Develop Critical Thinking and Information Literacy with Age-Appropriate Content and Tools
Why do students, educators, librarians and administrators in more than 80 countries rely on ProQuest? Because young researchers need the advantages that the open web simply cannot match:
- Age-appropriate content that covers core curriculum
- High quality databases to support classroom instruction and
- Interactive media that attracts student attention
What's New
Help students understand the world around them and think critically about global cultures
CultureGrams® provides concise, reliable and up-to-date cultural information on the countries of the world. Country, state and province reports go beyond just facts and figures to give a unique perspective on daily life, customs and culture.
Make it easy for students to choose research topics and support their research claims
eLibrary® contains more than 11,000 broad, editor-created Research Topics pages that deliver the essential elements about people, places, historical events and eras. Use the state and national standards search to locate standards-aligned material.
Explore openly available primary sources about Black Freedom in the U.S.
The Black Freedom Struggle website is freely available to students, educators and patrons. This curated selection is designed for teaching and learning about the struggles and triumphs of Black Americans.
Students can’t visit the theatre? Bring the theatre to students
Introducing Alexander Street’s new Theatre Performance Video Collection, featuring the most-studied plays and literary works to spark engaging discussions and support student projects. It includes classics written by William Shakespeare, Arthur Miller, Jane Austen, Mary Shelley and others, as well as contemporary plays.
Enable young researchers to develop research, writing, language and computer skills
SIRS® Discoverer® offers articles, books, images, activities and websites that are curated for educational relevance, age appropriateness and readability. Educators will love the pro/con coverage of leading issues, common assignments and animal reports.
Prepare students for college-level academics and put your library at the center of serious research
Explore the largest collection of full-text periodicals for high schools: ProQuest Central Student. This research powerhouse covers every course, 160 different subject areas and emerging topics. Students will have access to 10,000 scholarly journals, plus transcripts of top radio and television programs, blogs, news wires, government reports and full episodes of 60 MINUTES.
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ProQuest Research Companion
ProQuest Research Companion is ProQuest’s flagship information literacy product. It was built to help students do more effective scholarly research and to support educators as they teach the core information literacy principles of finding, evaluating,…
SIRS® Issues Researcher
When it comes to helping novice researchers make sense of the major issues of the day, SIRS® Issues Researcher stands apart by offering balanced content selections from more than 2,000 global sources.…
Schools & Educators Complete™
Schools & Educators Complete offers anytime, anywhere access to 12,900+ titles including unique ebooks from Wiley. It covers all academic topics for students and provides educators with content in topics relevant to teaching and learning.…
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