DATABASES
The following online resources may be accessed within the Niagara Falls Public Library and the LaSalle Branch Library or from home with a Niagara Falls Public Library card. (Note: Ancestry Library Edition may only be accessed within the libraries.)
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| ReferenceUSA offers verified details on 14 million U.S. businesses and 210 million U.S. residents, making it faster and easier to find new business opportunities, research executives and companies, find news articles, conduct job searches, research papers, locate addresses and phone numbers, conduct market research and much more. |  |
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| World Book Online Craft Corner contains thousands of crafts for the home, as well as projects designed to keep young minds busy. Search crafts by keyword or browse by cost of materials, ties to holidays, time to complete, and more. |
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| GENEALOGY | |
| Ancestry Library Edition Discover your unique family history! This resource includes billions of records from around the world, including from U.S., U.K., and Canadian census and vital records, immigration and passport records, periodicals and books, photos, and more. |
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Heritage Quest Online You'll find U.S. federal census records, family histories, published genealogies, historical books, Revolutionary War records, Freedman’s Bank records, and more to help you trace your American ancestors’ paths across history. |
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| LANGUAGES | |
| Mango Languages offers multimedia instruction for 37 different languages using common, everyday conversations as the basis of each lesson. Methodology includes all four key-language components (vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar and culture) and integrates strategically placed memory building and critical-thinking exercises to help users remember and adapt what they learn. |  |
| Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos offers World Book’s excellent editorial content, rich media, and interactive features in Spanish. |
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| Gran Enciclopedia Hispánica is a comprehensive Spanish-language encyclopedia that includes over 100,000 articles, more than 9,000 images and maps, and nearly 1,000 videos, animations, sounds, and interactive media. |
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| L'Encyclopédie Découverte offers World Book’s excellent editorial content and rich media in French. |
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| PARENTS / EDUCATORS | |
| The Early World of Learning offers a wealth of resources to help preschoolers and children in the early grades grasp critical early childhood themes while developing reading and oral language skills. The Early World of Learning uses narrated stories with word-by-word highlighting, interactive games, interactive reference material for beginners, and more to help young learners build vocabulary, comprehension, phonics, and reading fluency. |
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| World Book Classroom's Dramatic Learning uses dramatic readings of plays to help students gain reading fluency, understand core concepts, and internalize content. With ties to curriculum correlations and a wealth of surrounding material, including activities, lesson plans, and mini-inquiry projects, Dramatic Learning ties World Book’s differentiated content to a way of learning that excites students and teachers alike! |
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| RESEARCH | |
| World Book Online for Kids was developed especially for young public library patrons. The site offers easy-to-read articles and a wealth of engaging multimedia, games, science projects, interactive tools, and activities. |
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| World Book Online Info Finder contains content and features designed for school-aged patrons’ homework and research needs. Based on the World Book Encyclopedia, the site features rich collections of multimedia on a variety of topics, science fair projects; a Biography Center; links to world newspapers, correlations to curriculum standards, 21st century research guides, and much more. |
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| World Book Online Reference Center is a powerful reference tool for advanced researchers and information seekers. The site features thousands of e-books, tens of thousands of articles, and hundreds of thousands of primary source documents and features developed especially for public library patrons such as Computer and Web Tutorials, How To... documents, and Government Resources |
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| World Book Discover, for differentiated instruction, includes reference articles, text-to-speech capabilities, learning and life skills activities, research tools, multimedia, and interactive video. |
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| DIGITAL LIBRARIES | |
| World Book Digital Libraries offer an online, interactive complement to World Book’s most popular print reference sets. Each library features all the content from the print set as well as videos and animations, interactive activities, curriculum correlations, and links to encyclopedic content. |
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