General Databases

Database Names and Publishers Description
Academic OneFile (Gale) Peer-reviewed full-text scholarly content across the academic disciplines with millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text. Disciplines include: Biology, Chemistry, Criminal Justice, Economics, Environmental Science, History, Marketing, Political Science, and Psychology.
Biography in Context (Gale) Contextual information on the world's most influential people. Reference content (including Lives & Perspectives) merged with periodicals and multimedia. Allows users to search for people based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender as well as keyword and full text.
Britannica School Elementary (Britannica) Includes thousands of curriculum-relevant articles, images, videos, audio clips, primary sources, maps, and editor-recommended websites.
Britannica School--High School (Britannica) Includes thousands of curriculum-relevant articles, images, videos, audio clips, primary sources, maps, and editor-recommended websites.
Britannica School -- Middle School (Britannica) Includes thousands of curriculum-relevant articles, images, videos, audio clips, primary sources, maps, and editor-recommended websites.
   
   
Image Quest (Britannica) Access millions of images from image librarires including The Bridgeman Art Gallery, Getty Images, Ingram Publishing, the National Geographic Society, and others. Includes infographics,signs and symbols, graphic concepts, and vector illustrations, with all rights-cleared for educational, non-commercial use.
   
JSTOR (ITHAKA) Digital interdisciplinary archive of over one thousand leading academic journals, books, and primary sources across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
Kids InfoBits (Gale) For today's young learners, featuring age-appropriate content covering a broad range of educational topics.
Knowledge Source (ProQuest/SIRS) Database portal comprised of several distinct reference databases including SIRS® Issues Researcher, SIRS® Government Reporter®, and SIRS® Renaissance®. Provides information on social issues, science, history, government, and the arts and humanities.
   
Pebble Go Biographies (Capstone) Biography Database for grades K-6.
   
SIRS Discoverer (ProQuest/SIRS) General reference resource to help students in grades 1-9 develop research, writing, language and computer skills.
Student Resources in Context (Gale) Student Resources In Context is a resource for those seeking contextual information on a wide array of subjects. Full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites.
World Almanac for Kids (Infobase) World Almanac for Kids is one of America's leading publishers of print and online reference materials for the school and library market.
World Book Advanced (World Book) Includes full encyclopedic and multimedia databases supplemented with online books, primary sources, website links, back-in-time articles, special reports and more. (Optimized for tablets)
World Book Discover (World Book) Compelling resources specifically developed for students who need or want a lighter language load. Collection includes reference articles, text-to-speech capabilities, research tools, and interactive videos.
World Book Early World of Learning (World Book) Resources to help preschoolers and children in the early grades grasp critical early childhood themes while developing reading and oral language skills. (Optimized for tablets)
World Book Kids (World Book) Developed especially for young students. The site has been optimized for tablets and features image-based navigation, easy-to-read articles, thousands of images and videos as well as games, science projects, and activities.
World Book Students (World Book) Tailored for students in elementary and middle schools. WB Student includes all the articles from the print versions of the World Book Encyclopedia, plus thousands of additional articles, learning resources, and research tools.