This streaming video service has an educational focus, but plenty of fun retro television shows are found here as well! With full transcripts and clipping tools available, this Infobase product easily integrates with Google Classroom and other learning management systems.
Looking for homework help? Type your subject into the search bar here and get a short video clip that can help with your math problem, or find the perfect clip for your presentation on any other subject.
This streaming video collection not only includes educational, historical, and popular content, but offers full transcripts of programs, a citation builder so you can use video in your bibliography, and video clipping tools that help you embed video in your presentations.
As with all Infobase tools, Access Video offers full integration with Google Classroom and other learning management systems. New content is added monthly, so check this resource often for material from PBS, BBC, HBO and more.
This Infobase resource includes citation and timeline tools for student reports. As with all Infobase products, content from African-American History Online fully integrates with Google Classroom and other learning management systems, allowing students and educators to easily embed content into presentations and reports. Frequently updated and tablet friendly.
Frequently updated and spanning our nation’s history from prehistory to the present day, this resource was developed and is curated by leading editors and scholars in the study of American history. With a variety of learning assets, including articles, images, primary source documents, timelines, videos, and slideshows, everything you need for your essay, report, or presentation on American History can be found here.
Looking for something more specific? Try the Infobase American Indian or African American specific history portals. All Infobase platforms include citation builders and timeline tools.
Frequently updated, this resource offers the most direct access to more than 15,000 years of culture and history, covering more than 600 Native American groups, through tablet/mobile-friendly videos and slideshows, images, biographies of key people, event and topic entries, primary sources, maps and graphs, and timelines. Get an interactive, multifaceted look at the indigenous peoples of the Americas.
Looking for more information on specific events in American History adjacent to those mentioned in the American Indian History articles? Try searching across all Infobase platforms for more information.
This resource provides thorough coverage of world history from prehistory through the mid-1500s, with special Topic Centers on key civilizations and regions, including the ancient Near East, ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, ancient and medieval Africa, ancient and medieval Asia, the Americas, medieval Europe, and the Islamic World. Each civilization’s history is brought to life through articles, videos and slideshows, primary sources, and more.
Looking for even more history resources? You can search across all Infobase resources as well!
This comprehensive resource for the study of literature was originally edited and curated by Yale University professor Harold Bloom. Bloom's Literature includes thousands of critical essays and discussion questions, plus author biographies and character analyses, full-length poems, the full text of hundreds of reference books, full-length videos of classic plays and films, and more.
Fold3 Library Edition is a database for public military records. Use the tools to search different conflicts, time periods, and demographics. Fold3 Library Edition is valuable for genealogy research and free for library card holders.
Patrons interested in Fold3 may also be interested in the Social Security Death Index (SSDI) provided by Newsbank.
This resource includes comprehensive, in-depth coverage of body systems, current health issues, major diseases and conditions, treatments, and procedures, as well as health and nutrition information specific to men, women, children, teens, and seniors. The up-to-date information comes from hundreds of authoritative sources, plus users can find thousands of videos, illustrations, journal articles from PubMed Central, and reference articles from MedlinePlus.
Infobase multimedia products work easily with Google Classroom and many other learning management systems (LMS) and online classroom platforms. All Infobase products include bibliography and citation building tools, timelines ready to share, and are fully supported by Google translate for ESL learners.
Individual Infobase subject platforms include:
Issues & Controversies in History
Access Video and Access Video for Kids are streaming video collections provided by Infobase. The collections include educational, historical, and popular content. They also offer tools to help you use the videos in your classroom, in your assignments, or in your presentations.
This resource helps students and researchers understand today’s crucial issues by exploring hundreds of hot topics in politics, government, business, society, education, and popular culture. Presented in a balanced, pro/con format, each article presents the key facts, arguments, history, and current context. Issues and controversies is an ideal resource for research papers, debate preparation, and persuasive writing assignments.
Looking for an issue that is less than current? Try Issues and Controversies in History.
Looking for more information to back up your side of the debate? Try searching across all Infobase platforms.
This database for academic articles and research is core to success in higher education. If you want primary sources on just about any subject, JSTOR is where you want to start.
Nearly the entire contents of the electronic resource known as ARTSTOR are now accessible inside JSTOR. Explore Artstor's collections of high-quality images, curated from leading museums and archives around the world.
This resource offers a look at world history from the mid-15th century to the present. Thousands of subject entries, biographies, images, videos and slideshows, maps and graphs, primary sources, and timelines combine to provide a detailed and comparative view of the people, places, events, and ideas that have defined modern world history.
Looking for more historical reference? Try searching across all Infobase platforms!
This premier online source provides students and researchers with thousands of articles by top scholars in the field. This resource is suited to learners in high school or advanced studies. Younger learners and educators looking for curriculum tools may also be interested in African American History Online.
Science Online provides information to students of all ages, but is most recommended by librarians for grades four through ten. Find what you need to complete your essay or report, and easily retrieve graphics, build timelines, and retrieve citations for your bibliography. As part of the Infobase reference suite, full integration with Google Classroom and other learning management systems is provided.
Make your report, essay, or presentation stand out with Science Online, or click here to search across all Infobase platforms.
This resource bridges the gap between the science taught in class and real-world discoveries by leading scientists—giving comprehensive and in-depth explanations of some of the most important advances in biology, chemistry, environmental science, space, physics, and technology. Each article includes vivid images and groundbreaking videos that help make difficult concepts understandable.
Looking for more general science education? Try Science Online. Looking for debate materials on hot button Science topics? Try Issues & Controversies.
Need more information on something mentioned in Today's Science? Search across all Infobase platforms for more context.
This updated version of the classic family encyclopedia has content scaled for different learning levels. Ideal for reports, essays, projects and presentations, World Book Online offers full integration with Google Classroom and other online learning software. Levels for youngest users include beginning reader books, while levels for older learners include citation and bibliography building tools.
CLASS PASS users can access World Book Online with the code WBCLASSPASS.
Note: Once a user chooses their learning level on World Book Online, all content will appear at that level until the user changes their profile settings. Articles change their length and language to match the learning level of the user.
Educators, Librarians, and Parents can learn how to get the most out of World Book Online with these training resources
An app is available so that children may read the eBooks within World Book Online when not connected to the internet. You can read more about this app on the World Book site.
For more than 75 years, World News Digest has been a go-to resource for context and background on key issues of both historical events and breaking news. With more than 300,000 original articles and a vast archive covering every major event since its inception, this database offers concise summaries of current events and clearly written essays on the top issues of the day.
This resource is part of the Infobase suite of products offered by Fulton County Library System.
This resource is the ideal one-stop reference resource for intermediate-level students. Erasing the line between homework support and fun exploration, it contains excellent resources for student reports and research, including:
Kids can explore age-appropriate subjects while developing online research skills with a trusted source. Looking for more lesson plan or homework help not found in The World Almanac for Kids? Try searching across all Infobase platforms for more great content.
