A leading multidisciplinary research database providing full text articles from more than 4,500 publications. Includes files back to 1975 and topical video content from 1930 to the present.
Homework + Educator Resources
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Academic Search Premier
African American History Online
Covers more than 500 years of African-American history and culture with images, videos, timelines, biographies, maps and more.
Biography Reference Source
Biographies, obituaries, and photographs of individuals both living and deceased, updated monthly. Searchable by time period, profession, place of origin, or birth and death dates.
CultureGrams
Reports on more than 200 different countries for upper elementary-age students. Reports include up-to-date cultural information, images, timelines, and fun facts, plus sections on “life as a kid,” and more.
Early World of Learning
Stories, videos, songs, and games that encourage reading comprehension and mastery of phonetic skills. Three interactive learning environments for preschoolers and early elementary grades.
EBSCOhost MasterFILE Premier
Provides full-text magazines, reference books and primary source documents covering virtually every subject of general interest, plus an extensive image collection. Updated daily.
ERIC (Education Resource Information Center)
An online library of education literature and research, sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education. Includes journal articles, research reports, curriculum and teaching guides, conference papers, and more.
Explora Primary School
Magazines, journals, books, and videos for students in grades K-5 and their teachers, ideal for reports and class projects.
Explora Public Libraries
Easy-to-use features and reliable content from the world's leading magazines and reference books for personal and professional research.
Explora Secondary School
Designed for students in grades 6-12 and their teachers, provides articles from journals and books to use as sources for homework and school projects.
HelpNow
HelpNow offers FREE live, online tutoring, collaboration, and study tools. Especially helpful for students in middle and high school grades - give it a try! Tutors are available every day from 2:00 PM - 11:00 PM EST.
History Makers, The
Provides access to an archive of countless hours of first-person video testimony from thousands of African American leaders.
Literary Reference Source
Research an author, novel, or poem for school or for personal interest. Provides useful information for book discussions.
NoveList K-8
Recommended fiction and nonfiction reading lists for elementary and middle school students and educators. Search by age range from dozens of topics and genres.
Points of View Reference Source
Hundreds of current and/or controversial topics presented with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument), plus guides to critical analysis.
Professional Development Collection
A highly specialized database of full text electronic information especially for educators, professional librarians, and education researchers. Includes nearly 520 education journals and more than 350 peer-reviewed titles.
Science Reference Source
Designed for student researchers, Science Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science magazines, journals, encyclopedias, reference books, and a vast collection of images.
TumbleBooks (K -6)
This exciting children’s eBook database features animated stories, chapter book read-alongs, games and more – all designed to build reading, math and multiple literacy skills in grades K-6.
Very Short Introductions
Concise introductions to a huge range of subjects, written by experts who combine facts, analysis, and new ideas to make challenging topics highly readable.
World Book Online
The classic homework tool for searching a variety of topics. Articles, audio clips, video clips, images and timelines for preschool through college.
World Book Resource Page for Parents + Educators
World Book has created an expanded distance learning resource page, with tips, tutorials and activities. For the month of April, they have added additional subscriptions to Ohio's collection, including eBooks, a craft/activity resource, and additional science and social studies portals.
