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Explore 500 years of the African-American history and culture.

Ancestry Library Edition, the largest online family history resource available, provides unprecedented access to documents that record the lineage of individuals from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, and more. Available in libraries only.

Comprehensive coverage of the core authors and works most studied in literature courses today

Spanish-language encyclopedia articles, images, and interactive materials for early readers of Spanish.

Spanish-language encyclopedia articles, images, dictionaries, timelines, and more.

Features thousands of reliable and up-to-date articles, images, videos, and primary sources on a diverse range of subjects.

Provides access to thousands of reliable and up-to-date articles, images, videos, and primary sources for middle school students and educators.

More than 800 full-text reference books on most major subject areas with images, audio, video, and an interactive Mind Map to explore topics.

Country and state reports that provide snapshots of history and cultures including maps, flags, geography, and photos.

Volumes 1-38 provide critical overviews of the most-studied plays of all time periods, nations, and cultures. Includes discussions of themes, characters, critical reception, dramatic devices and traditions as well as cultural and historical context.

Designed specifically for high school libraries, Explora Secondary is a full-text database of popular magazines, reference books, and primary sources covering many subjects, including history, science, and health.

Designed specifically for middle school, Explora Middle School is a full-text database of popular magazines, reference books, images, and primary sources covering many subjects, including history, science, and health.

Exploration and career planning for high school, undergraduate, graduate, nursing, or vocational and tech schools. Includes career assessments, financial aid opportunities, resume assistance, internships and apprenticeships postings.

Large collection of full text encyclopedia entries that includes images, biographies, and more on a wide variety of subject areas.

Biographical information on thousands of people from throughout history. Includes video, audio clips, and images.

Thousands of pro and con viewpoint articles on contemporary social issues, topic overviews, primary sources, images, statistical tables, charts, and graphs.

Research your family history from anywhere in the 1790-1950 U.S. Census, the full text of over 20,000 family and local histories, an index of 6,300 local history and genealogy periodicals, and a database of Revolutionary War pension and bounty-land warrant files.

K-12 streaming media service featuring hundreds of thousands of videos, interactives, audio titles, printables, and more