Britannica School

Britannica School is a site for learning more about any subject—for all grades and all reading abilities—offering thousands of up-to-date, curated, and curriculum-relevant articles, images, videos, audio clips, primary sources, maps, research tools, recommended Web sites, and three separate databases—Elementary, Middle, or High.

Britannica Escolar

Escolar is a knowledge-building resource that is universally trusted for accurate and age-appropriate content in Spanish.

eLibrary (Grades 6 and older)

General reference aggregation of periodical and digital media content with editorial guidance for novice researchers.  Two unique interfaces are available.

Explora for Elementary School Students (Grades K-5)

Find what you need for your school assignments. Search by keyword or by topic to find magazines, reference books, photos, videos, images, flags, and Common Core content.

Video tutorial is available for all grades on Santa Clara City Library YouTube channel.

Explora for High School Students (Grades 9-12) 

Designed specifically for high school students, search full text for hundreds of popular high school magazines covering a wide-range of subject areas including history, science, careers, and more.

Explora for Middle School Students (Grades 6-8)

Search full text for dozens of popular middle school magazines as well as thousands of biographies and historical essays.

Explora for Public Libraries

Get information on all topics by searching popular magazines (Consumer Reports, Time, People and Money), newspapers, biographies, primary source documents, over 1 million images, AP videos, and references books.

Legal Information Reference Center

Search full-text legal self-help reference books and print free legal forms. Many of the books and forms are from Nolo Press. Topics covered include business law, financial planning, family law, property & real estate and rights & disputes. 

Video tutorial is available on Santa Clara City Library YouTube channel.

MasterFILE Premier

This is a good place to look for general interest magazine articles. Within MasterFILE Premier you will find full-text articles from nearly 1,700 magazines including Consumer Reports, Foreign Affairs, Saturday Evening Post, and more.

MedlinePlus

A website available via the Internet
MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand. MedlinePlus offers reliable, up-to-date health information, anytime, anywhere, for free.

Salud en Español

Este recurso provee reportes de especificos temas cubriendo todos los aspectos de salud y bienestar sobre enfermedades, condiciones medicas, procedimientos y varios tratamientos. Salud en Español es el recurso inmediato para tener reportes basados en evidencias y paginas completas de hechos que estaran en Español.

Video tutorial is available on Santa Clara City Library YouTube channel.

SIRS Discoverer (Grades 3-9)

Selected content for novice researchers, especially elementary and middle school students and educators.

SIRS Issues Researcher (Grades 6 and older) 

Curriculum-aligned database of content organized by complex issues, ideally for middle and high school students and educators.