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Brittanica Escolar
Brittanica Escolar is the leading knowledge-building resource that is universally trusted for accurate and age-appropriate content in Spanish.
Brittanica School Edition
Brittanica School Edition is the go-to site for learning more about any subject- for all ages and all reading abilities- offering thousands of up-to-date, curated, and curriculum-relevant articles, images, videos, audio clips, primary sources, maps, research tools, recommended websites, and three separate databases - Elementary, Middle, or High.
InfoTrac General OneFile
Through InfoTrac General OneFile, gain instant access to literally thousands of magazines, news publications, and academic journals at your fingertips! Take advantage of trusted information from sources such as the New York Times, Newsweek, Forbes, and Popular Mechanics.
ProQuest CultureGrams
ProQuest CultureGrams is an easy-to-use resource that helps kids learn about the world's cultures. Includes cultural information on U.S. States and countries around the world. Perfect for Elementary, Middle School, and High School levels.
SIRS Researcher
SIRS Researcher is perfect for high schoolers - this curriculum-aligned database of content covers a vast number of topics from Civil Rights and Liberties to Ethics, the Environment and Science.
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CAreer Pathways resources include: Coursera, GetSetUp, Job & Career Accelerator, LearningExpress Library Complete, LinkedIn Learning, Northstar, Skillshare and VetNow. Not all libraries offer all resources.
¡Deje que la Biblioteca Estatal de California y la Asociación de Bibliotecas del Pacífico, tengan conocimiento sobre lo que piensa acerca de los recursos de aprendizaje en línea de CAreer Pathways que se ofrecen a través de su biblioteca pública! Complete la breve encuesta de 3 minutos (disponible en inglés y en español) para compartir su experiencia. Gracias por su tiempo y comentarios.
Los recursos de CAreer Pathways incluyen: Coursera, GetSetUp, Job & Career Accelerator, LearningExpress Library Complete, LinkedIn Learning, Northstar, Skillshare y VetNow. No todas las bibliotecas ofrecen todos los recursos.
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Novelist
Novelist is your guide to fiction! Novelist assists readers in finding new fiction by searching authors, titles, series or plots. Browse through lists of recommendations and awards. Explore popular titles, topics and author biographies. Find materials for book discussion groups and more. (EBSCO)
InfoTrac General OneFile
With InfoTrac General OneFile, gain instant access to literally thousands of magazines, news publications, and academic journals at your fingertips! Take advantage of trusted information from sources such as the New York Times, Newsweek, Forbes, and Popular Mechanics.
Free Access to the New York Times
The California State Library is hosting free online subscriptions to the New York Times for California libraries. After creating an account, you will unlock all regular newspaper content, all multimedia, and Spanish and Mandarin Chinese versions of the paper.
To access for the first time:
- Go to the New York Times website
- Click "Redeem"
- Create a New York Times account following the instructions on the screen
- Enjoy!
After redeeming the code, and creating an account, you will need use the free digital access code every time you would like to read the paper, however, you do not need to create a new account.
To access the New York Times after creating an account:
- Go to the New York Times website
- Click "Redeem"
- Underneath the black "Create Account" bar, click "Log in" and use your account information to log in for the day
- Enjoy!
InfoTrac General OneFile
With InfoTrac General OneFile, gain instant access to literally thousands of magazines, news publications, and academic journals at your fingertips! Take advantage of trusted information from sources such as the New York Times, Newsweek, Forbes, and Popular Mechanics.
ProQuest eLibrary
ProQuest eLibrary is a user-friendly general reference tool that provides content, context, and pathways to beginning users as they research a topic. With eLibrary's Research Topics, users can review the best content, curated by editors.
American History Online
With American History Online, you can explore more than 500 years of the political, military, social and cultural history of America and its people. You'll find biographies, subject entries, timelines, primary source documents, maps and images covering the entire spectrum of the American experience. (Facts On File, Inc.)
Ancient & Medieval History Online
Mummies and Aztecs and gladiators, oh my! Ancient and Medieval History Online offers in-depth coverage of a number of civilizations, from Ancient Egypt and Ancient Mesopotamia to Ancient Greece, Medieval Africa, Asia, and the Americas. This fascinating resource offers a plethora of educational facts and study aids. Explore the pre-modern world with biographies, time lines, graphics, Learning Centers, charts, primary sources, and much more! (Facts On File, Inc.)
World History Encyclopedia
Use the World History Encyclopedia to find thousands of articles on world history, from the beginnings of civilization to the first colonies in the Americas. Listen to our audio articles or watch our videos... all for free.
If you experience technical difficulties with any of the resources, please inform the staff at the San Leandro Library by calling 510-577-3971. Databases page last updated on March 22, 2019.