World Book

World Book Advanced is a powerful reference tool that includes encyclopedia, multimedia, e-book, and primary source databases, fully integrated in a single search. Tailored for the needs and skills of students in grades 8 and up, World Book Advanced includes a customizable interface, a streamlined design, and personalized homepage content features. World Book Advanced’s powerful search engine providing optimized search results. Search refinements and relevancy weighting direct users to their content with maximum efficiency. Research tools, including dictionary, atlas, and local and country research guides, help users compile the data and information they need to complete their assignments and background research. Individual accounts within the site offer users the ability to create and save their own content features, including research results from World Book and external sources, timelines, and citations.

World Book Kids is the premier general reference Web site developed especially for younger users. Based on the award-winning World Book Student Discovery Encyclopedia, this classroom-tested site offers simple navigation, easy-to-read articles, thousands of illustrations, and a wealth of engaging activities.

Based on World Book’s Student Discovery Encyclopedia, L'Encyclopédie Découverte is written by expert contributors at a reading level appropriate for younger users who are native speakers and readers of French, as well as older students and adults for whom French is a second language. The site offers simple navigation, easy-to-read articles, thousands of illustrations, and a wealth of engaging activities.

The World Book Online Reference Center (WBORC) is a student's best source for accurate and accessible information. This comprehensive site includes all the articles from the 22-print volume print set, plus thousands more by World Book's renowned contributors and editorial staff.

The site includes:
• More than 40,000 encyclopedia and reference articles
• Thousands of links selected by World Book editors and expert contributors
• Historical features
• Extensive dictionary and atlas
• Correlations to state and provincial curriculum and achievement standards
• Audios, videos, and animations
• Educator tools
• Student activities
• A Spanish-language encyclopedia

These databases are part of the Multi-Sector Bundle.