Encyclopedias , Dictionary, Images & Almanacs

Grolier Online
Allows you to search through several online encyclopedias at once: Encyclopedia Americana, the Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, the New Book of Knowledge, the New Book of Popular Science, America the Beautiful, Amazing Animals of the World, and Lands and Peoples.

• Encyclopedia Americana
  The online version of one of the world's most respected encyclopedias. Includes the Americana Journal (for looking up information on countries, organizations or specific dates) and the Wall Street Journal Almanac.
• Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
  Includes articles, photos, an interactive atlas, magazine articles, videos, animations, primary source documents, and major news stories. Of special interest to students in grade 4 and up.
• New Book of Knowledge
  General encyclopedia for students in elementary grades. Includes timelines, homework help, games, quizzes, maps, photos, and newScoops for current events.
• New Book of Popular Science
  Articles on science, technology, and medical topics for middle school and high school students. Includes games, brainteasers, weekly top science stories, and links to relevant web sites.
• Amazing Animals of the World
  Elementary students and above can check out the animal of the day, and look up spectacular pictures and interesting facts about the animals of the world.
• Lands and Peoples
  Including all of the information from the reference set and more, this resource is excellent for middle school and high school students.

World Book Advanced
Information written at a more advanced level for Junior High and High School students as well as adults. Includes primary source material, e-books, the ability to create your own timelines and save your research online.

Searchasaurus from EBSCO
Searchasaurus gives children the chance to search for information in kid-friendly Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia of Animals or Pictures of Maps, Flags, Historical photos and more.

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia from EBSCO
This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.

Images from EBSCO
This database provides images of Photos of People, Natural Science Photos, Photos of Places, Historical Photos, Maps and Flags.

The American Heritage® Dictionary, 4th Edition from EBSCO

Oxford English Dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is widely regarded as the accepted authority on the English language. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of 600,000 words— past and present—from across the English-speaking world.

Salem History Library
Search Encyclopedia of American Immigration which provides answers to the following questions; Where immigrants have come from and why; how they have adapted to their new homeland; how they have contributed to American culture and society; how government policies toward them have changed; practical issues of legal and social integration; and how American immigration history has fit into worldwide migration patterns. Additionally every state in the union has its own essay, averaging nearly 1,000 words in length, and a table summarizing demographic data. Ten cities with particularly large immigrant populations are also subjects of essays.

World Almanacs from OCLC FirstSearch
Full text of the World Almanac and Book of Facts, World Almanac of the USA, World Almanac of US Politics and World Almanac for Kids, World Almanacs. Includes information from 1998-Current.