

Has content that specifically addresses the needs of college and university libraries.
Credo Reference


This is a general reference resource. Its full-text, aggregated content covers every major subject from many publishers of reference.
Encyclopedia of Social Work


Over 400 overview articles, on key topics ranging from international issues to ethical standards, offer students, scholars, and practitioners a trusted foundation for a lifetime of work and research, with new articles and revisions to existing articles added regularly.
ADL Curriculum Connections
Center for Adoption Policy
Child Care and Early Education Research Connections
Children's Defense Fund- Minnesota
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Child Welfare Leage of America
ChildStats.gov
Data360
Diversitydatakids
Feeding America
Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
Future of Children
Health Outcomes in Minnesota
Kids Count Databook
Rural Health Research Gateway
International Children's Digital Library
Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities
Society for Research in Child Development
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services- Children's Bureau
National Academy for State Health Policy


A multi-disciplinary database that includes titles in fields such as: arts & literature, chemistry, computer sciences, engineering, ethnic studies, language & linguistics, medical sciences, and physics.
Expanded Academic ASAP


A database for arts, humanities, social science, science and technology research, it includes scholarly journals, news magazines and newspapers.
Points of View Reference Center


Provides students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides topics, each with an overview (objective background/ description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide. It also offers guides to debate, developing arguments, and writing position papers.
ProQuest Newsstand Complete


Full text of 300+ U.S. and international news sources. Includes the New York Times (1999 to present), The Times of London (index and abstract only), the Wall Street Journal (1984 to present), and the StarTribune of Minneapolis (1986 to present).
Mayo Clinic
Society for Research in Child Development
Children's Defense Fund- Minnesota
Children's Defense Fund- National
Doing What Works
Child Welfare Leage of America
National Association for the Education of Young Children
National Center for Children in Poverty
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
National Institute for Early Education Research
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
National Institute for Early Education Research
Zero to Three
This is a collection of arts, humanities, sciences, and technical education videos and video clips.
Feature Films for Education
The Feature Films for Education Collection offers hundreds of full-length feature films for educational instructional purposes. The Collection focuses on both current and hard-to-find titles, including dramas, literary adaptations, blockbusters, classics, science fiction, environmental titles, foreign films, social issues, animation studies, Academy Award® winners, and more. NOTE: This Collection is limited to classroom use and personal use. This Collection cannot be used for Campus Screening (Not for Public Events) NOTE: If you have issues playing a film, clean all your browse history, cache, and cookies.
Video Lectures
VideoLectures.NET is a free and open access educational video lectures repository. The lectures are given by distinguished scholars and scientists at the most important and prominent events like conferences, summer schools, workshops and science promotional events from many fields of Science.

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