Online Databases and eBooks

Not all resources will be interesting or appropriate for all students. As with any online experience, parents and teachers should monitor what students are viewing and assist them in learning to choose the best resource for their need.

Online Databases and eBooks

These databases and eBooks are centrally purchased for the use of all Fairfax County Public Schools students and staff. Many schools purchase additional databases. Please see your school's librarian for more information. Home access requires a password. See your librarian for a password list.

News (Gale OneFile)

This innovative full-text newspaper resource allows users to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, author, newspaper section, or other fields. Gale OneFile: News provides access to major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers as well as leading titles from around the world. News also includes thousands of images, radio, and TV broadcasts, and transcripts.

Online Japan

Database includes articles written by Japanese scholars, subject specialists, Nobel laureates and translations of English-language articles by renowned experts. For both native Japanese speakers and students learning Japanese.

Opposing Viewpoints (Gale In Context)

Opposing Viewpoints is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues. Drawing on the acclaimed Greenhaven Press series, the solution features continuously updated viewpoints, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.

Pebble Go Animals

Pebble Go Biography

Pebble Go Earth and Science

Pebble Go Next

PebbleGo Next gives upper elementary students with hundreds of curriculum-connected articles designed for their specific needs in American Indian History, Biographies, Science, Social Studies, and the U.S States.

Pebble Go Social Studies

Pebble Go Spanish

PebbleGo Spanish

Political Science Complete

Political Science Complete is a full-text research database covering political topics with a worldwide focus, including international relations, political theory and comparative politics. With hundreds of full-text journals, reference books and thousands of conference papers, it is a valuable resource for political science researchers and government institutions.

Polling the Nations

Pop Culture Universe

Science (Gale In Context)

Science is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics. The solution merges Gale's authoritative and continuously updated reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, experiments, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.

Sociology Source Ultimate

Offering more peer-reviewed, full-text journals than any other sociology research database, Sociology Source Ultimate provides the must-have materials for students studying social behavior and interaction. Topics range from gender identity, marriage and family, to demographics, political sociology, religion and socio-cultural anthropology.

Spotlight on Ancient Civilizations; Egypt, Greece, Rome

Interactive eBooks covering the empires of Ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome that examine the major aspects of each culture, such as its government, its economy, and its religious practices. The collection examines the unique technological innovations achieved by each empire and how its geographic place in the world influenced its history. These easily navigable interactive eBooks include maps, timelines, primary source information, videos, quizzes, biographies and more, and help give readers a closer look at life in the civilizations of the distant past.

Spotlight on Civic Action

How does civic participation strengthen communities, governments, and individual rights? Learn about productive civic engagement by exploring the history, principles, and foundations of American democracy. Readers will learn how people participate in our society, whether through volunteering, voting, or activism. Designed to show readers how they can actively participate in American society, this set will inspire readers to change it for the better.

Spotlight on Earth Science

Go on a journey around the planet to witness many amazing natural locations and fascinating forces that shape and reshape our planet. Study Earth’s landforms, erosion, oceans, weather, and much more.

Spotlight on Ecology and Life Science

Discover essential life science concepts, including adaptations, migration, natural selection, and more. Learners will see the relationship between living creatures and their environment.

Spotlight on Global Issues

Generation Z citizens need to be engaged participants in change and a voice for the common good. Spotlight on Global Issues takes the approach that no one is too young to make a difference and is inspired by the groups/individuals taking action worldwide, including the teens profiled in these books.

Spotlight on Immigration and Migration

This set shines a light on immigrants and migrant groups in America from colonial times through the 20th century. Readers will delve into the push/pull factors that caused them to leave their homes for the new land.

Spotlight on Social Emotional Learning

Social and Emotional Learning concepts, such as believing in oneself and learning empathy, provide valuable tools to understand and manage emotions and effectively navigate relationships. This interactive eBook collection allows students to “see themselves” and provides realistic “practice” situations in which to apply newly learned concepts successfully.

Spotlight on Space Science

Beautiful full-color photographs from real space missions along with labeled illustrations will fascinate readers, while engaging text explains the formation of planets, their climate and major features, the history of their exploration, and more.

Spotlight on the Civil Rights Movement

Why was the Civil Rights Movement an important milestone in American history? In the 1950s and ’60s, the civil rights movement brought sweeping reforms to nearly all facets of American life. Each book presents a key figure or event of the civil rights movement in accessible language sure to engage readers at any level. Packed with historical photographs, these visual treasures record the twentieth century’s greatest moments in the struggle for equality.

Spotlight on the Maya, Aztec, and Inca Civilizations

How do artifacts, documents, and ruins tell the story of Maya, Aztec, and Inca life and achievements? Get ready to be transported to the ancient civilizations of the Americas! Learners will discover how these ancient peoples lived through their artwork, technology, and by engaging with primary sources.

Spotlight on the Rise and Fall of Ancient Civilizations: China, India, Mesopotamia

Follow the birth, apex, and eventual decline of Ancient China, India, and Mesopotamia. Learners will discover the powerful influence these ancient cultures and their innovations still have on our world today.

TumbleBooks Library

TumbleBooks

U.S. Geography

United States Geography profiles all 50 U.S. states, providing information on the government, economy, history, and issues of each state faces as an independent entity.

U.S. History (Gale In Context)

U.S. History is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in U.S. History. U.S. History merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.

World Book Advanced

World Book Advanced is a powerful reference tool that includes full encyclopedic and multimedia databases supplemented with online books, primary sources, website links, back in time articles, special reports and more. (Optimized for tablets)

World Book Discover

Compelling resources specifically developed for students who need or want a lighter language load. The rich collection includes reference articles, text-to-speech capabilities, research tools, and interactive videos.

World Book Early World of Learning

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. (Optimized for tablets)

World Book Kids

World Book Kids is the premier online resource developed especially for young students. The site has been optimized for tablets and features image-based navigation, easy-to-read articles, thousands of images and videos as well as a wealth of engaging games, science projects, and activities.

World Book Online

Use this link to access all of the World Book resources. Users can switch to any World Book resource at the bottom of any page.

World Book Student

Tailored for students in elementary and middle schools. WB Student includes all the articles from the print versions of the World Book Encyclopedia, plus thousands of additional articles, learning resources, and research tools.

World Book Timeline

Hundreds of customizable, interactive timelines of important events throughout history. (Optimized for tablets)

World Geography

World Geography develops students' global literacy, focusing on the geographic, political, social, economic, environmental, and cultural forces that are increasingly important in our globalized world.

World History (Gale In Context)

Gale In Context: World History is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in World History. World History merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.

World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras

Explores ancient civilizations, dynasties, and empires and profiles city-states, countries, and regions of the ancient and medieval world from prehistory through to the beginning of the Renaissance.

World History: The Modern Era

Comprehensive study of the emergence of the modern world, covering the history of the world from 1500 to the present.