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Available from home: Highland Park residents will be prompted for their library card number.Information on U.S. states and territories. There are essays on the history, geography, economics, government, culture, and the major cities of each state, plus fact boxes, biographical profiles of important people, and articles on famous places and natural wonders. In-Library use only.
Encyclopedia Americana
Its 45,000 articles and more than 25 million words have been contributed by over 6,500
specialists in their respective disciplines and cover all academic fields and curriculum
topics. Includes the Americana Journal, a searchable database of newsworthy
current events compiled weekly by Americana staff and illustrated with Associated Press
photographs.
In-Library use only.
Enciclopedia
Estdiantil Hallazgos
A World Book encyclopedia in Spanish for elementary
and middle school students. La Enciclopedia estudiantil hallazgos en línea
es una enciclopedia de conocimientos generales. Continene información
sobre gente, lugares, objectos, acontecimientos e ideas.
Facts.com
Complete content from the Facts On File World News Digest since 1980 and selected content
from Issues and Controversies On File, Today's Science On File, Editorials On File, Funk
& Wagnalls New Encyclopedia, Reuters On-Line News Service, The World Almanac and Book
of Facts.
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
Multimedia encyclopedia featuring animations, videos, cutaways, panoramas, dynamic
maps, and sounds.
In-Library use only.
Lands and Peoples
Encyclopedia of countries, cultures, and current events that is geared to student readers.
Each article includes separate sections which describe the country's land, people,
economy, history, and government, as well as a Facts and Figures box and a full-color map.
New Book of Popular Science
A science encyclopedia geared to students.
In-Library use only.
The World Atlas provides more than 500 clear, full color, reproducible maps and a wealth of statistics and data on more than 200 nations, territories, regions, and continents. Click on "geography" after the Facts on File logo appears.
World
Book Online--Americas Edition
Find over 31,000 encyclopedia articles, 6,000 web links, 25,000 periodical articles, 800
videos, animations, and sounds, 400 interactive maps, 100 3-D bubble views, and much more.
World
Book Online--International Edition
Additional articles with a more international scope. Open this link to the World
Book Americas Edition and choose the "International Edition" from the drop down
menu at the top of the page.
Please notify us of any problems logging on to the above databases via email or by calling the reference desk at 847-432-0216.
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