Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
This database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.

GreenFILE
GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records.

Inventions and Discoveries
A great place to find out about inventors, and inventions throughout history. Includes an examination of inventions and discoveries in the following fields: agriculture, architecture and engineering, the arts, astronomy, communication, economics, industry and manufacturing, mathematics, medicine, personal and household items, transportation, warfare.

Living Green
Explores environmental issues and efforts to reduce human impact on the environment. A World Book digital library.

Student Research Center
Student Research Center is designed for high school students searching for full text articles on topics ranging from American history to zoology.

World Book Online
This online version of World Book Encyclopedia includes World Book Kids, World Book Student, World Book Discover, and World Book Advanced, which provides more than 1.3 million pages of primary source documents.

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