Encyclopedias & Reference
Featured Resources
| Description | Age | |
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 | Access Video On Demand Access Video On Demand offers thousands of educational and interesting videos provided free of charge by Films On Demand. | All |
 | American Press E-Edition American Press E-Edition is the online version of the Lake Charles, Louisiana American Press newspaper. | All |
 | AtoZ The USA AtoZ The USA contains more than 115 country-based articles and 115 state articles for each of the 50 US states, five US territories, and the District of Columbia. It offers coverage of the country’s people, history, economy, geography, symbols, culture, and society. | All |
 | Biography Reference Center (EBSCOhost) Biography Reference Center (EBSCOhost) offers a comprehensive collection of more than 450,000 full-text biographies, including the complete full-text run of Biography Today and Biography Magazine, as well as thousands of narrative biographies that are not available in other databases. Download the mobile app from the: Google Play Store or Apple App Store. Watch the tutorial | All, Middle School, High School |
 | Black Life In America Black Life In America has comprehensive coverage of the African American experience from the earliest times to today. It is sourced from nearly 20,000 American and global newspapers from 1704 to the present, including over 400 African American newspapers. It provides full-text searching as well as access to content by topic, event, and eras in African American History. Not only that, but it is updated daily. | All, Middle School, High School |
 | Britannica E-Books Britannica E-Books offers hundreds of downloadable full color and black & white non-fiction e-books for preschool through high school. Download the mobile app at the: Apple App Store. | All |
 | Business Source Complete (EBSCOhost) Business Source Complete (EBSCOhost) provides an easy way to both browse and search for country economic data, company profiles, industry information and market research in the EBSCO databases. Download the mobile app from the: Google Play Store or Apple App Store. Watch the Tutorial | All |
 | Chilton Library Chilton Library offers vehicle maintenance and specification tables, service and repair guides, vacuum diagrams, wiring diagrams, and Delmar ASE Technician Test Preparation (TTP) quizzes. Watch the Tutorial | All |
 | Columbia Granger's World Of Poetry The Columbia Granger’s World Of Poetry contains over 250,000 poems in full text and 450,000 citations. The poems in full text are the most widely read in the English language, as well as in Spanish, French, German, and Italian. | All, Middle School, High School |
 | Consumer Health Complete (EBSCOhost) Consumer Health Complete (EBSCOhost) offers convenient access to easily understandable health and medical information from EBSCO. Search and browse within medical encyclopedias, popular reference books, and magazine articles. Download the mobile app from the: Google Play Store or Apple App Store. Watch the tutorial | All, Middle School, High School |
 | EBSCOhost EBSCOhost is a powerful online reference system accessible via the Internet. It offers a variety of proprietary full text databases and popular databases from leading information providers. The comprehensive databases range from general reference collections to specially designed, subject-specific databases for public, academic, medical, corporate, and school libraries. Download the mobile app from the: Google Play Store or Apple App Store. Watch the tutorial | All, High School |
 | Explora (EBSCOhost) Explora (EBSCOhost) offers reliable content from the world's leading magazines and reference books in the EBSCO databases. Browse categories organized by popular topic, with overviews that provide a starting point for your research; or use the simple search that quickly delivers relevant results, including primary source documents, news articles, and Associated Press videos. Download the mobile app from the: Google Play Store or Apple App Store. Watch the tutorial | All, Elementary School, |
 | Financial Ratings Series Financial Ratings Series offers important financial literacy tools from Weiss Ratings & Grey House Publishing such as: independent unbiased financial strength ratings of banks/credit unions/insurance companies, conservative buy-hold-sell ratings of thousands of stocks / mutual funds/exchange-traded funds, personal accounts to create a watchlist with notifications, and a Medicare / Medigap supplement insurance planner. When not accessing this service from the library network, put BPL in front of the card number with no space, for example: BPLB000000 or BPL29962. Watch the tutorial | All, High School |
 | Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (EBSCOhost) Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia (EBSCOhost) is a database that provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas. Download the mobile app from the: Google Play Store or Apple App Store. Watch the tutorial | All, Middle School, High School |
 | Gale Business: DemographicsNow Gale Business: DemographicsNow offers population and Census data to housing expenditures, users of Gale Business: DemographicsNow will have access to demographic information including: income, housing, race, age, education, retail spending, consumer expenditures, businesses, and more. Download the mobile app Watch the Tutorial | All, High School |
 | Gale eBooks Gale eBooks contains a large collection of e-books on a number of non-fiction topics. Download the mobile app Watch the tutorial | All, Elementary School, Middle School, High School |
 | Gale LegalForms Gale LegalForms offers official, state-specific, federal, business, personal, real estate, and general forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues. Download the mobile app Watch the tutorial | All |
 | HeritageHub HeritageHub by NewsBank lets you explore your family history with the premier collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research from 1704 – today. HeritageHub helps you easily identify relatives, uncover new information and potentially unknown family members. Includes deep coverage from all 50 states, hard-to-find content from the mid 1900s, and original obituary images. Watch the tutorial | All, Middle School, High School |
 | HeritageQuest Online HeritageQuest Online is digitized from the popular UMI Genealogy and Local History collection on microfiche. This online database is an essential collection of unique material for both genealogical hobbyists and professionals. Watch the tutorial | All, Middle School, High School |
 | Hispanic Life In America Hispanic Life In America by NewsBank has comprehensive coverage of the Hispanic American experience from the earliest times to today. It is sourced from nearly 17,500 American and global newspapers, including almost 450 Hispanic American newspapers. It provides full-text searching as well as access to content by topic, event, and eras in Hispanic American History. Not only that, but it is updated daily. Watch the tutorial | All, Middle School, High School |
 | History Reference Center History Reference Center by EBSCO offers full text from over 1,620 reference books and encyclopedias and non-fiction books. Full text for more than 150 leading history periodicals, 57,000 historical documents, over 77,000 biographies of historical figures, over 113,000 historical photos and maps, and over 80 hours of historical video. Download the mobile app from the: Google Play Store or Apple App Store. Watch the tutorial | All, Middle School, High School |
 | Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center by EBSCO offers exclusive articles from the EBSCO databases covering over 140 topics, as well as many other periodicals, books and videos that focus on categories commonly referred to as hobbies and crafts. It is available in a high-quality PDF format. Download the mobile app from the: Google Play Store or Apple App Store. Watch the tutorial | All |
 | Legal Information Reference Center Legal Information Reference Center by EBSCO provides online full text from EBSCO for many of the top consumer legal reference books and contains more than 310 full-text publications and thousands of legal forms. Download the mobile app from the: Google Play Store or Apple App Store. Watch the tutorial | All, High School |
 | Literary Reference Center Plus Literary Reference Center Plus by EBSCO offers information from major respected reference works, books, literary journals as well as original content from EBSCO Information Services. Download the mobile app from the: Google Play Store or Apple App Store. Watch the tutorial | All, Middle School, High School |
 | Louisiana Digital Library (LDL) Louisiana Digital Library (LDL) is an online library of more than 400,000 digital items from Louisiana archives, libraries, museums, and other repositories, making unique historical treasures accessible to students, researchers, and the public in Louisiana and across the globe. The items in the Louisiana Digital Library are as diverse and interesting as the people and places in Louisiana, with photographs, maps, manuscript materials, books, oral histories, and more documenting the state’s history and culture. | |
 | MASA Ultra - School Edition MASA Ultra - School Edition by EBSCO is designed specifically for high school libraries. This database contains full text for nearly 500 popular, high school magazines. It also provides more than 360 full-text reference books, 85,670 biographies, 105,786 primary source documents, and an image collection of over 502,000 photos, maps & flags, color PDFs, and expanded full-text backfiles (back to 1975) for key magazines. Download the mobile app from the: Google Play Store or Apple App Store. Watch the tutorial | All, High School |
 | Middle Search Plus Middle Search Plus by EBSCO provides full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines. All full-text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies and historical essays. It also contains 84,774 biographies, 105,786 primary source documents, and an image collection of over 502,000 photos, maps, and flags. Download the mobile app from the: Google Play Store or Apple App Store. Watch the tutorial | All, Middle School |
 | NewsBank NewsBank provides a comprehensive collection of reliable news sources, including newspapers and magazines, covering a wide array of topics and issues. It offers archives for The Beauregard Daily News going back to 1999 as well as numerous other Louisiana newspapers. Watch the tutorial | All, Middle School, High School |
 | Primary Search Primary Search by EBSCO provides full text for more than 70 popular magazines for elementary school research. All full-text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full-text information dates as far back as 1990. Download the mobile app from the: Google Play Store or Apple App Store. Watch the tutorial | Elementary School |
 | Science Reference Center Science Reference Center by EBSCO is a comprehensive research database that provides easy access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. This database contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and more. Topics covered include: biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology, and wildlife. Download the mobile app from the: Google Play Store or Apple App Store. Watch the tutorial | All |
 | SkillMill SkillMill is the world-leading skilled trades platform with expert courses that teach you job-ready skills at your own pace. SkillMill includes short, expert-led video courses, 3-D simulations, assessments, knowledge checks, and learning paths to help you advance your technical skills. Download the mobile app at the: Google Play Store or Apple App Store. Watch the tutorial | All, High School, |
 | Value Line Value Line is an uncontested authority in reliable, unbiased information. Value Line puts you in the driver’s seat with accurate and insightful investment research on companies, industries, markets, and economies. From the latest data, sophisticated tools, and proven ranks to expert analysis and guidance. Value Line gives you the power to evaluate investments with confidence. Watch the tutorial | All, High School |
 | World Book Online World Book Online is an online version of the renowned World Book Encyclopedia that is available in French and Spanish. It has different search options for different grades / Lexile levels. It has citations and a life skills section, and the student model has additional educator tools that include lessons plans. Watch the tutorial | All, Elementary School, Middle School, High School |