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Digital Resources
Online resources and databases are available for free inside and outside the library for all Colton Public Library cardholders. Visit the library to gain access today!
Online content from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Gale, ProQuest, and TeachingBooks is provided by the California State Library.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
A comprehensive interactive resource for research and learning for grades K-12. Includes correlations to California Content Standards and other valuable teacher resources.
TeachingBooks
One stop provides resources for books you are reading and teaching, including author and illustrator interviews, lesson plans, and other enrichment content.
Gale
Gale STEAM resources provide essential, curriculum-aligned digital content for California K-12 learners.
- Gale In Context: Environmental Studies - Understand environmental issues that affect people globally through topic overviews, journals, news, and multimedia content.
- Gale Interactive: Science - Manipulate 3D interactive models to visualize and understand concepts in biology, chemistry, earth, and space science
- Gale Presents: National Geographic Kids - Explore amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space.
ProQuest
ProQuest databases and resources are designed to support California K-12 students with powerful research functions accessible at any age. Resources for educators and administrators are also available.
* The icons above and main links below work for accessing these resources from your local library. Cardholders accessing these resources from home or another device should use the "At-Home Access" links below when using from non-library locations.
- CultureGrams - Concise social, cultural, and political information on countries, U.S. states, and provinces around the world. (recommended for grades 3-12)
CultureGrams At-Home Access - SIRS Discoverer - A general reference database providing safe, reliable, curriculum-aligned content and features for use by students and educators. (recommended for grades 3-9)
SIRS Discoverer At-Home Access - SIRS Issues Researcher - Pros and cons on 360+ (and growing) complex social issues with relevant, credible information that tells the whole story on the major questions of the day. (recommended for grades 6+)
SIRS Issues Researcher At-Home Access - eLibrary - Guided Research edition delivers one of the largest general reference collections of periodical and digital media content including more than 11,000 Research Topics (recommended for grades 6+)
eLibrary Guided Research At-Home Access - eLibrary - Database Edition General reference aggregation of periodical and digital media content with editorial guidance for novice researchers. (recommended for grades 6+)
eLibrary Database Edition At-Home Access - ProQuest Central Student - designed to bring instant results to users across thousands of journals, magazines, newspapers, videos, reports, and more. This resource brings together some of ProQuest's most used databases in education, humanities, psychology, science, social sciences, and news. (recommended for grades 9+ and includes materials for IB, AP, and College Prep)
Central Student At-Home Access - ProQuest Research Companion - a self-guided product that supports information literacy, writing, and research skills instruction. (recommended for grades 8+)
Research Companion At-Home Access - Schools & Educators Complete - eBook subscription database of over 13,000 titles that supports English Language Arts, Science, Math, Social Studies, Health, Physical Education, Information Literacy and Technology. (recommended for grades 9+)