REFERENCE

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EBSCO
EBSCOhost is an intuitive online research platform containing articles, magazines, journals, and books. It is now used by thousands of institutions and millions of users worldwide. Users can quickly find information and easily choose between databases to perform detailed searches.

EBSCO HOST ESPANOL
EBSCOhost is an intuitive online research platform used by thousands of institutions and millions of users worldwide. Users can quickly find information with quality databases and search features. Available in Spanish.

EXPLORA
Explora is EBSCO’s interface for Schools and Public Libraries. Explora supports both student research and classroom instruction by combining many of its research databases into one easy search, providing suggestions for topics and areas of study.

EXPLORA FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Explora for Elementary Schools is a full-text database of carefully curated content for elementary school libraries. Combining all of its resources into an easy search, this platform includes full text for the most popular children’s magazines, e-books, and easy-to-read encyclopedic entries written specifically for kids.”

FUNK AND WAGNALLS NEW WORLD ENCYCLOPEDIA
Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia provides access to over 25,000 records, including images and brief biographies, on an array of topics.

GALE REFERENCE eBOOKS
eBooks are available on a variety of subjects, including biographies, business, history, literature, and multi-cultural studies.

MERRIAM-WEBSTERS DICTIONARY
The dictionary by Merriam-Webster is an online dictionary for English word definitions, meanings, and pronunciation.

WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA
World Book Encyclopedia Online is an online database that provides scholarly articles, primary and secondary source documents, eBooks, images, videos, and more on a variety of subjects.

WORLDBOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA FOR KIDS
With thousands of articles, multimedia content, and a collection of biographies, World Book Kids is designed to encourage the young learner to be curious. The carefully curated content also supports STEM/STEAM instructional initiatives.

WORLD BOOK ONLINE MOBILE
Contains more than 25,000 encyclopedia articles as well as magazine articles, a dictionary, pictures, sounds, and videos.

WORLD BOOK ENCICLOPEDIA ESTUDIANTIL HALLAZGOS
The ideal Spanish-language reference tool for those learning Spanish and ELL students. Browse features provide visual prompts, and bilingual features allow students to toggle between Spanish and English text.