Research
Databases
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Find encyclopedia articles, images, biographies and a world atlas.
Encyclopedia Brittanica in Spanish.
Organized by research topics. Find full-text magazines, newspaper articles, books, photographs and digital media.
A selection of articles from international magazines, newspapers, U.S. government documents and websites.
Cultural information on countries around the world.
Organized by complex issues that are popular debate topics. Features newspaper articles and statistics to support the two sides of an issue.
Engage in college-level academics by using this database that features articles from more than 10,000 full-text scholarly journals.
A database of videos, audio recordings, information and lesson plans about a wide variety of authors and books.
Provides up-to-date, nonjudgmental, straightforward, curricular and self-help support for issues of both physical and mental health as well as general information about the body and diseases.
A database of news articles on current as well as historical events that can be adjusted by reading level.
Find articles for students in middle school. World Book Student includes all the articles from the print versions of the World Book Encyclopedia. It includes the World Book Biography Center, multimedia, dictionary and atlas.
A beginner’s Spanish language reference tool.
A comprehensive Spanish-language database designed for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and ESL/ELL program participants. It includes more than 140,000 articles, 8,000 web links to additional information, and 9,000 images, videos, animations, sounds, and interactive media.
This collection of more than 1,200 streaming videos provides an exceptional range of content with the most valuable video documentaries and series from PBS. From science to history, art to Shakespeare, diversity to business & economics, and more, the PBS Video Collection: Fourth Edition gives you access to one of television’s most trusted networks.
Citation Tools
EasyBib: A free bibliography generator
Citation Machine: Create MLA citations for books, websites and more!