eLibrary®—the user-friendly general reference tool—delivers one of the largest general reference collections of periodical and digital media content designed to support every range of user, including elementary students, college-prep and college-level researchers, and professional educators. Powered by our MediaSeek knowledge base of educational standards, educators can even search for resources that correlate to state and national standards.

eLibrary’s updated interface and features make research easy. Researchers will find the answers they need from more than 2,000 full-text magazines, newspapers, books, and transcripts, plus thousands of maps, pictures, weblinks, and audio/video files.

Titles cover a wide range of subjects including business, education, general interest, health, language arts, sciences, social sciences, and many other curriculum-specific subject areas.

Every magazine, journal, newspaper, book, and transcript is provided in 100 percent full-text—saving valuable search time and reducing the frustration of abstract-only results. Plus, the variety of multimedia content supplements and enhances text-only information.

Researchers will find quality information from eight different media types:

• Magazines—Provide more than 1,600 full-text titles from general interest to scholarly publications. Popular titles include Fortune, National Geographic, Newsweek, Time, and U.S. News & World Report.
• Newspapers—Track trends and follow current events with more than 240 full-text titles national and international titles including the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, USA TODAY, Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.
• Books—Place information and topics in context using more than 200 full-text reference books such as The World Almanac; The American Heritage Dictionary, 4^th ed.; Hutchinson dictionaries and encyclopedias of science, history, arts and culture; the DK Eyewitness series, and the Britannica Spanish Encyclopedia.
• Maps—Find over 3,000 topological, historical, thematic, and interactive maps from sources like Maps.com and MapQuest.com.
• Pictures—Explore more than 1,500,000 photos and images—both current and historical—of art and architecture, animals and plants, people and places, and more.
• TV & Radio Transcripts—Get the final word on broadcast programs with over 500,000 transcripts from popular TV and radio programs like CBS Evening News, CNN, National Public Radio, and Fox News.
• Audio/Video—Use more than 20,000 streaming audio and video files to bring events and processes to life. Clips include historical footage, current news programs, animations of how things work, and more.
• Weblinks—Search the web more effectively using more than 90,000 editor-screened and selected websites indexed by topics appropriate to K-12 study.

A monthly K-12 email newsletter is also available for this title. Stay up-to-date and get fresh classroom and library learning ideas all year long!

Accessing eLibrary 

Complex searching is easy with eLibrary's colorful, graphical navigation and point-and-click functionality. Users can select from natural language, Boolean, topic, standards, or publication search. They can also use advanced search fields to further target relevant information. Results can be sorted by relevance, date, file size, reading level/Lexile, publication, source, and more. Plus, users can print, save, or email any result, making it simple to use and share information.

Additional features make research easier:

• BookCart & QuizCart—Build persistent links to eLibrary content to create reading lists, topic pages, lesson plans, multiple-choice quizzes, and more. Using a simple point-and-click template, libraries can quickly add links to publications, articles, multimedia files, and websites.
• Standards search—Find eLibrary resources linked directly to state and national standards for learning.
• Topic search—Narrow queries by selecting a topic, then conducting a keyword search related to the topic. Saves time and increases result relevancy.
• Reference search—Query a subset of reference works including encyclopedias, atlases, dictionaries, and almanacs that help users find basic subject information, definitions, biographies, timelines, and more.
• Highlight & lookup—Locate definitions and related information in a single click by highlighting a word or phrase, then selecting the appropriate search type.
• Local administration—Adapt eLibrary to your school's needs. Add local library holdings, configure media types, block articles/publications, customize search screens, and more.