Databases

Spans more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history to cover the American experience. Primary sources, maps, charts, videos, and curricula included.

World history from prehistory through the 1500s, with special topic centers on key civilizations and regions. Primary sources, maps, charts, videos, and curricula included.

Learn about the world's most influential people. Search for people based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender as well as keyword and full text.

Learn about the daily life and culture of more than 200 countries around the world from an insider's perspective. The Kids section features information written for elementary students.

Explore the lives of ordinary people in the ancient world, medieval world, 15th-19th centuries, and the modern world. Learn about family life, food, work, sports, languages and social customs.

Designed for students in high school and college, full-text content includes books, magazines, scholarly and trade journals, newspapers, photographs, transcripts, and videos on a variety of subjects.

Comprehensive encyclopedia with separate sections for kids, teens, and adults. Articles, images and biographies on thousands of different subjects included. Find trusted content for school projects or just to learn something new.

An engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on a wide array of subjects.

Offers a thorough look at world history from the mid-15th century to the present. Includes primary sources, searchable timelines, controversies in history, maps and graphs presented in an easy-to-use, student-friendly format.

Pairs classic video storybooks from Weston Woods with related nonfiction eBooks to build a love of reading and learning.

Thousands of teacher-created worksheets, mini-books, printable packs and lessons to use in class or at home, for grades pre-k to 8.

Pairs short videos and ebooks on a variety of social studies and science topics to help students build literacy skills.

Provides full-text science reference sources. Search through science encyclopedias and other resources such as The Gale Encyclopedia of Science, Science in Dispute, Science and Its Times, and more.

Provides illustrated biographical profiles of children's authors and artists, covering everyone from established award winners to authors and illustrators who are just beginning their careers.

An online collection of animated, talking picture books for kids. Books are also available in a read-along format and in Spanish and French.