Grade Level
|
Database
|
Description
|
K through 7
|
Kidsclick |
Created and maintained by librarians with strict
criteria for website inclusion, e.g. no commercials sites, no
fees, no
unsafe privacy features.Web sites are organized using the Dewey Decimal
System. |
PreK through 8
|
ALA's
Great Web Sites for Kids |
The American Library Association and the Association
for Library Service to Children identify and organize web sites
using strong selection criteria. Web sites are coded for appropriate
age groups. |
PreK through High School
|
Knowitall.org |
South Carolina's ETV web portal to sites with
educational value to children K through 12, parents, and teachers.
Organized by subject, grade level, and alphabetically. |
| World
of Words |
Maintained by the University of Arizona School of
Education,
WOW is a free database of culturally authentic children's and
adolescent books from around the world. |
K through College
|
US.Gov |
Web portal for information about and for the United
States Government, includes links to maps, historical documents, laws
and regulations, statistics, photos, forms, and much more. |
| Galileo |
GeorgiA LIbrary
LEarning Online: Provides access to over 100
databases and more than 2000 journals. Guest users can access
non-password protected resources including the Digital Library of
Georgia databases and the New Georgia Encyclopedia. |
| DISCUS |
Digital Information for South Carolina USers: is available to all South
Carolina residents through all public K-12, academic, and public
libraries. To use at home, obtain a username and password from you
local public library. |
| ELM |
Electronic Library
for Minnesota: is comprised of
over 45 databases providing access to journals, periodicals,
newspapers, ebooks and reference resources. Some databases may require
a public library barcode for access. |
| NYPL |
New York Public Library Databases: Although many
of the databases require an NYPL card, some are available for free.
NYPL uses a globe symbol to identify free databases. |
| CPL |
The Chicago Public Library Databases can only be
accessed by those with a CPL library card; however, databases of
particular interest for children and teens are easily identified. |
| NCLive |
Statewide cooperative of public and academic libraries
provides online resources to NC residents. Must obtain a password from
a member library. |
