Online content from Encyclopedia Britannica, Gale, ProQuest, and TeachingBooks.net are available — at school, at home, in libraries, on laptops, on phones — to all.

These three databases are provided for all California students from the California State Library.

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Gale eResources (Grades K-12)

Gale In Context: Environmental Studies provides detailed information on current environmental issues and processes from both a scientific and a social standpoint suitable for high school, undergrad, and graduate students. Reference works, case studies, multimedia materials, newspapers, and magazines provide a wide range of content to support all learners.

Gale Interactive: Science provides engaging, interactive models that bring science to life. While supporting high school curricula and university coursework, Gale Interactive: Science helps students better visualize and understand concepts in biology, chemistry, earth and space science. Students and instructors can manipulate and explore 3D models that are paired with reference and periodical content for further understanding.

National Geographic Kids provides access to videos, pictures, and books from National Geographic, as well as every page of National Geographic Kids magazine. for children aged 6–14.

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Encyclopedia Britannica School (PreK-12)

A comprehensive interactive resource for research and learning for grades K-12. Includes correlations to California Content Standards and other valuable teacher resources.

Please use your library card and PIN to access the ProQuest databases.
If you don't have a Thousand Oaks Library Card, get a virtual library eCard.

           

• You can access this area using the GOOGLE sign in option or

• Create an Individual “My Britannica” Account (Save & Share Content):
  1. While already in the product (You see the 3 trees), click ‘Sign In to My Britannica’ at the top right of the screen.
  2. Click ‘Create an account’ and enter the requested information.
  3. Create a unique username/password (different from your school log-in.)
  4. Choose if you’re an Educator or Student, click “Create Account’ and your personal account with be created.

Need help from Britannica? See the support page.

ProQuest (Grades 3-12)

ProQuest provides scholarly journals, books, videos & audio, dissertations & theses, newspapers and more.

Please use your library card and PIN to access the ProQuest databases.
If you don't have a Thousand Oaks Library Card, get a virtual library eCard.

• CultureGrams - Concise social, cultural, and political information on countries, U.S. states, and provinces around the world. (Grades 3-12)
• SIRS Discoverer - A general reference database providing safe, reliable, curriculum-aligned content and features for use by students and educators. (Grades 3-9)
• 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. (Grades 6+)
• eLibrary - Database Edition General reference aggregation of periodical and digital media content with editorial guidance for novice researchers. (Grades 6+)
• 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. (Grades 9+, IB, AP, College Prep)
• ProQuest Research Companion - a self-guided product that supports information literacy, writing, and research skills instruction.(Grades 8+)
• ProQuest eBook Central - eBook subscription database of over 13,000 titles that supports English Language Arts, Science, Math, Social Studies, Health, Physical Education, Information Literacy and Technology. (Grades 9+, possibly some content for Middle School, also includes professional development content for faculty)
• PBS Video Collection - This collection of more than 1,700 streaming videos provides an exceptional range of content with the most valuable video documentaries and series from PBS. From science to history, art to Shakespeare, diversity to business & economics, and more.

Need help from ProQuest? See the ProQuest support page.