California State Library Resources
California's K-12 Online Content Project
California is now offering, at no cost to local schools, districts or students, three online databases for use by every K-12 school and student in the state, with access starting at the beginning of the 2018-19 school year.
Online content from Encyclopedia Britannica, ProQuest and TeachingBooks.net will be available individually to all K-12 students in California, as well as all public schools in the state.
These content resources, commonly referred to as "library databases," provide teachers, school librarians and students with a massive amount of digital information: books, scientific research, newspaper articles, photos, videos and more – all aligned with the curriculum that California has created for its schools.
Encyclopedia Britannica
ProQuest
CultureGrams – Concise cultural information on countries around the world.
Access: http://online.culturegrams.com
eLibrary – General reference aggregation of periodical and digital media content with editorial guidance for novice researchers. Two unique interfaces available.
Access: https://search.proquest.com/elibrary?accountid=193857 or https://explore.proquest.com
ProQuest Central Student – Millions of articles from more than 10,000 full-text scholarly journals.
Access: https://search.proquest.com/centralk12?accountid=193857
SIRS Discoverer – Selected content for novice researchers, especially elementary and middle school students and educators.
Access: http://discoverer.sirs.com
SIRS Issues Researcher – Curriculum-aligned database of content organized by complex issues, ideally for middle and high school students and educators.
Access: http://sks.sirs.com
ProQuest Research Companion– Information literacy tools and tutorials to help develop critical thinking.
Access: http://pqrc.proquest.com/
School & Educators Complete – eBook subscription database (over 12,000 titles) to support multiple subject areas (English Language Arts, Science, Math, Social Studies, Health, Physical Education, Information Literacy and Technology).
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/espartousd-ebooks
Product training and information
If you or your users need help getting started, we have a variety of resources to assist you, including:
· Live and recorded training webinars
· LibGuides for up-to-date information on ProQuest products
ProQuest product tools and resources
· Instructions for creating a URL to search a set of publications