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Arkansas State Library Research Resources

Information about the Arkansas State Library Traveler Database can be found here.
Access to databases provided through the Traveler Program is available to Arkansas citizens residing within the state, and to academic, public and school libraries statewide FREE of charge. 



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Student Resources K-8



CultureGrams Kids  
Primary source material cultural & statistical country reports, covering the world, states & Canadian provinces and includes unique information in Native recipes, interviews, photos and videos


Early World of Learning (World Book)   An online resource for preschoolers & children in the early elementary grades that includes three interactive learning environments: 

1.Trek's Travels offers narrated stories, interactive games, and original videos that teach critical early childhood themes, including numbers, shapes, colors, opposites, and more.

2. Welcome to Reading provides leveled readers to develop and strengthen phonics, vocabulary, phonemic awareness, and comprehension skills. The Lexile Framework® for Reading ensures that early readers use text at their level.

3. A collection of 25 classics and an additional 25 proprietary World Book non-fiction titles.  Desktop computer and tablet users may access the site via browser or checkout for offline. Simultaneous checkout makes eBooks available for an unlimited number of users Know It offers a richly visual first encyclopedia that will captivate early learners with non-fiction topics of interest and importance to them  


eBooks (World Book)  Titles
A collection of 25 classics and an additional 25 proprietary World Book non-fiction titles.  Desktop computer and tablet users may access the site via browser or checkout for offline.  Simultaneous checkout makes eBooks available for an unlimited number of users

eLibrary Curriculum Edition
General reference collections of periodical and digital media content designed specifically for K-12 schools and libraries of all kinds, as well as two distinct subject-based collections: ProQuest® Learning: Literature and History Study Center™. Subjects covered include business, education, general interest, health, language arts, sciences, social sciences, and many other curriculum-specific subject areas.

Mango Languages    Mango Languages creates language learning experiences by step by step lesson plans for 71 different languages. This database features ESL lessons for 16 different languages along with a text translator.*First time users must create a profile in order to access the resource.

SIRS Issues Researcher
Background and analysis on 350+ leading issues, providing pros and cons on social, scientific, health, historic, economic, political, and global issue

Research Companion 
Developed to help students do more effective research and assist educators in teaching the basics for information literacy core principles of finding, evaluating, and using information.

World Book Complete  A single link that goes to all 9 Traveler World Book database for selection.

World Book Kids    A general reference Web site developed especially for young students with easy-to-read articles, thousands of illustrations, videos, comparison tools, and a wealth of engaging games and activities, including an atlas, interactive maps, flags, and over 200 game and activities.

World Book Discover 
Reference resources for students reading below grade level because of language or learning difficulties, with content and tools specifically developed for these students.

World Book Student  A research tool  tailored for students in elementary & middle schools with over 40,000 encyclopedia and reference articles, 10,000 + biographies, multimedia, videos, animations and student activities.

World Book Online Training



Student Resources Junior High & Up



Academic World Book 
The premier resource for students and researchers at the university level with comprehensive reference tool that includes encyclopedia, multimedia, e-book, and primary source databases, fully integrated in a single search. (Optimized for tablets)

CultureGrams Provinces   CultureGrams States  CultureGrams World
Primary source material cultural & statistical country reports, covering the world, states & Canadian provinces and includes unique information in Native recipes, interviews, photos and videos
                                              All 4 CultureGram links: CultureGrams4

eBooks Central ProQuest
Provides authoritative ebooks in a range of subjects [Arts - Business/Management – Education – General - Health & Medicine - History & Political Science – Law - Literature & Language - Religion & Philosophy - Science & Technology - Social Science] from the world's top publishers.

eBooks (World Book)  Titles 
A collection of 25 classics and an additional 25 proprietary World Book non-fiction titles.  Desktop computer and tablet users may access the site via browser or checkout for offline.  Simultaneous checkout makes eBooks available for an unlimited number of users

eLibrary Curriculum Edition
General reference collections of periodical and digital media content designed specifically for K-12 schools and libraries of all kinds, as well as two distinct subject-based collections: ProQuest® Learning: Literature and History Study Center™. Subjects covered include business, education, general interest, health, language arts, sciences, social sciences, and many other curriculum-specific subject areas.
 

History Study Center (access also through eLibrary Curriculum Edition)
A comprehensive collection of primary and secondary source material that meets the needs of both AP and mainstream courses in Social Studies 

Learning: Literature (access also through eLibrary Curriculum Edition)
Students can find author biographies, contemporary criticism, reviews, and multimedia resources from medieval times to the present.

ProQuest Central
A cross-disciplinary research tool with 30 databases that can be searched together or individually

Mango Languages
Mango Languages provides language learning experiences with step by step lesson plans. This database features ESL lessons for over 16 languages along with a text translator. * First time users must create a profile in order to access the resource.


ProQuest’s PAVN (Public Video Library Online)  PAVN offers over 50,000 streaming videos on History, Science, Engineering, Health, Performing Arts, Religion, and films for research. 


Research Companion 
Developed to help students do more effective research and assist educators in teaching the basics for information literacy core principles of finding, evaluating, and using information.

Research Library
A mix of scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, and other timely sources across the top 150 subject areas, including the arts, business, education, engineering and technology, health and medical, history, law, literature and languages, multicultural themes, psychology, natural sciences, social sciences, & women’s studies

SIRS Issues Researcher
Background and analysis on 350+ leading issues, providing pros and cons on social, scientific, health, historic, economic, political, and global issues

World Book Advanced   A reference tool for 8th grade and up that includes encyclopedia, multimedia, e-books, and primary source databases, fully integrated in a single search World Book Advanced is a powerful reference tool that includes encyclopedia, multimedia, e-book, and primary source databases, fully integrated in a single search.   

World Book Complete  A single link that goes to all Traveler World Book Databases for selection.

World Book Discover 
Reference resources for students reading below grade level because of language or learning difficulties, with content and tools specifically developed for these students.

World Book Timelines  A resource for accessing or creating timelines for projects in the arts, literature, notable people, science & technology, world history, geography and more. Users can select a built timeline and make changes or create new timelines then images and videos. 


eBooks Collections

Traveler has purchased or subscribed to eBooks collections from various vendors.  These are predominately non-fiction collections.  A limited amount of fiction may be found in either public domain classics or ebooks that are classified under Literature.


Arkansas Traveler: ProQuest Databases: K12 Databases