Databases for
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The following
databases are available to UMD students, faculty and staff as well as
users in the University of Minnesota Duluth library. Children
and young adults can access some of these databases through the public
library.
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DISCovering Most-Studied Authors offers fast and easy access to biographical,
bibliographical, and critical information on 1,260 of the most studied
authors from ancient times to the present. For each author, there are
two types of entries: Biography and Criticism
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Use this comprehensive database to retrieve in-depth reference content
for the core curriculum areas of Literature, History, Biographies, Science
and Social Studies.
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A general interest database to find articles from newspapers, reference
books, and periodicals, many with full-text and images. Find the latest
current events, popular culture, business and industry coverage, the
arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
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Online encyclopedias for K-12 students. This resource includes the
following references: Encyclopedia Americana, Grolier Multimedia
Encyclopedia, The New Book of Knowledge, Nueva enciclopedia
Cumbre en linea, The New Book of Popular Science, Lands
and People, and America The Beautiful.
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Designed for K-6 aged students to search magazines, newspapers, and
reference books for information on current events, the arts, science,
popular culture, health, etc.
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Designed for junior high and middle school students to search magazines,
newspapers, and reference books for information on current events, the
arts, science, popular culture, health, etc.
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Designed for secondary school students to search magazines, newspapers,
and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science,
popular culture, health, etc.
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The World Book Online Reference Center provides searches to
the World Book by title; subject; maps and atlas; tables; sounds;
views; pictures; animations and videos; back in time articles; and
special reports. Also available is an atlas; dictionary; and Explore
Minnesota which provides links to resources in the World Book Online
Reference Center and to assignment topics.
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