LibGuides: Resources for Keeping Kids Entertained at Home 3.0: Homework Help

General Resources

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Britannica Library This link opens in a new window
Access encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and more with this all-encompassing reference source that is suitable for all ages and interests. Dedicated sites for Children, Young Adults and a Reference Center for older students.
Here are some resources to help you use Britannica to its full potential!
Britannica ImageQuest This link opens in a new window
Millions of images consisting of high-quality photographs, maps, and drawings of nearly everything in the world. The images come from 45 respected and diverse sources, including the British Library, DK Images, Getty Images, and the National Geographic, as well as Encyclopedia Britannica. All are rights cleared for noncommercial, educational use. The photographs are curated carefully, making this database a reliable, safe source for students of all ages.
Britannica Escolar Online This link opens in a new window
Provides a Spanish elementary encyclopedia with 2,000 articles, images, videos, Workspace, an atlas, and Learning Materials specifically designed for younger students.
Gale in Context Elementary (InfoBits) This link opens in a new window
For grades K-5. Covers geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, government, history, sports and more from the best elementary reference sources and magazines.
The New Mexico State Library provides this Gale resource for all New Mexico residents through funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). New Mexico residents can freely access this resource from any internet connection 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. These NMSL Gale resources use a technology called Geo-IP authentication. Geo-IP authentication checks the IP address IP address of the device you use to access the resources and compares it to a database of all IPs known to originate within New Mexico. Once your IP address is validated as an IP address within New Mexico, you can access El Portal online resources without being asked for any logon or password. Another access point for these resources is the El Portal database collection of the NMSL.

While Geo IP should work anywhere in NM, there are a few exceptions. If you feel you should have open access and are being asked for logon and password authentication, please contact Cengage Gale Technical Support at: gale.technicalsupport@cengage.com. You can also ask for help from the New Mexico Stat Library by using the "ASK a Librarian" form anytime or by calling 505-476-9702 Monday through Friday from noon until 4:30 pm.
LearningExpress Library This link opens in a new window
LearningExpress Library features online tutorials, practice tests, and e-books to help patrons of all ages. It offers job search and workplace skills improvement, skill building in reading, writing, math, and basic science, career certification and licensure exam prep, college and grad school entrance test prep, GED® test prep, and more.
Within LearnignExpress Library are various Centers for focused learning:
• Adult Core Skills
• Basic Computer Skills
• College Admissions Test Preparation
• College Center
• Career Preparation Center
• Grades 4-8 Educator Resources
• HIgh School Students
• High School Equivalency Center
• Job and Career Accelerator
• Recursos en Español
Merriam-Webster Unabridged by Britannica This link opens in a new window
Access more than 700,000 definitions, 477,000 words, 158,400 etymologies, and 119,500 quotations from well-known writers. Use the advanced search tool to gain exclusive access to recently collected citations from the Merriam-Webster citation files. Recently updated entries appear in a variety of categories, including Food & Beverage, Health & Medicine, Internet, Law, Music, and Science.

Guinness Book of World Records
Guinness World Records is the universally recognized authority on record-breaking achievement
Citation Fast citation generator
Create citations fast in APA (6th ed), MLA (7th ed), or Chicago (16th ed).
What is Plagiarism?
Many people think of plagiarism as copying another's work or borrowing someone else's original ideas. But terms like "copying" and "borrowing" can disguise the seriousness of the offense.

About General Resources

Many of these resources are available only with your library card. If you are accessing from outside the library, you will need to enter your valid library card number and PIN. These online resources are just like books, only available online. If your teacher wants you to use a book, you can use these.