Online Resources for Youth

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	EBSCOhost Online Databases The EBSCOhost database contains several separate components, including the MasterFile index, which references over 2,690 general interest periodicals; the Newspaper Source, covering selected newspapers and wire services; Health Source Plus, accessing over 270 health periodicals; Clinical Reference Systems, containing over 7,000 reports on various medical topics; USP DI Vol. II, which contains drug information for the layman. All of these products can be searched with keywords, and are friendly for the novice and the experienced searcher. EBSCOhost está también disponible en Español.
	NoveList K-8 The same great resource as Novelist, but geared towards younger readers.
	World Book Online Reference Center World Book Online Reference Center, from the publishers of The World Book Encyclopedia, is your online route to up-to-date, reliable, authoritative, easy-to-understand information and an array of supplementary search tools and information sources. It can fulfill many research needs, such as the answer to a particular question, or you may want general information to help with a school assignment. And, of course, many people simply like to explore World Book, letting one topic lead them to another. Whatever your reason for using World Book, you will find a wealth of information along with tools that make it easy to find what you need.  World Book Online Reference Center also offers a World Atlas, and the World Book Dictionary.
	America's Newspapers - Includes New York Times America's Newspapers offers the electronic editions of record for valuable local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers--all in one easy-to-search database. Each paper provides unique coverage of local and regional news, including companies, politics, sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in the community. Paid ads are excluded.
	Tutor.com Live Homework Help Tutor.com is the leading provider of one-to-one online tutoring services to libraries and community organizations including their innovative after-school program, 'Live Homework Help'.  Every day thousands of students are connected to expert tutors for learning lessons in core academic subjects.  It's a perfect compliment to homework help centers and e-reference services, too. How It Works       Frequently Asked Questions Tutor.com está también disponible en Español.
	eLibrary 2 Plus eLibrary 2 Plus gathers information from newspapers magazines, books, pictures, maps, and TV and radio transcripts, and everything is full-text. The searching method can be either Boolean or natural language, and the results can be displayed in a variety of ways, including by date, relevance, or reading level.
	TumbleBook Library E-Books for kids! These e-books are presented in full-motion video and audio for maximum education and entertainment. Flash plug-in required.
	Gale Kids InfoBits Search through thousands of sources to find just the right information you're looking for. Includes a Teacher's Toolkit, and word definitions from Merriam-Webster's Dictionary.
	Something About the Author Something About the Author provides first-time comprehensive online access to all volumes ever printed in Gale's™ acclaimed and long-standing Something About the Author series, which examines the lives and works of authors and illustrators for children and young adults and is the preeminent source on authors and literature for young people.
	Grolier Online Kids Grolier Online includes five encyclopedia databases: The New Book of Knowledge, The New Book of Popular Science, Lands and Peoples, Amazing Animals of the World, and America the Beautiful. Search any or all of them for what you need to find!
	Authors4Teens Authors 4 Teens is a one-of-a-kind web-based resource that explores the craft, insight, habits, hobbies, studies and passions of today's top young adult authors. Each author is showcased with in-depth interviews, bibliography, reviews, and appearances.
	American Mosaic: The African American Experience The widest-ranging and easiest-to-use online collection on African American life ever assembled, The African American Experience is the definitive electronic research tool for African American history and culture from one of the most respected publishers in the field.
	Scholastic's Bookflix BookFlix is an online literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks from Weston Woods with related nonfiction from Children’s Press and other trusted Scholastic imprints.