Provides contextual information on the world's most influential people.  Over 600,000 biographical entries cover a range of historically significant figures and present-day newsmakers.

Provides engaging reference, periodical, and multimedia content on a broad spectrum of topics including cultures, government, people, history, and literature.

All RSD students have a SLCL Virtual Library Card which can be used to access databases.

Animated Science, Health, Technology, Math, Social Studies, Arts & Music and English.

Provides educational videos, homework help, leveled quizzes, games and activities for K-3 students.

This database provides maps, statistics, background information, the political organization, and social customs for the United States, Canada, and more than 200 countries.

Empower learners with digital citizenship skills to navigate today’s virtual landscape. Interactive activities guide students through project-based learning activities using digital tools to create podcasts, multimedia presentations, social media campaigns, and more. Database articles explore cyberbullying, digital research skills, citizen journalism, and more.

Access to a rich collection of more than 50,000 video segments from among 5,000 full-length educational videos from Discovery School and other award-winning producers.

A comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content.

Links to all EBSCO databases which access popular and academic periodicals, ebooks, and reference resources.

This collection from Ebsco offers full text fiction and nonfiction titles with unlimited access designed specifically to support a quality learning experience for K-8 students across all academic subjects including history, language, literature, science, and technology.  

This database includes topic overviews that provide students with a starting point for research and 60,000 top videos from the Associated Press. Databases Searched:  Book Collection Nonfiction: Middle School Edition, Middle Search Plus, Topic Overviews 6-12, Science Reference Center, Newspaper Source.

This database contains full text for more than 140 popular middle school magazines, biographies and historical essays,  primary source documents, the Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia,  American Heritage® Dictionary, the Encyclopedia of Animals™; and thousands of relevant photos, maps and flags.

This database provides  full text articles for more than 40 national (U.S.) and international newspapers, more than 370 regional (U.S.) newspapers, and  full-text television & radio news transcripts from CBS News, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, NPR, etc.  Includes the St. Louis Post-Dispatch

This database contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals and other source.

The Rosen Financial Literacy database makes economics and personal finance easy to understand and highly engaging. Articles explore macro-, micro-, and global economics as well as personal and household finance. Users will learn to manage credit and debt, save and invest with confidence, plan for college and retirement and avoid fraud and scams. 

This complimentary research database provides scholarly, government and general-interest sources covering the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and governments and what can be done at each level to minimize negative impacts.

This database delivers an essential collection of genealogical and historical sources—with coverage dating back to the 1700s.

HippoCampus offers multimedia lessons and course materials to help you with your instruction, homework, and assignments.

Organized into targeted learning centers, LearningExpress Library supports those looking to improve core academic skills, pass the GED, prepare for college (ACT, SAT, PSAT, AP), join the military, obtain occupational certification, find a job, change careers, become a U.S. citizen and much more.  When using this link, you do not need to be in a RSD building to register and create an account.

Online map resources for the classroom.

The Web's most comprehensive and accurate MLA and APA bibliography composer with fully-integrated note-taking.

General reference database designed for young researchers

An editorially curated pro/con database that meets the research needs of students and educators by providing premium content correlated to key curricular standards and subjects.

Engaging author programs and K-12 book resources.

This award-winning resource provides middle and high school students with up-to-date, nonjudgmental, self-help support. Articles are correlated to state, national and provincial standards. Topics covered include diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, mental health, suicide, bullying and LGBTQ+ information.