California K-12 Digital Resources
Online content from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Gale, ProQuest, and TeachingBooks are available — at school, at home, in libraries, on laptops, on phones — to all.These digital resources are provided for all California students from the California State Library.
Britannica School
Gale Presents: National Geographic Kids
Explore amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space. Best for children aged 6-14.
Gale in Context: Science
Understand context for hundreds of science topics through overviews, journals, news, interactive experiments, and more.
Gale in Context: Environmental Studies
Understand environmental issues that affect people globally through topic overviews, journals, news, and multimedia content.
TeachingBooks
One stop provides resources for books you are reading and teaching, including author and illustrator interviews, lesson plans, and other enrichment content.
ProQuest
CultureGrams
Unique cultural information provided by natives and longterm residents on daily life and social customs.
(Recommended Grades 3-12). Supports • Country or state report • Cultural research • Language learning.
(Recommended Grades 3-12). Supports • Country or state report • Cultural research • Language learning.
SIRS Discoverer
Selected age-appropriate content on topics of interest to upper elementary and middle school students (Recommended Grades 4-9). Supports • Animal report • Persuasive essay in middle school • Biography report.
SIRS Issues Researcher
Pros and cons on 360+ (and growing) complex social issues with relevant, credible information that tells the whole story on major questions of the day. [grades 6+]
eLibrary
General reference aggregation of periodical and digital media content with editorial guidance for novice researchers. (Grades 6+
Research Companion
A self-guided product that supports information literacy, writing, and research skills instruction. (Grades 8+)
Schools and Educators Complete
Database of over 13,000 titles that supports English Language Arts, Science, Math, Social Studies, Health, Physical Education, Information Literacy and Technology.
