For Students

Online Research Tools

The California State Library is giving free access to 3 different databases to every K-12 student in the state. Check them all out!

For all off-campus use, sign in:

user name - bsd

Password - students

Encyclopedia Britannica

Britannica School is the go-to site for learning more about any subject—for all grades and all reading abilities—offering thousands of up-to-date, curated, and curriculum-relevant articles, images, videos, audio clips, primary sources, maps, research tools, recommended Web sites, and three separate databases—Elementary, Middle, or High.

Escolar is the leading knowledge-building resource that is universally trusted for accurate and age-appropriate content in Spanish.

TeachingBooks.net was started in November, 2000 with a simple goal: to let every reader — no matter who they are or where they live — have the opportunity to learn directly from the author of the book they are reading, at that very moment of impact. As we continue to record authors and add more digital resources almost every day to the TeachingBooks.net collection, we do so to perpetuate joyful, thoughtful reading for all. And simultaneously, we strive to remove every possible barrier of access so that everyone can feel connected and inspired with reading.

Six databases offering full text journal articles, ebooks, and more!

For off campus use, enter the Username & Password

Username – T5Z38FMKGS

Password – wbEVJX9~

Access all your ProQuest databases, like Research Library, Historical Newspapers, and more.

Information literacy product, created to help young researchers find, evaluate, and use information more effectively. Nine multi-media based learning modules and seven interactive tools.

Offers more than 2,000 full-text sources, with improved functionality, and a fun and easy-to-use search interface. Includes magazines, newspapers, books, television/radio transcripts, maps, pictures, and audio/video clips.

General reference resource for young researchers that makes learning fun and intuitive. Helps students in grades 1-9 develop their research, writing, language and computer skills.


A comprehensive portal offering centralized access to all SIRS products which target the needs of students with best-of content selected to support research, study, and homework in key curricula subjects.

Links students to country reports that go beyond mere facts and figures to deliver a one-of-a-kind perspective on daily life and culture. In-depth reports covering 200+ countries, the United States, and Canada