Encyclopedic entries to 10,700+ biographical articles – searchable by national/cultural background, career, notoriety, gender, and era.
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Brainfuse HelpNow Mobile Apps 
Discover online learning for all ages. Engage in digital study support, test prep, video lessons, online homework help, and live tutoring daily 24/7 (English/Spanish)
Britannica Escolar
El más confiable recurso de aprendizaje en español para alumnos de Primaria y Secundaria
Spanish Language encyclopedia version of Britannica School with leveled access for students and adults.
This resource is supported by funding provided by the State of California, administered by the California State Library.
Britannica School Edition
Learn more about any subject- for all grades and all reading abilities.
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Cavendish Square Digital: Animal and Plant Anatomy
An extensively illustrated presentation of the anatomy and physiology of a comprehensive range of life forms.
CollegeNow
Admissions resources for college applicants, including SAT/ACT practice tests, scholarship information, and FAFSA guidance. Connect with a live guidance counselor for help with essay writing, financial aid navigation and interview preparation.
Explora (High School and Adult) Magazines & Journals
Contains the full-text of high-quality articles, covering a wide-range of subjects for research papers, class projects, and homework. Includes biographies, primary sources, newspapers, reference books, and images.
Gale In Context: Environmental Studies Magazines & Journals
Understand environmental issues that affect people globally through topic overviews, journals, news, and multimedia content.
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Gale Interactive: Science
Manipulate 3D interactive models to visualize and understand concepts in biology, chemistry, earth, and space science.
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MasterFILE Complete Magazines & Journals Newspapers
Full-text articles from newspapers, academic journals, and popular magazines on a wide variety of subjects, plus reference books and video sources.
Points of View Reference Source Magazines & Journals
Full-text journal articles, primary source documents, and reference books that provide a balance of viewpoints on a wide variety of controversial issues and hot political topics.
ProQuest eLibrary Magazines & Journals Newspapers
A massive collection of digitized newspapers, magazines, and images with editorialized topic pages to aid with navigation.
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Scholastic Go!
Access to online encyclopedias for all ages from elementary school through adult. This database incorporates Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia and is published by Scholastic Library Publishing.
SIRS Discoverer
Research common assignments on famous people, countries, and animals. Recommended for grades 3-6.
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SIRS Issues Researcher
Curriculum-aligned database of content organized by complex issues, ideally for middle and high school students and educators. For grades 6+.
This resource is supported by funding provided by the State of California, administered by the California State Library.
Teachingbooks for Libraries Ebooks & Audiobooks
Audiobook readings, author videos, book discussion guides and lesson plans for over 40,000 books in English and Spanish.
This resource is supported by funding provided by the State of California, administered by the California State Library.