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Rosetta Stone

The Rosetta Stone® solution eliminates translation and tedious grammar explanations, allowing you to intuitively grasp new concepts, all while thinking exclusively in your new language. Unlike videos or books, our solution is all about interaction. Features include:

  • Reports
  • Live lessons
  • On-demand video and audio
  • Stories 
  • Phrasebooks

language, culture

 

Little Pim

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Little Pim provides language learning tools for ages 0-6, incorporating words and themes relevant to a child's daily life. 

kids, language, culture

 

Canadian Business & Current Affairs Database (ProQuest Central)

Canadian Business & Current Affairs (ProQuest) is a longstanding, comprehensive Canadian periodical collection covering multiple subjects and topics, with millions of full-text records. Accessible to readers and researchers at every level, the Canadian Business & Current Affairs Database features a diversified mix of publications, including scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, reports, radio and television transcripts, news, dissertations, and more.

Canada, news, culture, history, literature

 

Countries and Cultures (FactCite)

Profiles on the countries of the world with extended histories, fast facts, images, economics, foreign affairs, daily life and culture. Introductory materials for grades 4 and up. More detailed information appeals to students in high grades. Features include:

  • General overview
  • Specific topics
  • Sources and further research
  • Tips for Teachers

kids, culture, international

 

ABC-CLIO

ABC-Clio is a unified search platform for American History and the African American Experience. Features include:

  • Educator support
  • Strategies for research, writing, critical thinking and more
  • Citation help
  • Ask a Cybrarian

American History, African- American Experience

 

African American Experience (ABC-Clio)

A groundbreaking digital resource exclusively devoted to African American family history research. Features include:

  • Educator support
  • Strategies for research, writing, critical thinking and more
  • Citation help
  • Ask a Cybrarian

American History, African- American Experience

American History (ABC-Clio)

American History (ABC-Clio) surveys American history from the Colonial era and American Revolution to the nation's rise to eminence as a global superpower. Analyzes American political conflict, economic development, and changing culture. 

Features include:

  • Educator support
  • Strategies for research, writing, critical thinking and more
  • Citation help
  • Ask a Cybrarian

American History

Art & Humanities Database (ProQuest Central)

ProQuest Arts & Humanities features over 550 full text titles covering Art, Architecture, Design, History, Philosophy, Music, Literature, Theatre and Cultural Studies.

The database contains over 460 full text scholarly journals from publishers such as Cambridge University Press, Johns Hopkins University Press, and Springer Nature, as well as relevant magazines such as Vogue, the New York Times Book Review, and Sight & Sound and trade journals including Publisher’s Weekly and Canadian Architect.

art, architecture, design, history, philosophy, music, literature, theater, culture

 

Pronunciator

Provides language learning experiences with step-by-step lesson plans for 163 languages, ESL courses for 146 native languages, American Sign Language courses, and classes for children. *First time users are encouraged to create a profile in order to best use this resource. 

language learning

Learning Express Library

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LearningExpress Library is an easy-to-use online test prep resource that helps people improve their core academic skills, earn a high school equivalency, prepare for college, join the military, obtain occupational certification, change careers, become a U.S. citizen and much more.

career and college prep, computer skills, adult learning, professional development

 

EBSCOHost

EBSCOhost is an intuitive online research platform used by thousands of institutions and millions of users worldwide. With quality databases and search features, EBSCOhost helps researchers of all kinds find the information they need fast.

all topics

Linguistics Database (ProQuest)

Full-text access to journals and other sources covering all aspects of linguistics, including many titles indexed in Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA).

language, linguistics, international