Databases for Children and Young Adults
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.
Discovering Collection
Use this comprehensive database to retrieve in-depth reference content for the core curriculum areas of geography& cultures; history; literature; person; multimedia; and science and health.
Encyclopedia Britiannica Online
Full-text of the Encyclopedia Britannica, a general information source for all age groups. Paid for by Electronic Library of Minnesota.
Grolier Online
Online encyclopedias for K-12 students. This resource includes the following references: Encyclopedia Americana; Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia; The New Book of Knowledge; La Nueva enciclopedia Cumbre en linea; The New Book of Popular Science; Lands and People; and America The Beautiful.
InfoTrac Junior Edition
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. Paid for by Electronic Library of Minnesota.
InfoTrac Kids Edition
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. Paid for by Electronic Library of Minnesota.
InfoTrac Student Edition
Designed for secondary school students to search magazines, newspapers, and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, etc. Paid for by Electronic Library of Minnesota.
Junior Reference Collection
Designed for students grades 6-8, this database has information from reference books about people, places, history, science and more. Includes photos and maps.
MAS Ultra School Edition
Contains full text for more than 500 popular, high school magazines. Paid for by Electronic Library of Minnesota.
MasterFILE Premier
Contains full text for 2,053 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and more. Paid for by Electronic Library of Minnesota.
Middle Search Plus
Provides full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines. Articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexilles).
Primary Search
Provides full text for more than 70 popular, magazines for elementrary school research. Articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexilles) and coverage is available 1990 - present.
World Book
The World Book Online Reference Center provides access to the online encyclopedia as well as an atlas, dictionary and "Explore Minnesota" section. Entries can include encyclopedia articles; maps; tables; sounds; pictures; back in time; and special reports.
For more information, contact:
Martha Eberhart, Reference Librarian
Email: meberhar@d.umn.edu
Phone: 218-726-8733
Fax: 218-726-7481
416 Library Drive
Duluth, MN 55812
Revised and updated 1/13
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