General Research

Discover online video arts and crafts workshops and techniques. Learn how to paint, knit, crochet, sew, screen print, and more.

Search 16 databases at once on topics like geography, government, history, social studies, contemporary issues, and global cultures.

Explore world newspapers, Grolier and Americana Encyclopedias, the New Book of Knowledge, videos and more. Limit by grade level from below fourth grade through high school for age appropriate content.

Comprehensive resource for research on literature and authors. Biographical information, full-text literary criticism and reviews on more than 130,000 writers.

World Book has the classic encyclopedia entries students have used for years as well as activity ideas, timelines, and interactive early learning games.

Produce comprehensive business and residential lists as well as detailed demographic reports, maps that “visualize” trends, and customized customer reports.

Covering almost 400 topics, each has an overview, background, description and argument and counter-argument on current topics. Also included for each topic is a Guide to Critical Analysis for help in evaluating controversial subjects and opposing viewpoints.

Articles from magazines and newspapers on a wide variety of topics, with 1,700 full-text periodicals, 500 full-text reference books, and over 500,000 photos, maps, and flags.