Library Resources
Burbank Public Library - https://burbanklibrary.org/
Burbank Public Library Access for all BUSD Students
The BConnectED program, a partnership between Burbank Public Library and the Burbank Unified School District, encompasses all grades TK-12, responding to the need for all students to be able to access online resources as well as physical library materials.
Middle and high school students can use their student ID cards as a library card. All elementary school students were issued special BConnectED cards. Each fall, new TK, kindergarten, and elementary students will receive a BConnectED card through their school.
California State Library - https://www.library.ca.gov/services/to-public/k-12-online-content-project/
The purpose of COMPASS from the California State Library is to provide these supplemental resources to all K-12 public school students, both in the classroom and after school. The program launched in June 2017 when state educational funds were provided to the Riverside County Office of Education in partnership with the State Library. After a competitive contracting process, three providers representing over a dozen online platforms were selected by a team of experts and announced in April 2018
ProQuest, Encyclopaedia Britannica, and TeachingBooks.Every K-12 student in California's public and charter schools now has free access to four content resource databases. The four providers chosen are Encyclopedia Britannica, Gale, ProQuest, and TeachingBooks.net.
Encyclopedia Britannica - https://school.eb.com/levels
Encyclopedia Britannica is the publisher known for the classic reference compendium of summary informational articles on a wide range of subjects. A school-age version of the encyclopedia launched in the 1940s, with online school versions launching in 2004. The online offerings are crafted by research experts and updated continuously with more than 1,000 new articles per month.
Britannica Escolar - https://escolar.eb.com/levels
Britannica Escolar provides similar content as Britannica School for K-6 and middle school in Spanish. Escolar articles are original works, not translations.
Teaching Books - https://library.teachingbooks.net/
TeachingBooks.net is a website containing children's books, young adult literature, and information on their authors. The site contains educational materials and programs (short movies, audiobook readings, book discussion guides) that add a multimedia dimension to reading.
Pro Quest - https://proquest.com
https://explore.proquest.com/portal/home?accountid=193979
The California K-12 Libguide is designed to provide detailed information about the resources that are made available through the California State Library’s K-12 Online Resource Program. The ProQuest resources are provided at no local cost to all California public and charter K12 Schools and public libraries. This guide includes information on the setup and use of these online resources.
Gale
Gale, part of Cengage Group, provides original and curated content as well as modern research tools and technology. Gale’s STEAM resources available for this project include:
- Gale In Context: Environmental Studies https://go.gale.com/ps/start.do?p=GRNR&u=sacr92935&sid=geolinks — understand environmental issues that affect people globally through topic overviews, journals, news and multimedia content.
- Gale Interactive: Science — manipulate 3D interactive models to visualize and understand biology, chemistry, earth, and space science concepts.
- Gale Presents: National Geographic Kids — explore amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology and space.