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 World Book Encyclopedia Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia, The New Book of Knowledge, Lands and People, La Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre, Book of Popular Science What is Grolier Online? Grolier Online is a one-­‐stop resource for online encyclopedias and reference resources. You may be familiar with the print versions of these resources: Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge, The New Book of Popular Science, and Lands and Peoples and La Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre, a Spanish language encyclopedia. It also has a general audience portal called Grolier Online Passport and one for kids called Grolier Online Kids. And here’s an added bonus: all the Grolier’s resources provide citations, so you can cite them in your research paper. You can access Grolier Online from wherever you have an Internet connection and your public library card. How do I get to World Book? 1. Start at the Multnomah County Library web site 2.
Under Research select Homework Center 3.
Click on Homework databases 4.
Scroll down and click on World Book Encyclopedia Type in your Multnomah County Library card number and PIN This is what the introduction screen looks like. Kindergarten – 4th grade students: choose World Book Online for Kids 5th – 9th grade students: choose World Book Info Finder 9th – 12th grade students: choose World Book Advanced The Kindergarten – 4th grade students World Book Online for Kids looks like this: •
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Keyword search your topic or browse in the subjects listed Choose an article to read •
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Read, print, save or email the article! Many articles include images and video about the topic The article also includes Related Web Sites, expert sites to visit about your topic The 5th – 9th grade students World Book Info Finder looks like this: •
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Keyword search your topic or browse in the subjects listed Choose an article to read •
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Read, print, save or email the article! Many articles include images and video about the topic The article also lists different types of information, from books & web sites to books. And many include video on the subject The 9th – 12th grade students World Book Online Reference Center looks like this: Created by the Multnomah County Library School Corps, 503.988.6004, 10/12 Provided by the School Corps