World Book on the Web

Bedford Public Library now has an online subscription to World Book. The World Book Online Reference Center is the premier online reference source-containing every article from the 22-volume print set plus thousands more. Anyone with a library card can access this treasure trove of information from anywhere with Internet access.

• Atlas – over 750 world maps
• Back in Time - approximately 14,000 historic articles from past World Book Year Books
• Dictionary – over 250,000 entries
• E-books - thousands of full-text English-language electronic books (e-books) in the areas of fiction and non-fiction
• Educator’s Tools – resources for educators including topic enrichment resources, classroom activities, links to lesson plans, and professional development links
• Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos – an intermediate Spanish-language encyclopedia
• Encyclopedia Articles – over 26,000 articles suited for users from grades 4 through 12 and adults
• Explore Texas - a guide to resources that provide in-depth research on Texas for school assignments
• In the Headlines - provides current news headlines via RSS feeds from Reuters News
• Pictures and Illustrations - More than 10,000 pictures including photographs, animal illustrations, reproductions of great works of art, and much more
• Primary Sources - documents, letters, books, speeches, articles, records, interviews, and images
• Timelines - hundreds of timelines, which cover various time periods in history or span the life of historical public figures
• Today in History - showcases important persons or events associated with that date
• Videos, Animations & Sounds – video and sound clips that enhance learning
• World Book Kids - designed completely for primary school kids with easy-to-read articles, engaging images and illustrations, exciting activities and teacher resources

With state-of-the-art multimedia, maps, editor-reviewed Web sites, and more we know you will find the World Book Online Reference Center to be a valuable resource!