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.

Logo for World Book Early World of Learning

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)
Logo for World Book Kids

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.
Logo for World Book Online

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.
logo for World Book Student

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.
logo for World Book Timelines

World Book Timeline

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

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

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.
Logo for World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras Resource

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.
Logo for World History: The Modern Era Resource

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.