Research Tools for Students

General Resources

Graphic Resources

K-6th Grade Resources

EBSCO Animals
EBSCO’s Encyclopedia of Animals provides information on a variety of topics relating to animals.

Primary Search
Includes full text for 60 popular magazines for elementary school research

7th-12th Grade Resources

Access Science
An online encyclopedia of science and technology

American National Biography
An online biographical reference source including persons who have died and whose significant actions occurred during her/his residence in the United States.

Facts.com
Provides authoritative current-events information

Issues & Controversies
Includes authoritative factual analysis and clear explanations of opposing viewpoints on current topics of interest.

MagillOnLiterature
An online full text database that provides critical material and brief plot summaries of the most studied authors.

MAS Ultra - School Edition
An online database designed specifically for high school students that includes full text from nearly 600 popular general interest and current events publications.

SYB World
Provides answers to thousands of questions about world politics, economics, culture, and society.

Today's Science
A reference database that presents the latest scientific discoveries and the fundamental concepts that underlie them.

World Almanac
An online almanac including authoritative information on thousands of topics.

World Almanac Encyclopedia
Includes full text articles from Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia.

World News
Includes content from the Facts on File World News Digest