Research Databases & Tools
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Boundless
Discover a world of possibilities with Boundless, an extensive collection of ebooks, audio and digital media.
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Curriculum Resource Center
Provides a library of printable teacher-handout material for the middle school, high school, and junior college curriculum.
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ERIC
ERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center, contains hundreds of digests, citations, and abstracts from leading educational and education-related journals.
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Explora Public Libraries
A Go-To Resource for everyone from middle school and high school students to adults who love to learn!
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Explora Secondary Schools
A Go-To Resource just for middle school and high school students. Do you need to research a topic and are not sure where to start?
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Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
Here you will find thousands of simple-to-understand encyclopedia articles covering just about any topic imaginable.
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Gale Drama for Students eBooks
Analysis of major plays, including an introduction, author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, and criticism.
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Gale Novels for Students eBooks
Analysis of major novels, including an introduction, author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, and criticism.
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Gale Poetry for Students eBooks
Analysis of major poems, including an introduction, author biography, poem text, poem summary, themes, style, and criticism.
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Gale Short Stories for Students ebooks
Analysis of major short stories, including an introduction,author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, and criticism.
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Google Applied Digital Skills
- Google Applied Digital Skills is a set of free, video-based technology lessons that prepare learners of all ages for the growing number of jobs that require basic digital skills.
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HeritageQuest Online
HeritageQuest® Online is a genealogical database that provides access to government records, census data, family and local histories, city directories, military records and more.
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Issues & Controversies
Explore both sides of controversial issues in politics, government, business, education, and popular culture.
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Library and Information Science & Technology Abstracts
Index to hundreds of periodicals, plus books, research reports and proceedings covering all facets of librarianship and information management.
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LinkedIn Learning
LinkedIn Learning is an online educational platform with over 5,000 course videos to help you discover and develop business, technology ,and creative skills through videos.
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LumosLearning.com
Lumos Learning provides skill building and practice tests for New Jersey Student Learning Assessments (NJSLA).
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NJ DataBank
NJ DataBank is a free website from Rutgers School of Public Affairs and Administration that features data in 20 policy areas. Features include:
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Novelist
Searching for a good book to read? Try NoveList K-8 to find exactly the right book! Find fiction and non-fiction, and even picture books, on your favorite topic.
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PebbleGo
Find content on animals, space, science, and all about the planet Earth using this database aimed at students in Kindergarten to Grade 3.
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Peterson's Test & Career Prep
Gale Presents: Peterson's Test and Career Prep provides current practice materials for a wide variety of tests ranging from high school through graduate level, such as AP, SAT, ACT, GRE, LSAT,...
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Science Online
Presents a broad range of scientific disciplines through extensive definitions, essays, diagrams, biographies, and experiments.
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The World Almanac for Kids Online
Handouts for your projects and more...with brand New Sections!
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Universal Class
Universal Class is over 500 Continuing Education, video-based courses for anyone interested in personal or professional growth.
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World Atlas
Combines detailed, printable, full-color maps of countries, provinces, and states with up-to-date statistical and local information.
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