research tool created especially for high school and middle school students. Search magazines, books and articles, biographies, newspapers and radio transcripts.
Kids Search is designed to help elementary and middle school students with research. Students may browse by topic, or access the dictionary, encyclopedia, or image library. Topics include Animals, Arts & Music, Geography, Health, In the News, Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, and Sports. There are resources for teachers, too.
GreenFILE is an index of scholarly and general interest titles, as well as government documents and reports, from a variety of databases. This resource offers a unique perspective on the positive and negative ways humans affect the environment. GreenFILE serves as an informative resource for anyone concerned about the issues facing our planet. The GreenFILE main search page also contains a link to...
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (OVRC) is a one-stop source for information on today's hottest social issues. OVRC features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to websites. New to the database are Lexile reading levels for periodicals and an integrated nation...
Use Consumer Health Complete to find your answers to health questions. You will be able to search through evidence-based reports, encyclopedias and reference books, fact sheets and pamphlets, drug and herb information, alternative sources, and medical images and diagrams.