California K-12 Digital Resources

Online content from Encyclopedia Britannica, ProQuest research databases, and Book Connections are available — at school, at home, in libraries, on laptops, on phones — to all.

These three databases are provided for all California students from the California State Library.

ProQuest (Grades 3-12)

• CultureGrams - Concise social, cultural, and political information on countries, U.S. states, and provinces around the world. (Grades 3-12)
  CultureGrams Off-Campus Access
• SIRS Discoverer - A general reference database providing safe, reliable, curriculum-aligned content and features for use by students and educators. (Grades 3-9)
  SIRS Discoverer Off-Campus Access
• SIRS Issues Researcher - Pros and cons on 360+ (and growing) complex social issues with relevant, credible information that tells the whole story on the major questions of the day.  (Grades 6+)
  SIRS Issues Researcher Off-Campus Access
• eLibrary - Guided Research edition delivers one of the largest general reference collections of periodical and digital media content including more than 11,000 Research Topics (Grades 6+)
  eLibrary Guided Research Off-Campus Access
• eLibrary - Database Edition General reference aggregation of periodical and digital media content with editorial guidance for novice researchers. (Grades 6+)
  eLibrary Database Edition Off-Campus Access
• ProQuest Research Companion - a self-guided product that supports information literacy, writing, and research skills instruction.(Grades 8+)
  Research Companion Off-Campus Access
• Schools & Educators Complete - eBook subscription database of over 13,000 titles that supports English Language Arts, Science, Math, Social Studies, Health, Physical Education, Information Literacy and Technology. (Grades 9+, possibly some content for Middle School, also includes professional development content for faculty)

Explora Primary 

A search engine designed for primary school students. Includes American Heritage Dictionary and Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia. 

Explora Secondary

A search engine for middle school students. Includes New World Encyclopedia and Middle Search Plus.

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