Begin Research Here! Online Encyclopedias
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Britannica School
General reference resource for multiple age groups.
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Gale In Context: Elementary
Formerly Kids InfoBits A general reference resource for primary and elementary.
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Gale in Context: Middle School
Created for middle-schoolers, Research in Context combines Gale reference content with age-appropriate videos, periodicals, primary sources, and more
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World Book Kids
Online general general resource developed especially for young students.
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World Book Student
Elementary and middle school general reference resource.
Continue Research Here! Subject Databases
Teacher Resources
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Gale OneFile: Educator's Reference Complete
Resource for educators and education students. Provides access to periodicals covering pre-school to college and most educational specialties. Includes full-text for many titles cited in ERIC.
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Teaching Books
Discover online multimedia resources. Bring books and authors to life.
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Image Quest Online
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Teach Britannica
Teach Britannica is a free online hub created by Encyclopædia Britannica to support educators with ready-to-use classroom resources and professional learning materials. It brings together trusted Britannica content with practical teaching tools that save time and spark student engagement. Teachers can explore short “Lesson Minis,” bell ringers, exit tickets, and graphic organizers designed to fit easily into any lesson or subject. The site also features instructional strategies, academic toolkits, and content spotlights aligned to evidence-based teaching practices. Each resource is built to support student-centered, inclusive learning in K-12 classrooms. Educators can search by grade band or topic to quickly find adaptable materials. Teach Britannica also offers ongoing professional development and classroom ideas to enhance instruction. Because it’s curated by Britannica’s expert team, teachers can rely on its accuracy and quality. Whether planning a full unit or looking for a quick activity, Teach Britannica provides tools that make teaching more efficient and effective.
Video Streaming for Teachers
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Learn360
Learn360 provides access to 153,000 multimedia resources, including: videos, audio files, worksheets, images, maps, charts, flags and more!Q
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PBS Learning Media
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Swank K-12 Streaming
Swank K-12 Streaming is convenient, controlled, and connected streaming platform that makes it easy for teachers to incorporate high-quality films into lesson plans. The library includes thousands of films for educational support, including the top feature films, documentaries and foreign titles.
Powered by Swank Motion Pictures, the content is curated specifically for educators based on the movies they need for lessons, and provides access both inside the classroom or for assignments outside of the classroom.
Eliminate the need for DVD players in classrooms
Enable streaming access for districts blocking personal streaming sites
Extend the classroom with connectivity to any LMS
Streamline access with single sign-on integration
EBooks
Newspapers
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Gale OneFile: News
This full-text newspaper database has several New York Newspapers including the New York Times from 1995 on, and over 1,000 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers.
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New York Times
A subset of Gale OneFile: News, this database includes articles from newspapers from around New York State including: Glens Falls Post-Star, New York Times, New York Post, Buffalo News, and Newsday.
Additional Resources
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Business Insights: Essentials
Includes company profiles, industry reports and financial reports, as well as business magazines and newspapers.
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Gale OneFile: Computer Science
Provides access to business and technical publications in the computer, electronics, and telecommunications industries.
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Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine
Full text of nursing and allied health journals, plus a variety of personal health information sources.
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World Book Advanced
High school reference tool that includes encyclopedia, multimedia, e-book, and primary source databases, fully integrated in a single search.
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Gale Academic OneFile Select with Subject Collections
Resource for academic research includes scholarly journals and selected general interest titles in a wide variety of subjects.
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Gale Academic OneFile with Subject Collections
Contains peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources.
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Gale General OneFile with Subject Collections
News and periodical articles on a wide range of topics.