Encyclopedias

 Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia contains over 25,000 articles covering an array of topics.  

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.

Opposing Viewpoints In Context (OVIC) is a one-stop source for information on today's hottest social issues. OVIC 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 national an...

Use Consumer Health Complete to find answers to your 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. This database is provided for information only.  Please contact a health care professional for assistance interpreting any...