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General Research Databases and Encyclopedias for K-12

ELM
ELM is the Electronic Library for Minnesota and includes research databases and resources for elementary, middle school, and high school students.

Britannica Online Library Kids Edition This link opens in a new window
Access to both Compton's and Britannica Elementary (Student) Encyclopedias plus a dictionary, world atlas, timelines, biographies, learning materials, tutorials, video clips, and more.
Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
Search for encyclopedia entries.
Points of View Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Designed to provide students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. (EBSCO)

The Blackbirch Kid's Visual Reference of the World
ISBN: 9781567115796
Publication Date: 2001
An alphabetical presentation of brief statistics, maps, and pictorial information about every country in the world. Coverage includes geography, industry, population, ethnic groups, climate, religion, education, and daily life. Includes a special section of political, topographical, and thematic world maps. For students in elementary schools.

Readers' Guide Retro - EBSCO This link opens in a new window
Readers' Guide Retro is a database containing comprehensive indexing and abstracting of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States and Canada, plus the full text of selected periodicals. Readers' Guide Retro covers the years 1890 - 1982