Databases

Explore 145,000 maps of the world, continents, countries, and states. Browse antique and historical maps, climate and ecology maps, flags of the world, and glossaries. Play geography games.

Improve your cultural intelligence in an increasingly connected world. Learn about the culture, language, history, food, religion, and much more, for 175 countries.

Provides live help 1-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday. Connect with a guidance counselor for help with college applications, admissions interviews, and financial aid opportunities. Get individualized feedback on application essays and other writing. Browse resources and take practice tests. Use eParachute to discover college majors and careers that match your skills and interests.

Provides live online tutoring 2-11 p.m. daily, plus a writing center (get individualized feedback on your paper). Use SkillSurfer to access a learning library for kids, teens, and adults on school and career topics. Includes practice tests for GED, ACT, SAT, GRE, AP, ASVAB, and many more. Features live FAFSA help, ELL resources, and citizenship practice tests.

Articles and ebooks for children in Pre-K through 5th grade.

Articles and ebooks for students in grades 6-8.

Practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, and more to achieve the results you want at school, at work, or in life. Includes tests for elementary, middle, high school, and college students, plus aptitude tests and career information for job seekers. Includes resources in Spanish.

Provides full-text reference books, encyclopedias, biographies, magazines, and primary source documents. Includes image collection of photos, videos, maps, and flags. Covers all subject areas.

Provides materials to support differing points of view on current issues in the forms of primary source documents, statistics, websites, and multimedia. Topics include business and economics, health and medicine, law and politics, society and culture, and national debate subjects.