Research Databases & Links
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Grades K-8 | High School
Use our free databases or pre-selected website links to help with your research.
Can't find the database you're seeking? Try our alphabetical listing!
Home Access = accessible online from home or work with a valid library card.
In-Library Access = accessible only from an Information Station within the Library buildings.
Have a question? Use the 'Ask a Librarian' live chat feature at the top of the page!
(during open business hours)
Call:
Centerville Library Reference Desk at 937/433-8091, ext. 2.
Woodbourne Library Reference Desk at 937/435-3700, ext. 2.
Email: cvref@wcpl.lib.oh.us or visit Ask a Librarian for more options.
Grades K-8 | High School
Use our free databases or pre-selected website links to help with your research.
Can't find the database you're seeking? Try our alphabetical listing!
Home Access = accessible online from home or work with a valid library card.
In-Library Access = accessible only from an Information Station within the Library buildings.
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Byki Online Languages A powerful language learning system using flashcards to teach you a set of words or phrases. Learn more! Byki Mobile for iPhone: Over 30 languages accessible! Download the app, then login to your Byki account. Click on the Byki Mobile link in the bottom right corner to access your activation code. Also available for Android!
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Internet Library for Kids
Access the Internet Public Library through the Kidspace to find ideas for science projects, sports & recreation, health & nutrition, fun games, and more. KidsClick Want to search the Web? Try KidsClick, a Web search for kids made especially for them by librarians! Potus (Presidents of the United States) In this resource you will find background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and some points of interest on each of the presidents. Links to biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and other presidential sites are also included. For more recommended websites, categorized by subject and age group, visit our Web Links section. |
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eLibrary Elementary
Full-text database of magazines, book chapters, newspapers, maps, photos and more. All in an easy-to-use, graphical format for kids and young adults! Learn more about this database from its online tutorial.
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Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos
World Book Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos is organized so that students can find information quickly and easily. It includes more than 2,200 articles, 250 maps, 1,500 illustrations, and bilingual navigation.
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Kids Search
Great for elementary and middle school kids looking for information. Important features and functionality include the ability to search by topic, subtopic, or keywords. Learn more about this database from its online tutorial.
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Mango Languages
A variety of resources to help you learn practical conversation skills for languages spoken all around the world.
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| Novelist K-8 Plus Especially for elementary & middle school students, this online source has fiction and nonfiction titles chosen to support school curriculum as well as the pleasure reading needs of students.
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Searchasaurus
Searchasaurus is EBSCOhost's search experience for users in elementary or middle schools. It's an exciting and easy way for young researchers to experience online searching. Learn more about this database from its online tutorial.
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World Book Kids
Based on the award-winning World Book Student Discovery Encyclopedia, this site offers simple navigation, easy-to-read articles, thousands of illustrations and engaging activities.
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Academic Search Premier
from EBSCOhost Arts, humanities, science, social sciences, business, and technology journals, some with full text, and other electronic resources from 1887 to the present. *Online access to Consumer Reports from 1991 to the present.
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A+ Research and Writing Find all the tools you need to complete your assignment, including how and where to research, finding your resources, and even how to write and revise your paper. CIA World Factbook Look up any country in the world and find quick, pertinent facts. Capital, government, people, and many other categories are available. Also included are Flags of the World. Fact Monster Combines the contents of an encyclopedia, a dictionary, an atlas, and several almanacs loaded with statistics, facts, and historical records. High School Ace Web guide to free quality educational resources for teens. Includes subject guides, interactive quizzes, and college guidance assistance. For more recommended websites, categorized by subject and age group, visit our Web Links section. |
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| Byki Online Languages A powerful language learning system using flashcards to teach you a set of words or phrases. Learn more! Byki Mobile for iPhone: Over 30 languages accessible! Download the app, then login to your Byki account. Click on the Byki Mobile link in the bottom right corner to access your activation code. Also available for Android!
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Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos
The online version of World Book Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos is organized so that students can find information quickly and easily. It includes more than 2,200 articles, 250 maps, 1,500 illustrations, and bilingual navigation.
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LearningExpress Library
A comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass.
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L 'Encyclopédie Découvertes
World Book's content translated into French. Written at a reading level appropriate for young native speakers and readers of French, as well as adults for whom French is a second language.
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Mango Languages
A variety of resources to help you learn practical conversation skills for languages spoken all around the world.
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Student Research Center
A search interface designed specifically for secondary school students, according to needs and search abilities. Easily pre-determine which content sources are right for the project. Learn more about this database from its online tutorial.
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TOPICsearch
from EBSCOhost Current events resource lets researchers explore social, political and economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms.
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World Book Advanced
Tailored for the needs and skills of students in grades 8 and up, World Book Advanced integrated primary and secondary source databases in a single search.
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World Book Online Reference Center
The World Book Online Reference Center includes all the articles from the 22-volume print set, plus thousands more.
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Have a question? Use the 'Ask a Librarian' live chat feature at the top of the page!
(during open business hours)
Call:
Centerville Library Reference Desk at 937/433-8091, ext. 2.
Woodbourne Library Reference Desk at 937/435-3700, ext. 2.
Email: cvref@wcpl.lib.oh.us or visit Ask a Librarian for more options.