Reference + Encyclopedias

CultureGrams is the leading primary source reference for concise, reliable, and up-to-date cultural information on the countries of the world. It goes beyond mere facts and figures to deliver an insider's perspective on daily life and culture, including the history, customs, and lifestyles of the world's people. It includes four editions: the Kids, U.S. States, and Canadian Provinces editions for upper elementary school students; and the World Edition for junior high school students and up.

Explora for Public Libraries provides easy-to-use features and reliable content from the world's leading magazines and reference books, grouped into easy-to-browse categories. Explora provides research collections on thousands of topics to help them find the information they need quickly and easily. You can search hundreds of professional journals, popular magazines, reference books, images, primary sources, and more by keyword or by topic.

Points of View Reference Source is a full-text database designed to provide students and schools with controversial essays presenting multiple sides of a current issue. Essays provide questions and materials for further thought and study and are accompanied by thousands of supporting articles from the world’s top leading political magazines from both sides of the aisle, newspapers, radio and TV news transcripts, primary source documents, and reference books.