Grolier Online

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The DLC no longer offers this resource. Schools can purchase the Library Package from the Digital Learning Department or contact the vendor directly for reduced prices on individual resources.

Grolier encyclopedias are a great place to start to get background information on just about any topic. Click under Research Tools below for help with doing library research for a paper or debate.

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia Americana: In-depth information and up-to-date news archives for middle grades and higher. Biographies of famous people, past and present.
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia: Quick reference and news for middle and high schools.
The New Book of Knowledge: Reference and current events for elementary readers and up
La Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre: A complete Spanish-language encyclopedia.
The New Book of Popular Science: In-depth science, plus science in the news for middle and high schools.
Lands and Peoples: Countries, cultures, and current events for middle and high schools.
Amazing Animals of the World (elementary and higher): The animal kingdom.
America the Beautiful: State-by-state history and current events for elementary and middle schools.

Research Tools

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Highland Terrace Elementary Student - 05/02/07

this site is far better than google because it gives you information that you acually need not something that you don't. [Well Hardly]

Nathan Hale High School Student - 03/20/07

Encyclopedias are far more reliable than the regular sites one finds online. This source is so great because it places the information from good, encyclopedia sources in a more wieldly, electronic form!

Shorewood High School Student - 12/06/06

It is hard to navigate around the site, but it does have very complete information.

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