Digital Content Resources – School Access
These resources can be accessed by LPS students and staff when used from a school building. For access to the resources when not in a school building, use the Digital Content Resources (Home) link (requires a password).
K-12 Access
World Book Encyclopedias
Multiple World Book Encyclopedias, including versions in Spanish and French, and a variety of research tools. Read aloud and translation features.
Includes World Book Kids (K-4), World Book Student (Gr. 5-9), World Book Advanced (Gr. 9-12+),World Book Discover, Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos, Gran Enciclopedia Hispánica, L’Encyclopédie Découverte, Living Green, Early Peoples, Inventions and Discoveries, Dramatic Learning, Early World of Learning.
Culture Grams
Cultural and geographical information on 160 countries, states and provinces. Includes flags, videos, photos, recipes, and famous people.
Gale Collection
Multimedia, periodical, newspaper and reference resources. Read-aloud and translation features.
Includes Gale Student Resources in Context, Kids InfoBits ( K-5 ), Discovering Collection, Gale Opposing Viewpoints in Context, Literature Resource Center, Gale Science in Context, Academic OneFile, Educator’s Reference Complete.
Note: The Digital Professional Development Resources bookshelf is not part of this collection. Scroll to the bottom of the page for Professional Resources.
NetTrekker
Safe and easy to use search engine for students, teachers, and parents. Read aloud feature.
PowerMediaPlus
Multimedia resources on well-known children’s and young adult authors and illustrators.Media on demand provider of videos, audio, and images.
TeachingBooks
Multimedia resources on well-known children’s and young adult authors and illustrators.
inet library
Internet links to educational resources, current events, newspapers, periodicals, images, and lessons for students, teachers, and parents.
NebraskaAccess
NebraskAccess provides access to the following online databases:
Wilson OmniFile (magazine articles),Wilson Biographies, The Kiplinger Letter (business & economics), HeritageQuest Online (historical genealogical and census information), First Search (databases), Books in Print, World Cat, Fiction Connection & Non-fiction Connection (readers’ advisory).
Atomic Learning
Short tutorials and resources on hundreds of commonly used software applications and LPS programs.
K-5 Resources
Amazing Animals of the World
Available only in elementary school buildings and from home access link. Animal resources for emerging readers, including audio, video, and educational games. Read aloud feature.
PebbleGo Animals
Available only in elementary school buildings and from home access link. Animal resources for emerging readers, including audio, video, and educational games. Read aloud feature.
PebbleGo Biographies
Available only in elementary school buildings and from home access link. Biography resources for emerging readers. Read aloud feature.
PebbleGo Earth and Space
Available only in elementary school buildings and from home access link. Earth science, seasons, space, and weather resources for emerging readers. Read aloud feature.
6-12 Access
NetLibrary
Digital books and journals. Students and teachers must create an account at school in order to access from home.
Noodletools
MLA, APA, and Chicago/Turabian bibliography composer with fully integrated note-taking feature.
ProfessionalAccess
Digital Professional Resources Bookshelf
eBooks from ASCD and ISTE that span a wide range of popular topics relevant to the ongoing professional development needs of today’s educators. Individual eBooks can also be accessed in the Professional Library Catalog by author, subject, or title. Includes discussion guides.