Rogers Free Library offers more than just research databases containing academic articles and documentaries. Our databases help patrons find career training, fix their cars, learn a language, start a business, take tests, and much more!
If you need assistance, our reference librarians are willing to help you anytime. Call 401-253-6948 or email [email protected].
Use AtoZ databases to find information about businesses–including healthcare professionals, and people in order to create mailing lists and sales leads or to find a job. Business search offers many search options, including searching by business name, keyword and business type, location, ownership status, year of incorporation, and business size.
AtoZ databases also includes a job search tool, powered by Indeed.com, to help patrons with their job searches. The job search gives beneficial tips on different aspects of the job search, including interview prep, cover letter and resume writing.
Categories: Automobiles, Business & Finance, Health & Medicine
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the AtoZ Databases app for iOS. Allow location services while using app, select “Office of Library and Information Services”, and enter your library card number.
Academic Search Elite provides high-quality, scholarly articles about academic subjects for more than 8,300 journals, with full text for more than 4,500 of those titles. PDF back files to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals.
Academic Search Elite also includes more than 75,000 videos from the Associated Press. Updated monthly, this collection of videos from the world’s leading news agency includes footage from 1930 to the present and helps round out student research.
Categories: Academic Research, Business & Finance, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Activity Corner offers thousands of fun, cost-effective, hands-on activities with easy instructions, photographs, and more. It includes correlations between the state’s curriculum standards and Activity Corner content. How To… tutorials offer basic steps and techniques for creating polished finished product. Filter by age, time, cost, theme, and more, to pick the perfect craft!
Recommended ages: 3+
Categories: Children, For Educators, Teens
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Build your math, reading, writing, grammar and public speaking skills. You’ll also find resources in English and Spanish to help you prepare for the U.S. citizenship exam.
Categories: Books & Reading, Languages, Science & Math, Test Prep
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a LearningExpress account to track your progress.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO LearningExpress app. App requires LearningExpress account.
Advanced offers an integrated search of articles, media, primary sources, eBooks, dictionary, back in time articles, and special reports. Includes advanced lesson plans & correlations to Common Core & state standards. My Research offers individualized accounts, allowing users to compile and organize content that can be accessed from home or school. Links to World Newspapers lead to more than 400 periodicals from around the globe. Citation Builder creates flawless citations in MLA, APA, and Harvard formats. Advanced research tools include dictionaries, atlases, and more.
Recommended ages: 12+
Categories: Encyclopedias, For Educators, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to use this resource remotely.
Ancestry® Library Edition is one of the most important genealogical collections available today. It has unparalleled coverage of the United States and the United Kingdom, including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada, Europe, Australia and other areas of the world! This collection, with thousands of databases and billions of indexed names, is essential to having a broad genealogy collection. It provides access to billions of historical documents, millions of historical photos, plus local narratives, oral histories, indexes and other resources in over 30,000 databases that span from the 1500s to the 2000s.
Categories: Genealogy & Biography
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. For use on Rogers Free Library public computers or while connected to Rogers Free Library Wi-Fi.
For more information on how to use this service, visit its dedicated page at rogersfreelibrary.org/ancestry-com.
Powered by the automotive experts at MOTOR, Auto Repair Source contains step-by-step repair information, diagrams, maintenance schedules, parts and labor estimates, service bulletins and recall notices for all makes and models, with some model years going back to the 1970s.
Categories: Automobiles
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
Banco de Contenidos aulaPlaneta es la base de datos en español de nivel superior, destinada a estudiantes de secundaria hasta adultos. Las opciones de búsqueda intuitivas permiten navegar fácilmente por los más de 170 000 recursos: artículos, imágenes, videos y más. El recurso es perfecto para usar junto con World Book Student y World Book Advanced como un recurso complementario en inglés/español. Diseñado para hispanohablantes, estudiantes bilingües, y participantes de programas ESL/ELL.
Banco de Contenidos aulaPlaneta is the upper-level Spanish language database, intended for high school students through adult learners. Intuitive search options allow easy navigation of the more than 170,000 resources: articles, images, videos, and more. The resource is perfect for use alongside both World Book Student and World Book Advanced as an English/Spanish supplementary resource. Designed for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and ESL/ELL program participants.
Recommended ages: 12+
Categories: Encyclopedias, For Educators, Languages, Teens
En su navegador web: Acceda haciendo clic en el logo de arriba. Accesible siempre que tenga una dirección IP de Rhode Island. Se requiere el número de tarjeta de biblioteca de Ocean State Libraries para usar este recurso de forma remota.
Biography Reference Center offers a comprehensive collection of more than 460,000 full text biographies, including the complete full-text run of Biography Today and Biography, as well as thousands of narrative biographies that are not available in other databases. In addition to keyword search, users can browse biographies by reading level indicators (Lexiles), source types, subject occupation, nationality, activity, gender, lifespan and more.
Categories: Academic Research, Genealogy & Biography, History & Current Events, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Bristol Phoenix has partnered with Advantage Archives to provide Bristol residents with the digital archives of all* Bristol Phoenix issues up until 2020. This includes the former titles of the newspaper, when it was called the Bristol Gazette (1833-1834), the Bristol Gazette and Family Companion (1834-1837), The Phoenix (1837-1840), and the Bristol Phenix (1840-1869).
Categories: Genealogy & Biography, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above.
*Please note some issues may still be in the scanning process. Issues from 2021-2022 are not available. For current issues please visit the EastBayRI paid subscription website.
For more information on how to use this service, visit its dedicated page at rogersfreelibrary.org/digitized-bristol-phoenix.
Explore potential careers (including military service), build workplace skills, and prepare for the ACT® WorkKeys® Assessments, the ASVAB test, the TOEIC® test and career licensure exams.
Categories: Career Training, Test Prep
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a LearningExpress account to track your progress.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO LearningExpress app. App requires LearningExpress account.
Encuentre recursos en español para ayudarlo a mejorar sus habilidades académicas, prepararse para el examen GED®, y convertirse an un ciudadano estadounidense.
Find Spanish-language resources to help you improve your academic skills, prepare for the GED® test, and become a US citizen.
Categories: Books & Reading, Languages, Science & Math, Test Prep
En su navegador web: Acceda haciendo clic en el logo de arriba. Accesible siempre que tenga una dirección IP de Rhode Island. Cree una cuenta de LearningExpress para realizar un seguimiento de su progreso.
En un dispositivo móvil: Acceda haciendo clic en el logo de arriba o descargue la aplicación EBSCO LearningExpress. La aplicación requiere una cuenta de LearningExpress.
Brush up on your reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, math and science skills. Prepare for ACCUPLACER® and ASSET® college placement tests, CLEP® exams, and graduate school admissions exams such as the GMAT®, GRE®, LSAT®, MCAT® and PCAT®. You’ll also find tips for developing organizational strategies, strengthening your information literacy skills and more.
Categories: Books & Reading, Science & Math, Teens, Test Prep
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a LearningExpress account to track your progress.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO LearningExpress app. App requires LearningExpress account.
Explore colleges, find scholarships, get help with writing college admissions essays, and prepare for important tests such as the AP®, ACT®, SAT® and more.
Categories: Teens, Test Prep
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a LearningExpress account to track your progress.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO LearningExpress app. App requires LearningExpress account.
Consumer Health Complete (CHC) is the single most comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. It is designed to support patients’ information needs and foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. CHC provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.
Information provided in this database should not be viewed as a means for self-diagnosis or a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
Categories: Academic Research, Health & Medicine
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Discover make information more accessible to readers of all levels, and differentiate instruction in any learning environment. Contains videos featuring experts answering questions on high-interest topics. Citation Builder creates flawless citations in MLA, APA, and Harvard formats. Translate articles into 100+ languages or have them read aloud in English. Correlations to Common Core, state, and provincial standards. Rich, interactive Life Skills 101 offers practical tips on such topics as applying for jobs, budgeting, arranging housing, health care issues, social skills, and more. This site is ideal for struggling readers and English Language Learners.
Recommended ages: 12+
Categories: Encyclopedia, For Educators, Languages, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to use this resource remotely.
EBSCO Discovery Service provides users with an easy, yet powerful means of accessing all of an institution’s information resources through a single search. This is achieved by harvesting metadata from both internal (library) and external (database vendors) sources, and creating a pre-indexed service of unprecedented size and speed. Although the resulting collection can be massive in size and scope, the fact that it is indexed locally (on the EBSCOhost® servers) allows for exceptionally fast search response times. As no two institutions are the same, EBSCO Discovery Service offers a vast array of customization options with regard to both the underlying collection of metadata as well as the front-end delivery of search results. All of this functionality is based upon the powerful EBSCOhost search experience familiar to researchers worldwide.
Categories: Academic Research
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World Book’s Dramatic Learning expands proven approaches to building reading fluency and content comprehension. Play units contain activities, written to the student’s point of view, including materials lists and clear instructions. 42 play scripts are available on Dramatic Learning, covering various grade levels and subjects. Lesson plans are tailored to meet curriculum-based standards and specifically relate to each play unit’s content. These contain both an educator page and a student page. Dramatic Learning content is aligned to your state’s or province’s curriculum standards. Posters and programs to help you bring your play to the stage and attract an audience.
Recommended ages: 8-16
Categories: Children, Film & Stage, For Educators, Teens
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A highly engaging and visual site designed for easy integration into classroom instruction and library programming. Includes a robust collection of educator resources, including lesson plans, mini- lessons, and printable materials as well as correlations to Common Core & state standards. Contains proprietary stories utilizing small bursts of content will support microlearning. A rich collection of educational, interactive games and topical videos is ideal for use with interactive white boards. The Early Learning Basics section focuses on core foundational skills such as learning letters, numbers, early math concepts, and includes a guided reading program with 48 leveled texts. Easily adaptable with new features and content added regularly based on user feedback.
Recommended ages: 2-8
Categories: Books & Reading, Children, For Educators, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to use this resource remotely.
An on-the-go digital library for all ages and reading levels. Find over 3,000 storybooks, picture books, graphic novels, and chapter books alongside well-known classic titles from famous authors. Includes 24/7 unlimited simultaneous access to every title, a personal bookshelf, offline reading, and annotation tools. A free eBooks app available in the Apple and Google Play stores.
Recommended ages: All ages and reading levels
Categories: Books & Reading, Children, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to create an account and use this resource remotely.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the World Book eBook app. App requires World Book eBook account.
ERIC, the Education Resource Information Center, provides access to education literature and research. The database provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. Content includes journal articles, research reports, curriculum and teaching guides, conference papers, dissertations and theses, and books dating back to 1966.
Categories: Academic Research, For Educators
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
La Enciclopedia Estudiantil de Hallazgos es la base de datos en español dedicada de WorldBook Kids para estudiantes de español y estudiantes ELL. Artículos muy visuales escritos en español a un nivel de lectura más fácil. Fotos, ilustraciones y videos coloridos. Noticias en español de todo el mundo. Actividades prácticas de aprendizaje. Integrado con World Book Kids para que los usuarios puedan alternar entre español e inglés. La función World of Animals brinda a los lectores más jóvenes una herramienta divertida y fácil de usar para aprender sobre sus animales favoritos.
The Hallazgos Student Encyclopedia is WorldBook Kids’ dedicated Spanish-language database for Spanish-learners and ELL students. Highly visual articles written in Spanish at an easier reading level. Colorful photos, illustrations, and videos. Spanish language news from around the world. Hands-on learning activities. Integrated with World Book Kids so users can toggle back and forth between Spanish and English. World of Animals feature provides younger readers with a fun and easy-to-use tool for learning about their favorite animals.
Recommended ages: 6-12
Categories: Children, Encyclopedias, Languages, Newspapers & Magazines
En su navegador web: Acceda haciendo clic en el logo de arriba. Accesible siempre que tenga una dirección IP de Rhode Island. Se requiere el número de tarjeta de biblioteca de Ocean State Libraries para usar este recurso de forma remota.
With Explora, students will discover reliable information on thousands of topics that cover a wide range of subjects and support STEM and STEAM initiatives. Simple search, easy-to-browse categories, topic overviews and more will help in finding primary source documents, informational texts, and curriculum support materials. Explora Educator’s Edition highlights content relevant to teachers, including lessons plans, curriculum standards, and other professional development resources.
Categories: For Educators
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
Designed with students and educators in mind, Explora provides a safe, trustworthy environment for students to look up articles and facts for research papers, class projects or homework. A far better alternative to websites and search engines, Explora provides students with easy-to-use features and age-appropriate content from the world’s leading magazines and reference books. You’ll also find easy-to-read encyclopedia entries written specifically for kids and more than one million images of photos, maps and flags!
Categories: Children, Encyclopedias
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
Explora for Everyone is a new interface for the general public that simultaneously searches 20 EBSCO databases for an easy one stop search. Explora offers high-quality content, including magazine and journal articles, primary source documents, newspaper articles and Associated Press videos. It also has several accessibility features such as text-to-speech for HTML articles, full-text translation in more than 30 languages for HTML articles. It is also ideal for young learners as you can also save articles to Google Drive and use their citation tool to help format references/works cited.
Categories: Academic Research, Books & Reading, Business & Finance, Film & Stage, For Educators, Genealogy, & Biography, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
With Explora, you will discover reliable information on thousands of topics covering a wide range of subjects including art and music, literature, language arts, geography, history, social studies, world cultures and languages, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, health and sports. You can: Search for articles, news and more using a single search box; Browse popular topics by category to get research ideas; Hear HTML articles read aloud with EBSCO’s Text-to-Speech feature; Search among 60,000 videos from the Associated Press, the world’s leading news agency; Save articles to Google Drive; Use the citation tool to build your list of references/ works cited; Get research tips on identifying relevant sources, citing them properly and avoiding plagiarism; And more!
Categories: Books & Reading, Film & Stage, Genealogy, & Biography, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Languages, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
The Ocean State Libraries eZone digital collection allows patrons to extend beyond the physical walls of the library and offer anytime, anywhere access to ebooks, audiobooks, read-alongs, magazines and more, including Databases and Streaming Media services. Immerse yourself in the Featured Collections or spend some time in the Screening Room. eZone’s Libby app also offers access to these resources via Kindle, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, and Sonos speakers.
Categories: Books & Reading
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Enter your Ocean State Libraries library card number and pin to access this resource remotely.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the Libby, by Overdrive app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your library card number and pin when prompted.
For more information on how to use this service, visit its dedicated page at rogersfreelibrary.org/e-books-audio-books.
The Ocean State Libraries eZone Kids digital collection offers a large selection of picture books, chapter books, and books on early development. There are books for all types of kids, from toddlers to tweens with Children’s Book Award and Middle School Book award winners and nominees. It allows children to extend beyond the physical walls of the library and offers anytime, anywhere access to ebooks, audiobooks, read-alongs, magazines and more, including Databases and Streaming Media services.
Categories: Books & Reading, Children
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Enter your Ocean State Libraries library card number and pin to access this resource remotely.
For more information on how to use this service, visit its dedicated page at rogersfreelibrary.org/e-books-audio-books.
The Ocean State Libraries eZone Screening Room provides patron with digital access to stream almost 2,000 documentaries, foreign films, TV series, and classes. Immerse yourself in the Featured Collections or spend some time in the Screening Room.
Categories: Books & Reading, Film & Stage
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Enter your Ocean State Libraries library card number and pin to access this resource remotely.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above. Libby app does not provide access to view titles from the Screening Room. For app-based use that includes these titles and more, see Kanopy.
For more information on how to use this service, visit its dedicated page at rogersfreelibrary.org/e-books-audio-books.
The Ocean State Libraries eZone Teens digital collection offers serious books, about serious issues, for serious teens. Patrons will have access to read or listed to Teen Book Award winners and nominees. eZone Teen also has access to comics, manga, and graphic novels. It allows young adults to extend beyond the physical walls of the library and offers anytime, anywhere access to ebooks, audiobooks, read-alongs, magazines and more, including Databases and Streaming Media services.
Categories: Books & Reading, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Enter your Ocean State Libraries library card number and pin to access this resource remotely.
For more information on how to use this service, visit its dedicated page at rogersfreelibrary.org/e-books-audio-books.
Flipster offers online access to popular digital magazines in the areas of art & design, automotive, business, entertainment, fashion, fitness & health, sports, food & cooking, home & garden and more! The site offers accessibility settings, such as an option to zoom in/out and offline access via the Flipster app.
Categories: Automobiles, Business & Finance, Children, Film & Stage, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Languages, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the Flipster Digital Magazines app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted.
For more information on how to use this service, visit its dedicated page at rogersfreelibrary.org/flipster-magazines.
For students and adults alike, the Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia database indexes over 25,000 records, covering an array of topics. Full text for each record may be easily accessed by double clicking on the topic from the display. The database contains various images, offers brief biographies as well as information in a variety of subject areas. This database is updated annually.
Categories: Children, Encyclopedias, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Supplement elementary and middle school instruction with curriculum-aligned materials in math, reading, writing and social studies.
Categories: Books & Reading, Children, For Educators, Science & Math, Teens, Test Prep
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a LearningExpress account to track your progress.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO LearningExpress app. App requires LearningExpress account.
GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 1,000,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 15,000 records.
Categories: Academic Research, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Build your reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary and math skills; prepare for the GED®, HiSET® and TASC™ tests.
Categories: Books & Reading, Languages, Science & Math, Teens, Test Prep
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a LearningExpress account to track your progress.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO LearningExpress app. App requires LearningExpress account.
Find resources to help you build classroom and homework skills in math, English language arts, social studies, science and technology.
Categories: Books & Reading, Science & Math, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a LearningExpress account to track your progress.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO LearningExpress app. App requires LearningExpress account.
History Reference Center offers full text from more than 1,620 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, cover to cover full text for more than 150 leading history periodicals, nearly 57,000 historical documents, more than 78,000 biographies of historical figures, more than 113,000 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video.
History Reference Center also links to EBSCO’s Curriculum Standards Module, a tool that can help teachers in the U.S. and Canada correlate EBSCO content quickly and easily to Common Core, state, or provincial curriculum standards. The module provides browsing of specific benchmarks, many which have recommended search strings for successful content retrieval.
Categories: Academic Research, Genealogy & Biography, History & Current Events
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Enjoy audiobooks, eBooks, comics and manga, music, movies, TV, and more—all with no waiting! With hoopla’s Instant collection, every title you see is available instantly. Just click or tap to borrow and start enjoying immediately. It works on smart devices or in your computer’s browser, so you can start on one device and pick up where you left off on another. You can stream titles or even download them for offline use if you’re going to be away from Wi-Fi.
Categories: Books & Reading, Children, Film & Stage, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Use your RFL issued library card and PIN to log in. You will be required to create a personalized login using your email and a password.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the hoopla Mobile app. Use your RFL issued library card and PIN to log in. You will be required to create a personalized login using your email and a password.
For more information on how to use this service, visit its dedicated page at rogersfreelibrary.org/hoopla.
Job & Career Accelerator puts everything you need to land a job in one place. You can explore more than 1,000 different occupations, discover the career that’s best for you, search local and national job and internship postings, create professional resumes and cover letters, practice and master interviewing skills and more!
Categories: Career Training
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a LearningExpress account to track your progress.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO LearningExpress app. App requires LearningExpress account.
Kanopy is a video streaming database that provides instant access to thousands of critically acclaimed movies, documentaries and kids favorites. They partner directly with studios and work with over 4,000 libraries around the world to bring you access to thoughtful entertainment, offering essential cinema in all academic subject areas, most of which are unavailable elsewhere. Their carefully curated collection of over 30,000 ADA-compliant videos—many with group viewing rights—offers something for everyone in the community.
Categories: Film & Stage, History & Current Events, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Enter your Kanopy login credentials to access this resource remotely.
First Time Users: Ocean State Libraries library card number and email account required to create a Kanopy account & profile.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the Kanopy app. App requires a Kanopy account.
Other watching options: Kanopy is available as an app on Smart TVs, Roku, Apple TV, and Fire Stick. Apps all require Kanopy account.
For more information on how to use this service, visit its dedicated page at rogersfreelibrary.org/kanopy.
An ideal learning resource for elementary-aged students, designed to build confidence and encourage creativity. Easy-to-read articles that can be read aloud or translated and a wealth of engaging games, science projects, and activities. Encourage self-direction with our visual navigation in Explore, independent learning with WebQuest, and compare and contrast skills with Compare Animals and Compare Places. Hands-on science projects and experiments cater to many different levels and interests. Correlations to Common Core & state standards provided for teachers. Age-appropriate WebQuests provide exploratory activities on a variety of topics.
Recommended ages: 6-10
Categories: Children, Encyclopedias. For Educators
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to use this resource remotely.
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) indexes more than 560 core journals, nearly 50 priority journals, and nearly 125 selective journals; plus books, research reports and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. Coverage in the database extends back as far as the mid-1960s.
Categories: Academic Research, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
A comprehensive database provides users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. Full-text database of more than 35,000 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews; nearly 100,000 articles/essays of literary criticism; more than 252,000 author biographies; also includes over 693,000 book reviews, author interviews and information on classic and contemporary poems , short stories, classic texts and more.
Categories: Academic Research, Books & Reading, Genealogy & Biography, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Mango Languages is an online language-learning program that can help patrons learn more than 70 languages including Spanish, French, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Mandarin Chinese, Greek, Irish, and Italian. Mango Languages for Libraries offers English as a Second Language courses for non-English speakers, and translation services. A mobile version is available in your app store in order to take language lessons anywhere!
Categories: Languages
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Sign up for a Mango profile to track your progress, or select “Use Mango As A Guest”.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the Mango Languages app. App requires Mango Languages account.
Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals with full-text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books and over 164,400 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of over 592,000 photos, maps & flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.
Categories: Academic Research, Business & Finance, Genealogy & Biographies, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
MEDLINE provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) indexing with tree, tree hierarchy, subheadings and explosion capabilities to search citations from over 5,400 current biomedical journals.
Categories: Academic Research, Health & Medicine
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Middle Search Plus provides full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies and historical essays. Middle Search Plus also contains 84,774 biographies, 105,786 primary source documents, and a School Image Collection of photos, maps and flags.
Categories: Children, Genealogy & Biography, Newspapers & Magazines, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
RFL is pleased to offer the New York Times online to all our on-site patrons! This offer features direct access to nytimes.com for regular newspaper content and email newsletters as well as access to the New York Times Times Machine, which contains a database of articles from 1851 to right now.
Categories: History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines
On your web browser: Access by using a library computer, or connecting to the library’s Wi-Fi (it’s called Bristol Public). Then head over to www.nytimes.com/register by clicking on the logo above. You will be asked to register using your personal email address, or login to an existing NTY account.
- Those of you wanting to browse current news articles, will continue on the landing page after registration is over. You can now read as many articles as you please!
- But… If you are looking for the NYT archives, you will want to head over to timesmachine.nytimes.com after you perform the steps listed above.
For more instructions, please go to rogersfreelibrary.org/new-york-times.
Find your next great read! Novelist readers’ advisory tool provides access to information on 155,000 fiction titles and a wide range of feature content to enable library staff to serve fiction readers of all ages. It provides recommended reading lists for adults, teens and kids. Includes author and title read-alikes, genre outlines, book discussion guides, award lists & more. For example, you can find literary fiction books on the theme “fish out of water,” books on the Romance theme “opposites attract,” or books on how to “mind your manners” for young kids.
Categories: Books & Reading
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
Simplify your search: Find credible sources for both sides of social and political issues. Global warming, the minimum wage, the effects of junk food—there’s no shortage of debatable topics in the national conversation. Finding the most trustworthy information and insights can bolster any side of an issue, but it can also be time consuming.
With over 20,000 pro/con viewpoints, approximately 19,000 reference articles, interactive maps, infographics, and more, users will be prepared to argue any side of the issue.
Categories: Academic Research, For Educators, History & Current Events, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you are using the library’s wi-fi, or have a Rogers Free Library issued library card.
Ocean State Libraries invites you to explore our new platform to access even more e-books! The Palace Project is a new open source, library-driven e-book experience.
Using the new Palace app, you can find all the ebooks and digital audiobooks in our eZone. In addition, we’ve added even more items to Palace that aren’t available in eZone, such as graphic novels and comics from Dark Horse, Rosarium, and Valiant, & exclusive audiobooks from Audible.
Categories: Books & Reading
On your web browser: This resource does not have a web browser login.
On a mobile device: Access by downloading the Palace app. App requires a library card and your library card pin.
You’ll find a collection of interactive tutorials, e-books and articles that can help you develop the core knowledge and skills needed for success — at work and at home. Topics include: professionalism, critical listening, successful negotiation, workplace etiquette, communication skills, organization strategies, time management, balancing credit, investing basics, and more!
Categories: Business & Finance
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a LearningExpress account to track your progress.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO LearningExpress app. App requires LearningExpress account.
Points of View Reference Center contains resources that present multiple sides of an issue, and provides rich content to help students debate, assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills. Points of View Reference Center covers over 400 topics, each with an overview (background and description), point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument). Each topic features a Guide to Critical Analysis which helps the reader evaluate the controversy and enhances students’ ability to read critically, develop their own perspective on the issues, and write or debate an effective argument on the topic.
Categories: Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Primary Search, designed specifically for public library children’s rooms, contains full text for more than 70 popular, elementary school magazines. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for nearly 100 magazines. Examples of publications covered in Primary Search include: Appleseeds, Boys’ Life, Cobblestone, Cricket, Highlights for Children, Hopscotch, Jack & Jill, Ladybug, Ranger Rick, Science World, Spider, SuperScience, Time for Kids, Turtle, and many more. This database also provides the American Heritage Children’s Dictionary, 3rd Edition from Houghton Mifflin, and a School Image Collection of photos, maps and flags. Many full text titles are available in native (searchable) PDF, or scanned-in-color. Full text backfiles go as far back as 1990, while indexing and abstract backfiles go as far back as 1985.
Categories: Children, Newspapers & Magazines
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
The ProQuest platform makes hundreds of full text and A&I (Abstracts & Indexes) collections and hosts multidisciplinary content containing scholarly journals, books, video & audio, dissertations & theses, newspapers and more. The platform povides access to 2 of ProQuest’s largest databases: Coronavirus Research Database and Publicly Available Content Database.
Categories: Genealogy & Biography, Health & Medicine
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above.
ProvLibDigital.org is the online home of the digital collections for the Providence Public Library. More than 14,000 photographs, postcards, manuscripts, and oral histories can be found on state and local history, the American Civil War and slavery, the whaling industry, Rhode Island’s LGBTQ community, and more.
Categories: Genealogy & Biography, History & Current Events
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
World Book’s beloved encyclopedia comes to life in a digital format! A one-stop-shop for cross-curricular learning, with such features as translations to 100+ languages, a Biography Center, current events, research guides, and seamless integrations with Google Classroom and Microsoft OneDrive. The My Research and Citation Builder features assist learners in organizing and analyzing their findings, while teaching important 21st-century research skills.
Recommended ages: 8-16
Categories: Children, Encyclopedias, For Educators, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to use this resource remotely.
World Book Timelines is a collection of 650 unique timelines, spanning the arts, science & technology, society & culture, sports, world history & geography, and more. Create, customize, collaborate, and share your timelines, which is great for visual learners to put events into context and for classroom instruction to introduce a subject. Build Timelines for any purpose, from school research projects to family histories and just for fun!
Recommended ages: 8+
Categories: Children, Encyclopedias, History & Current Events, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to use this resource remotely.
TOPICsearch contains full text for over 150,961 articles from 475 diverse sources including international and regional newspapers, EBSCO’s unparalleled collection of periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information. Ideal for student current event research and projects.
Categories: Academic Research, Books & Reading, Business & Finance, Genealogy & Biography, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
TumbleBookLibrary is a curated database of children’s e-books that your family can access from home. There are over 250 animated, talking pictures books! The site also features Spanish and French books, read-along chapter books, non-fiction books, and exciting games and puzzles.
Categories: Books & Reading, Children, For Educators
On your web browser: You can use your computer, tablet, or mobile phone. No downloads needed, just an internet connection and a click on the logo above. This resource does not have a dedicated app.
For more information on how to use this service, visit its dedicated page at rogersfreelibrary.org/tumblebooks.
Tutor.com provides live one-to-one academic tutoring, homework help, and test preparation to kindergarten through 12th grade students, plus early college students and adult learners. Tutors are available 7 days a week from 2pm – 10pm.
Tutor.com also provides users with access to 3 skills centers, for study, test prep, and career resources. The study resource library provides users with access to thousands of lessons, worksheets, study guides, and videos to help with the 4 academic core subjects. The test prep resource library prepares you for the SAT, ACT, standardized tests in all 50 states, graduate school entrance tests, civil service, GED and much more. The career resources library gives users access to local open jobs, resume and cover letter templates, interview guidelines and much more for job seekers.
Categories: Career Training, Children, Teens, Test Prep
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a Tutor.com account to track your progress. Account required to access this resource remotely.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the Tutor.com ToGo app. App requires account as created on Tutor.com platform.
Udemy is an online learning platform for adults who want to improve work-related skills or further develop a personal interest. Users can search through more than 4,000 continuously updated, on-demand video courses across 75 categories in business, technology, design, and more. All courses are taught by world-class instructors and offer a tailor-made learning experience for those who want to learn new technologies and skills to stay competitive in a changing workforce.
Categories: Business & Finance, Career Training, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Enter your Udemy login credentials to access this resource remotely.
First Time Users: Ocean State Libraries library card number and Google/Microsoft account required to create a Udemy account & profile.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the Udemy Business app. App requires organization name, which is “gale”, and account as created on Udemy Business platform. Once you’ve logged in, click done and sign in, you will be redirected to the home page.
Academic Search Elite provides high-quality, scholarly articles about academic subjects for more than 8,300 journals, with full text for more than 4,500 of those titles. PDF back files to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals.
Academic Search Elite also includes more than 75,000 videos from the Associated Press. Updated monthly, this collection of videos from the world’s leading news agency includes footage from 1930 to the present and helps round out student research.
Categories: Academic Research, Business & Finance, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Biography Reference Center offers a comprehensive collection of more than 460,000 full text biographies, including the complete full-text run of Biography Today and Biography, as well as thousands of narrative biographies that are not available in other databases. In addition to keyword search, users can browse biographies by reading level indicators (Lexiles), source types, subject occupation, nationality, activity, gender, lifespan and more.
Categories: Academic Research, Genealogy & Biography, History & Current Events, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Consumer Health Complete (CHC) is the single most comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. It is designed to support patients’ information needs and foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. CHC provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.
Information provided in this database should not be viewed as a means for self-diagnosis or a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
Categories: Academic Research, Health & Medicine
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
EBSCO Discovery Service provides users with an easy, yet powerful means of accessing all of an institution’s information resources through a single search. This is achieved by harvesting metadata from both internal (library) and external (database vendors) sources, and creating a pre-indexed service of unprecedented size and speed. Although the resulting collection can be massive in size and scope, the fact that it is indexed locally (on the EBSCOhost® servers) allows for exceptionally fast search response times. As no two institutions are the same, EBSCO Discovery Service offers a vast array of customization options with regard to both the underlying collection of metadata as well as the front-end delivery of search results. All of this functionality is based upon the powerful EBSCOhost search experience familiar to researchers worldwide.
Categories: Academic Research
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
ERIC, the Education Resource Information Center, provides access to education literature and research. The database provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. Content includes journal articles, research reports, curriculum and teaching guides, conference papers, dissertations and theses, and books dating back to 1966.
Categories: Academic Research, For Educators
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Explora for Everyone is a new interface for the general public that simultaneously searches 20 EBSCO databases for an easy one stop search. Explora offers high-quality content, including magazine and journal articles, primary source documents, newspaper articles and Associated Press videos. It also has several accessibility features such as text-to-speech for HTML articles, full-text translation in more than 30 languages for HTML articles. It is also ideal for young learners as you can also save articles to Google Drive and use their citation tool to help format references/works cited.
Categories: Academic Research, Books & Reading, Business & Finance, Film & Stage, For Educators, Genealogy, & Biography, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 1,000,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 15,000 records.
Categories: Academic Research, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
History Reference Center offers full text from more than 1,620 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, cover to cover full text for more than 150 leading history periodicals, nearly 57,000 historical documents, more than 78,000 biographies of historical figures, more than 113,000 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video.
History Reference Center also links to EBSCO’s Curriculum Standards Module, a tool that can help teachers in the U.S. and Canada correlate EBSCO content quickly and easily to Common Core, state, or provincial curriculum standards. The module provides browsing of specific benchmarks, many which have recommended search strings for successful content retrieval.
Categories: Academic Research, Genealogy & Biography, History & Current Events
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) indexes more than 560 core journals, nearly 50 priority journals, and nearly 125 selective journals; plus books, research reports and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. Coverage in the database extends back as far as the mid-1960s.
Categories: Academic Research, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
A comprehensive database provides users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. Full-text database of more than 35,000 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews; nearly 100,000 articles/essays of literary criticism; more than 252,000 author biographies; also includes over 693,000 book reviews, author interviews and information on classic and contemporary poems , short stories, classic texts and more.
Categories: Academic Research, Books & Reading, Genealogy & Biography, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals with full-text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books and over 164,400 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of over 592,000 photos, maps & flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.
Categories: Academic Research, Business & Finance, Genealogy & Biographies, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
MEDLINE provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) indexing with tree, tree hierarchy, subheadings and explosion capabilities to search citations from over 5,400 current biomedical journals.
Categories: Academic Research, Health & Medicine
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Simplify your search: Find credible sources for both sides of social and political issues. Global warming, the minimum wage, the effects of junk food—there’s no shortage of debatable topics in the national conversation. Finding the most trustworthy information and insights can bolster any side of an issue, but it can also be time consuming. Fortunately, our library subscribes to Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints to help you go into serious search mode.
Categories: Academic Research, For Educators, History & Current Events, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you are using the library’s wi-fi, or have a Rogers Free Library issued library card. (RFL cards start with 22299…)
Points of View Reference Center contains resources that present multiple sides of an issue, and provides rich content to help students debate, assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills. Points of View Reference Center covers over 400 topics, each with an overview (background and description), point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument). Each topic features a Guide to Critical Analysis which helps the reader evaluate the controversy and enhances students’ ability to read critically, develop their own perspective on the issues, and write or debate an effective argument on the topic.
Categories: Academic Research, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
TOPICsearch contains full text for over 150,961 articles from 475 diverse sources including international and regional newspapers, EBSCO’s unparalleled collection of periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information. Ideal for student current event research and projects.
Categories: Academic Research, Books & Reading, Business & Finance, Genealogy & Biography, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Use AtoZ databases to find information about businesses–including healthcare professionals, and people in order to create mailing lists and sales leads or to find a job. Business search offers many search options, including searching by business name, keyword and business type, location, ownership status, year of incorporation, and business size.
AtoZ databases also includes a job search tool, powered by Indeed.com, to help patrons with their job searches. The job search gives beneficial tips on different aspects of the job search, including interview prep, cover letter and resume writing.
Categories: Automobiles, Business & Finance, Health & Medicine
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the AtoZ Databases app for iOS. Allow location services while using app, select “Office of Library and Information Services”, and enter your library card number.
Powered by the automotive experts at MOTOR, Auto Repair Source contains step-by-step repair information, diagrams, maintenance schedules, parts and labor estimates, service bulletins and recall notices for all makes and models, with some model years going back to the 1970s.
Categories: Automobiles
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
Flipster offers online access to popular digital magazines in the areas of art & design, automotive, business, entertainment, fashion, fitness & health, sports, food & cooking, home & garden and more! The site offers accessibility settings, such as an option to zoom in/out and offline access via the Flipster app.
Categories: Automobiles, Business & Finance, Children, Film & Stage, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Languages, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the Flipster Digital Magazines app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted.
For more information on how to use this service, visit its dedicated page at rogersfreelibrary.org/flipster-magazines.
Build your math, reading, writing, grammar and public speaking skills. You’ll also find resources in English and Spanish to help you prepare for the U.S. citizenship exam.
Categories: Books & Reading, Languages, Science & Math, Test Prep
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a LearningExpress account to track your progress.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO LearningExpress app. App requires LearningExpress account.
Encuentre recursos en español para ayudarlo a mejorar sus habilidades académicas, prepararse para el examen GED®, y convertirse an un ciudadano estadounidense.
Find Spanish-language resources to help you improve your academic skills, prepare for the GED® test, and become a US citizen.
Categories: Books & Reading, Languages, Science & Math, Test Prep
En su navegador web: Acceda haciendo clic en el logo de arriba. Accesible siempre que tenga una dirección IP de Rhode Island. Cree una cuenta de LearningExpress para realizar un seguimiento de su progreso.
En un dispositivo móvil: Acceda haciendo clic en el logo de arriba o descargue la aplicación EBSCO LearningExpress. La aplicación requiere una cuenta de LearningExpress.
Brush up on your reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, math and science skills. Prepare for ACCUPLACER® and ASSET® college placement tests, CLEP® exams, and graduate school admissions exams such as the GMAT®, GRE®, LSAT®, MCAT® and PCAT®. You’ll also find tips for developing organizational strategies, strengthening your information literacy skills and more.
Categories: Books & Reading, Science & Math, Teens, Test Prep
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a LearningExpress account to track your progress.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO LearningExpress app. App requires LearningExpress account.
A highly engaging and visual site designed for easy integration into classroom instruction and library programming. Includes a robust collection of educator resources, including lesson plans, mini- lessons, and printable materials as well as correlations to Common Core & state standards. Contains proprietary stories utilizing small bursts of content will support microlearning. A rich collection of educational, interactive games and topical videos is ideal for use with interactive white boards. The Early Learning Basics section focuses on core foundational skills such as learning letters, numbers, early math concepts, and includes a guided reading program with 48 leveled texts. Easily adaptable with new features and content added regularly based on user feedback.
Recommended ages: 2-8
Categories: Books & Reading, Children, For Educators, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to use this resource remotely.
An on-the-go digital library for all ages and reading levels. Find over 3,000 storybooks, picture books, graphic novels, and chapter books alongside well-known classic titles from famous authors. Includes 24/7 unlimited simultaneous access to every title, a personal bookshelf, offline reading, and annotation tools. A free eBooks app available in the Apple and Google Play stores.
Recommended ages: All ages and reading levels
Categories: Books & Reading, Children, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to create an account and use this resource remotely.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the World Book eBook app. App requires World Book eBook account.
Explora for Everyone is a new interface for the general public that simultaneously searches 20 EBSCO databases for an easy one stop search. Explora offers high-quality content, including magazine and journal articles, primary source documents, newspaper articles and Associated Press videos. It also has several accessibility features such as text-to-speech for HTML articles, full-text translation in more than 30 languages for HTML articles. It is also ideal for young learners as you can also save articles to Google Drive and use their citation tool to help format references/works cited.
Categories: Academic Research, Books & Reading, Business & Finance, Film & Stage, For Educators, Genealogy, & Biography, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
With Explora, you will discover reliable information on thousands of topics covering a wide range of subjects including art and music, literature, language arts, geography, history, social studies, world cultures and languages, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, health and sports. You can: Search for articles, news and more using a single search box; Browse popular topics by category to get research ideas; Hear HTML articles read aloud with EBSCO’s Text-to-Speech feature; Search among 60,000 videos from the Associated Press, the world’s leading news agency; Save articles to Google Drive; Use the citation tool to build your list of references/ works cited; Get research tips on identifying relevant sources, citing them properly and avoiding plagiarism; And more!
Categories: Books & Reading, Film & Stage, Genealogy, & Biography, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Languages, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
The Ocean State Libraries eZone digital collection allows patrons to extend beyond the physical walls of the library and offer anytime, anywhere access to ebooks, audiobooks, read-alongs, magazines and more, including Databases and Streaming Media services. Immerse yourself in the Featured Collections or spend some time in the Screening Room. eZone’s Libby app also offers access to these resources via Kindle, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, and Sonos speakers.
Categories: Books & Reading
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Enter your Ocean State Libraries library card number and pin to access this resource remotely.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the Libby, by Overdrive app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your library card number and pin when prompted.
For more information on how to use this service, visit its dedicated page at rogersfreelibrary.org/e-books-audio-books.
The Ocean State Libraries eZone Kids digital collection offers a large selection of picture books, chapter books, and books on early development. There are books for all types of kids, from toddlers to tweens with Children’s Book Award and Middle School Book award winners and nominees. It allows children to extend beyond the physical walls of the library and offers anytime, anywhere access to ebooks, audiobooks, read-alongs, magazines and more, including Databases and Streaming Media services.
Categories: Books & Reading, Children
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Enter your Ocean State Libraries library card number and pin to access this resource remotely.
For more information on how to use this service, visit its dedicated page at rogersfreelibrary.org/e-books-audio-books.
The Ocean State Libraries eZone Screening Room provides patron with digital access to stream almost 2,000 documentaries, foreign films, TV series, and classes. Immerse yourself in the Featured Collections or spend some time in the Screening Room.
Categories: Books & Reading, Film & Stage
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Enter your Ocean State Libraries library card number and pin to access this resource remotely.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above. Libby app does not provide access to view titles from the Screening Room. For app-based use that includes these titles and more, see Kanopy.
For more information on how to use this service, visit its dedicated page at rogersfreelibrary.org/e-books-audio-books.
The Ocean State Libraries eZone Teens digital collection offers serious books, about serious issues, for serious teens. Patrons will have access to read or listed to Teen Book Award winners and nominees. eZone Teen also has access to comics, manga, and graphic novels. It allows young adults to extend beyond the physical walls of the library and offers anytime, anywhere access to ebooks, audiobooks, read-alongs, magazines and more, including Databases and Streaming Media services.
Categories: Books & Reading, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Enter your Ocean State Libraries library card number and pin to access this resource remotely.
For more information on how to use this service, visit its dedicated page at rogersfreelibrary.org/e-books-audio-books.
Supplement elementary and middle school instruction with curriculum-aligned materials in math, reading, writing and social studies.
Categories: Books & Reading, Children, For Educators, Science & Math, Teens, Test Prep
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a LearningExpress account to track your progress.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO LearningExpress app. App requires LearningExpress account.
Build your reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary and math skills; prepare for the GED®, HiSET® and TASC™ tests.
Categories: Books & Reading, Languages, Science & Math, Teens, Test Prep
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a LearningExpress account to track your progress.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO LearningExpress app. App requires LearningExpress account.
Find resources to help you build classroom and homework skills in math, English language arts, social studies, science and technology.
Categories: Books & Reading, Science & Math, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a LearningExpress account to track your progress.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO LearningExpress app. App requires LearningExpress account.
Enjoy audiobooks, eBooks, comics and manga, music, movies, TV, and more—all with no waiting! With hoopla’s Instant collection, every title you see is available instantly. Just click or tap to borrow and start enjoying immediately. It works on smart devices or in your computer’s browser, so you can start on one device and pick up where you left off on another. You can stream titles or even download them for offline use if you’re going to be away from Wi-Fi.
Categories: Books & Reading, Children, Film & Stage, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Use your RFL issued library card and PIN to log in. You will be required to create a personalized login using your email and a password.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the hoopla Mobile app. Use your RFL issued library card and PIN to log in. You will be required to create a personalized login using your email and a password.
A comprehensive database provides users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. Full-text database of more than 35,000 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews; nearly 100,000 articles/essays of literary criticism; more than 252,000 author biographies; also includes over 693,000 book reviews, author interviews and information on classic and contemporary poems , short stories, classic texts and more.
Categories: Academic Research, Books & Reading, Genealogy & Biography, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Find your next great read! Novelist readers’ advisory tool provides access to information on 155,000 fiction titles and a wide range of feature content to enable library staff to serve fiction readers of all ages. It provides recommended reading lists for adults, teens and kids. Includes author and title read-alikes, genre outlines, book discussion guides, award lists & more. For example, you can find literary fiction books on the theme “fish out of water,” books on the Romance theme “opposites attract,” or books on how to “mind your manners” for young kids.
Categories: Books & Reading
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
Ocean State Libraries invites you to explore our new platform to access even more e-books! The Palace Project is a new open source, library-driven e-book experience.
Using the new Palace app, you can find all the ebooks and digital audiobooks in our eZone. In addition, we’ve added even more items to Palace that aren’t available in eZone, such as graphic novels and comics from Dark Horse, Rosarium, and Valiant, & exclusive audiobooks from Audible.
Categories: Books & Reading
On your web browser: This resource does not have a web browser login.
On a mobile device: Access by downloading the Palace app. App requires a library card and your library card pin.
TOPICsearch contains full text for over 150,961 articles from 475 diverse sources including international and regional newspapers, EBSCO’s unparalleled collection of periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information. Ideal for student current event research and projects.
Categories: Academic Research, Books & Reading, Business & Finance, Genealogy & Biography, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
TumbleBookLibrary is a curated database of children’s e-books that your family can access from home. There are over 250 animated, talking pictures books! The site also features Spanish and French books, read-along chapter books, non-fiction books, and exciting games and puzzles.
Categories: Books & Reading, Children, For Educators
On your web browser: You can use your computer, tablet, or mobile phone. No downloads needed, just an internet connection and a click on the logo above. This resource does not have a dedicated app.
For more information on how to use this service, visit its dedicated page at rogersfreelibrary.org/tumblebooks.
Use AtoZ databases to find information about businesses–including healthcare professionals, and people in order to create mailing lists and sales leads or to find a job. Business search offers many search options, including searching by business name, keyword and business type, location, ownership status, year of incorporation, and business size.
AtoZ databases also includes a job search tool, powered by Indeed.com, to help patrons with their job searches. The job search gives beneficial tips on different aspects of the job search, including interview prep, cover letter and resume writing.
Categories: Automobiles, Business & Finance, Health & Medicine
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the AtoZ Databases app for iOS. Allow location services while using app, select “Office of Library and Information Services”, and enter your library card number.
Academic Search Elite provides high-quality, scholarly articles about academic subjects for more than 8,300 journals, with full text for more than 4,500 of those titles. PDF back files to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals.
Academic Search Elite also includes more than 75,000 videos from the Associated Press. Updated monthly, this collection of videos from the world’s leading news agency includes footage from 1930 to the present and helps round out student research.
Categories: Academic Research, Business & Finance, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Explora for Everyone is a new interface for the general public that simultaneously searches 20 EBSCO databases for an easy one stop search. Explora offers high-quality content, including magazine and journal articles, primary source documents, newspaper articles and Associated Press videos. It also has several accessibility features such as text-to-speech for HTML articles, full-text translation in more than 30 languages for HTML articles. It is also ideal for young learners as you can also save articles to Google Drive and use their citation tool to help format references/works cited.
Categories: Academic Research, Books & Reading, Business & Finance, Film & Stage, For Educators, Genealogy, & Biography, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
Flipster offers online access to popular digital magazines in the areas of art & design, automotive, business, entertainment, fashion, fitness & health, sports, food & cooking, home & garden and more! The site offers accessibility settings, such as an option to zoom in/out and offline access via the Flipster app.
Categories: Automobiles, Business & Finance, Children, Film & Stage, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Languages, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the Flipster Digital Magazines app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted.
For more information on how to use this service, visit its dedicated page at rogersfreelibrary.org/flipster-magazines.
Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals with full-text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books and over 164,400 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of over 592,000 photos, maps & flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.
Categories: Academic Research, Business & Finance, Genealogy & Biographies, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
You’ll find a collection of interactive tutorials, e-books and articles that can help you develop the core knowledge and skills needed for success — at work and at home. Topics include: professionalism, critical listening, successful negotiation, workplace etiquette, communication skills, organization strategies, time management, balancing credit, investing basics, and more!
Categories: Business & Finance
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a LearningExpress account to track your progress.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO LearningExpress app. App requires LearningExpress account.
TOPICsearch contains full text for over 150,961 articles from 475 diverse sources including international and regional newspapers, EBSCO’s unparalleled collection of periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information. Ideal for student current event research and projects.
Categories: Academic Research, Books & Reading, Business & Finance, Genealogy & Biography, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Udemy is an online learning platform for adults who want to improve work-related skills or further develop a personal interest. Users can search through more than 4,000 continuously updated, on-demand video courses across 75 categories in business, technology, design, and more. All courses are taught by world-class instructors and offer a tailor-made learning experience for those who want to learn new technologies and skills to stay competitive in a changing workforce.
Categories: Business & Finance, Career Training, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Enter your Udemy login credentials to access this resource remotely.
First Time Users: Ocean State Libraries library card number and Google/Microsoft account required to create a Udemy account & profile.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the Udemy Business app. App requires organization name, which is “gale”, and account as created on Udemy Business platform. Once you’ve logged in, click done and sign in, you will be redirected to the home page.
Explore potential careers (including military service), build workplace skills, and prepare for the ACT® WorkKeys® Assessments, the ASVAB test, the TOEIC® test and career licensure exams.
Categories: Career Training, Test Prep
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a LearningExpress account to track your progress.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO LearningExpress app. App requires LearningExpress account.
Job & Career Accelerator puts everything you need to land a job in one place. You can explore more than 1,000 different occupations, discover the career that’s best for you, search local and national job and internship postings, create professional resumes and cover letters, practice and master interviewing skills and more!
Categories: Career Training
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a LearningExpress account to track your progress.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO LearningExpress app. App requires LearningExpress account.
Tutor.com provides live one-to-one academic tutoring, homework help, and test preparation to kindergarten through 12th grade students, plus early college students and adult learners. Tutors are available 7 days a week from 2pm – 10pm.
Tutor.com also provides users with access to 3 skills centers, for study, test prep, and career resources. The study resource library provides users with access to thousands of lessons, worksheets, study guides, and videos to help with the 4 academic core subjects. The test prep resource library prepares you for the SAT, ACT, standardized tests in all 50 states, graduate school entrance tests, civil service, GED and much more. The career resources library gives users access to local open jobs, resume and cover letter templates, interview guidelines and much more for job seekers.
Categories: Career Training, Children, Teens, Test Prep
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a Tutor.com account to track your progress. Account required to access this resource remotely.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the Tutor.com ToGo app. App requires account as created on Tutor.com platform.
Udemy is an online learning platform for adults who want to improve work-related skills or further develop a personal interest. Users can search through more than 4,000 continuously updated, on-demand video courses across 75 categories in business, technology, design, and more. All courses are taught by world-class instructors and offer a tailor-made learning experience for those who want to learn new technologies and skills to stay competitive in a changing workforce.
Categories: Business & Finance, Career Training, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Enter your Udemy login credentials to access this resource remotely.
First Time Users: Ocean State Libraries library card number and Google/Microsoft account required to create a Udemy account & profile.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the Udemy Business app. App requires organization name, which is “gale”, and account as created on Udemy Business platform. Once you’ve logged in, click done and sign in, you will be redirected to the home page.
Activity Corner offers thousands of fun, cost-effective, hands-on activities with easy instructions, photographs, and more. It includes correlations between the state’s curriculum standards and Activity Corner content. How To… tutorials offer basic steps and techniques for creating polished finished product. Filter by age, time, cost, theme, and more, to pick the perfect craft!
Recommended ages: 3+
Categories: Children, For Educators, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to use this resource remotely.
World Book’s Dramatic Learning expands proven approaches to building reading fluency and content comprehension. Play units contain activities, written to the student’s point of view, including materials lists and clear instructions. 42 play scripts are available on Dramatic Learning, covering various grade levels and subjects. Lesson plans are tailored to meet curriculum-based standards and specifically relate to each play unit’s content. These contain both an educator page and a student page. Dramatic Learning content is aligned to your state’s or province’s curriculum standards. Posters and programs to help you bring your play to the stage and attract an audience.
Recommended ages: 8-16
Categories: Children, Film & Stage, For Educators, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to use this resource remotely.
A highly engaging and visual site designed for easy integration into classroom instruction and library programming. Includes a robust collection of educator resources, including lesson plans, mini- lessons, and printable materials as well as correlations to Common Core & state standards. Contains proprietary stories utilizing small bursts of content will support microlearning. A rich collection of educational, interactive games and topical videos is ideal for use with interactive white boards. The Early Learning Basics section focuses on core foundational skills such as learning letters, numbers, early math concepts, and includes a guided reading program with 48 leveled texts. Easily adaptable with new features and content added regularly based on user feedback.
Recommended ages: 2-8
Categories: Books & Reading, Children, For Educators, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to use this resource remotely.
An on-the-go digital library for all ages and reading levels. Find over 3,000 storybooks, picture books, graphic novels, and chapter books alongside well-known classic titles from famous authors. Includes 24/7 unlimited simultaneous access to every title, a personal bookshelf, offline reading, and annotation tools. A free eBooks app available in the Apple and Google Play stores.
Recommended ages: All ages and reading levels
Categories: Books & Reading, Children, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to create an account and use this resource remotely.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the World Book eBook app. App requires World Book eBook account.
La Enciclopedia Estudiantil de Hallazgos es la base de datos en español dedicada de WorldBook Kids para estudiantes de español y estudiantes ELL. Artículos muy visuales escritos en español a un nivel de lectura más fácil. Fotos, ilustraciones y videos coloridos. Noticias en español de todo el mundo. Actividades prácticas de aprendizaje. Integrado con World Book Kids para que los usuarios puedan alternar entre español e inglés. La función World of Animals brinda a los lectores más jóvenes una herramienta divertida y fácil de usar para aprender sobre sus animales favoritos.
The Hallazgos Student Encyclopedia is WorldBook Kids’ dedicated Spanish-language database for Spanish-learners and ELL students. Highly visual articles written in Spanish at an easier reading level. Colorful photos, illustrations, and videos. Spanish language news from around the world. Hands-on learning activities. Integrated with World Book Kids so users can toggle back and forth between Spanish and English. World of Animals feature provides younger readers with a fun and easy-to-use tool for learning about their favorite animals.
Recommended ages: 6-12
Categories: Children, Encyclopedias, Languages, Newspapers & Magazines
En su navegador web: Acceda haciendo clic en el logo de arriba. Accesible siempre que tenga una dirección IP de Rhode Island. Se requiere el número de tarjeta de biblioteca de Ocean State Libraries para usar este recurso de forma remota.
Designed with students and educators in mind, Explora provides a safe, trustworthy environment for students to look up articles and facts for research papers, class projects or homework. A far better alternative to websites and search engines, Explora provides students with easy-to-use features and age-appropriate content from the world’s leading magazines and reference books. You’ll also find easy-to-read encyclopedia entries written specifically for kids and more than one million images of photos, maps and flags!
Categories: Children, Encyclopedias
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
The Ocean State Libraries eZone Kids digital collection offers a large selection of picture books, chapter books, and books on early development. There are books for all types of kids, from toddlers to tweens with Children’s Book Award and Middle School Book award winners and nominees. It allows children to extend beyond the physical walls of the library and offers anytime, anywhere access to ebooks, audiobooks, read-alongs, magazines and more, including Databases and Streaming Media services.
Categories: Books & Reading, Children
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Enter your Ocean State Libraries library card number and pin to access this resource remotely.
For more information on how to use this service, visit its dedicated page at rogersfreelibrary.org/e-books-audio-books.
Flipster offers online access to popular digital magazines in the areas of art & design, automotive, business, entertainment, fashion, fitness & health, sports, food & cooking, home & garden and more! The site offers accessibility settings, such as an option to zoom in/out and offline access via the Flipster app.
Categories: Automobiles, Business & Finance, Children, Film & Stage, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Languages, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the Flipster Digital Magazines app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted.
For more information on how to use this service, visit its dedicated page at rogersfreelibrary.org/flipster-magazines.
For students and adults alike, the Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia database indexes over 25,000 records, covering an array of topics. Full text for each record may be easily accessed by double clicking on the topic from the display. The database contains various images, offers brief biographies as well as information in a variety of subject areas. This database is updated annually.
Categories: Children, Encyclopedias, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Supplement elementary and middle school instruction with curriculum-aligned materials in math, reading, writing and social studies.
Categories: Books & Reading, Children, For Educators, Science & Math, Teens, Test Prep
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a LearningExpress account to track your progress.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO LearningExpress app. App requires LearningExpress account.
Enjoy audiobooks, eBooks, comics and manga, music, movies, TV, and more—all with no waiting! With hoopla’s Instant collection, every title you see is available instantly. Just click or tap to borrow and start enjoying immediately. It works on smart devices or in your computer’s browser, so you can start on one device and pick up where you left off on another. You can stream titles or even download them for offline use if you’re going to be away from Wi-Fi.
Categories: Books & Reading, Children, Film & Stage, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Use your RFL issued library card and PIN to log in. You will be required to create a personalized login using your email and a password.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the hoopla Mobile app. Use your RFL issued library card and PIN to log in. You will be required to create a personalized login using your email and a password.
An ideal learning resource for elementary-aged students, designed to build confidence and encourage creativity. Easy-to-read articles that can be read aloud or translated and a wealth of engaging games, science projects, and activities. Encourage self-direction with our visual navigation in Explore, independent learning with WebQuest, and compare and contrast skills with Compare Animals and Compare Places. Hands-on science projects and experiments cater to many different levels and interests. Correlations to Common Core & state standards provided for teachers. Age-appropriate WebQuests provide exploratory activities on a variety of topics.
Recommended ages: 6-10
Categories: Children, Encyclopedias. For Educators
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to use this resource remotely.
Middle Search Plus provides full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies and historical essays. Middle Search Plus also contains 84,774 biographies, 105,786 primary source documents, and a School Image Collection of photos, maps and flags.
Categories: Children, Genealogy & Biography, Newspapers & Magazines, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Primary Search, designed specifically for public library children’s rooms, contains full text for more than 70 popular, elementary school magazines. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for nearly 100 magazines. Examples of publications covered in Primary Search include: Appleseeds, Boys’ Life, Cobblestone, Cricket, Highlights for Children, Hopscotch, Jack & Jill, Ladybug, Ranger Rick, Science World, Spider, SuperScience, Time for Kids, Turtle, and many more. This database also provides the American Heritage Children’s Dictionary, 3rd Edition from Houghton Mifflin, and a School Image Collection of photos, maps and flags. Many full text titles are available in native (searchable) PDF, or scanned-in-color. Full text backfiles go as far back as 1990, while indexing and abstract backfiles go as far back as 1985.
Categories: Children, Newspapers & Magazines
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
World Book’s beloved encyclopedia comes to life in a digital format! A one-stop-shop for cross-curricular learning, with such features as translations to 100+ languages, a Biography Center, current events, research guides, and seamless integrations with Google Classroom and Microsoft OneDrive. The My Research and Citation Builder features assist learners in organizing and analyzing their findings, while teaching important 21st-century research skills.
Recommended ages: 8-16
Categories: Children, Encyclopedias, For Educators, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to use this resource remotely.
World Book Timelines is a collection of 650 unique timelines, spanning the arts, science & technology, society & culture, sports, world history & geography, and more. Create, customize, collaborate, and share your timelines, which is great for visual learners to put events into context and for classroom instruction to introduce a subject. Build Timelines for any purpose, from school research projects to family histories and just for fun!
Recommended ages: 8+
Categories: Children, Encyclopedias, History & Current Events, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to use this resource remotely.
TumbleBookLibrary is a curated database of children’s e-books that your family can access from home. There are over 250 animated, talking pictures books! The site also features Spanish and French books, read-along chapter books, non-fiction books, and exciting games and puzzles.
Categories: Books & Reading, Children, For Educators
On your web browser: You can use your computer, tablet, or mobile phone. No downloads needed, just an internet connection and a click on the logo above. This resource does not have a dedicated app.
For more information on how to use this service, visit its dedicated page at rogersfreelibrary.org/tumblebooks.
Tutor.com provides live one-to-one academic tutoring, homework help, and test preparation to kindergarten through 12th grade students, plus early college students and adult learners. Tutors are available 7 days a week from 2pm – 10pm.
Tutor.com also provides users with access to 3 skills centers, for study, test prep, and career resources. The study resource library provides users with access to thousands of lessons, worksheets, study guides, and videos to help with the 4 academic core subjects. The test prep resource library prepares you for the SAT, ACT, standardized tests in all 50 states, graduate school entrance tests, civil service, GED and much more. The career resources library gives users access to local open jobs, resume and cover letter templates, interview guidelines and much more for job seekers.
Categories: Career Training, Children, Teens, Test Prep
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a Tutor.com account to track your progress. Account required to access this resource remotely.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the Tutor.com ToGo app. App requires account as created on Tutor.com platform.
Advanced offers an integrated search of articles, media, primary sources, eBooks, dictionary, back in time articles, and special reports. Includes advanced lesson plans & correlations to Common Core & state standards. My Research offers individualized accounts, allowing users to compile and organize content that can be accessed from home or school. Links to World Newspapers lead to more than 400 periodicals from around the globe. Citation Builder creates flawless citations in MLA, APA, and Harvard formats. Advanced research tools include dictionaries, atlases, and more.
Recommended ages: 12+
Categories: Encyclopedias, For Educators, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to use this resource remotely.
Banco de Contenidos aulaPlaneta es la base de datos en español de nivel superior, destinada a estudiantes de secundaria hasta adultos. Las opciones de búsqueda intuitivas permiten navegar fácilmente por los más de 170 000 recursos: artículos, imágenes, videos y más. El recurso es perfecto para usar junto con World Book Student y World Book Advanced como un recurso complementario en inglés/español. Diseñado para hispanohablantes, estudiantes bilingües, y participantes de programas ESL/ELL.
Banco de Contenidos aulaPlaneta is the upper-level Spanish language database, intended for high school students through adult learners. Intuitive search options allow easy navigation of the more than 170,000 resources: articles, images, videos, and more. The resource is perfect for use alongside both World Book Student and World Book Advanced as an English/Spanish supplementary resource. Designed for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and ESL/ELL program participants.
Recommended ages: 12+
Categories: Encyclopedias, For Educators, Languages, Teens
En su navegador web: Acceda haciendo clic en el logo de arriba. Accesible siempre que tenga una dirección IP de Rhode Island. Se requiere el número de tarjeta de biblioteca de Ocean State Libraries para usar este recurso de forma remota.
Discover make information more accessible to readers of all levels, and differentiate instruction in any learning environment. Contains videos featuring experts answering questions on high-interest topics. Citation Builder creates flawless citations in MLA, APA, and Harvard formats. Translate articles into 100+ languages or have them read aloud in English. Correlations to Common Core, state, and provincial standards. Rich, interactive Life Skills 101 offers practical tips on such topics as applying for jobs, budgeting, arranging housing, health care issues, social skills, and more. This site is ideal for struggling readers and English Language Learners.
Recommended ages: 12+
Categories: Encyclopedia, For Educators, Languages, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to use this resource remotely.
La Enciclopedia Estudiantil de Hallazgos es la base de datos en español dedicada de WorldBook Kids para estudiantes de español y estudiantes ELL. Artículos muy visuales escritos en español a un nivel de lectura más fácil. Fotos, ilustraciones y videos coloridos. Noticias en español de todo el mundo. Actividades prácticas de aprendizaje. Integrado con World Book Kids para que los usuarios puedan alternar entre español e inglés. La función World of Animals brinda a los lectores más jóvenes una herramienta divertida y fácil de usar para aprender sobre sus animales favoritos.
The Hallazgos Student Encyclopedia is WorldBook Kids’ dedicated Spanish-language database for Spanish-learners and ELL students. Highly visual articles written in Spanish at an easier reading level. Colorful photos, illustrations, and videos. Spanish language news from around the world. Hands-on learning activities. Integrated with World Book Kids so users can toggle back and forth between Spanish and English. World of Animals feature provides younger readers with a fun and easy-to-use tool for learning about their favorite animals.
Recommended ages: 6-12
Categories: Children, Encyclopedias, Languages, Newspapers & Magazines
En su navegador web: Acceda haciendo clic en el logo de arriba. Accesible siempre que tenga una dirección IP de Rhode Island. Se requiere el número de tarjeta de biblioteca de Ocean State Libraries para usar este recurso de forma remota.
Designed with students and educators in mind, Explora provides a safe, trustworthy environment for students to look up articles and facts for research papers, class projects or homework. A far better alternative to websites and search engines, Explora provides students with easy-to-use features and age-appropriate content from the world’s leading magazines and reference books. You’ll also find easy-to-read encyclopedia entries written specifically for kids and more than one million images of photos, maps and flags!
Categories: Children, Encyclopedias
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
For students and adults alike, the Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia database indexes over 25,000 records, covering an array of topics. Full text for each record may be easily accessed by double clicking on the topic from the display. The database contains various images, offers brief biographies as well as information in a variety of subject areas. This database is updated annually.
Categories: Children, Encyclopedias, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
An ideal learning resource for elementary-aged students, designed to build confidence and encourage creativity. Easy-to-read articles that can be read aloud or translated and a wealth of engaging games, science projects, and activities. Encourage self-direction with our visual navigation in Explore, independent learning with WebQuest, and compare and contrast skills with Compare Animals and Compare Places. Hands-on science projects and experiments cater to many different levels and interests. Correlations to Common Core & state standards provided for teachers. Age-appropriate WebQuests provide exploratory activities on a variety of topics.
Recommended ages: 6-10
Categories: Children, Encyclopedias. For Educators
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to use this resource remotely.
World Book’s beloved encyclopedia comes to life in a digital format! A one-stop-shop for cross-curricular learning, with such features as translations to 100+ languages, a Biography Center, current events, research guides, and seamless integrations with Google Classroom and Microsoft OneDrive. The My Research and Citation Builder features assist learners in organizing and analyzing their findings, while teaching important 21st-century research skills.
Recommended ages: 8-16
Categories: Children, Encyclopedias, For Educators, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to use this resource remotely.
World Book Timelines is a collection of 650 unique timelines, spanning the arts, science & technology, society & culture, sports, world history & geography, and more. Create, customize, collaborate, and share your timelines, which is great for visual learners to put events into context and for classroom instruction to introduce a subject. Build Timelines for any purpose, from school research projects to family histories and just for fun!
Recommended ages: 8+
Categories: Children, Encyclopedias, History & Current Events, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to use this resource remotely.
World Book’s Dramatic Learning expands proven approaches to building reading fluency and content comprehension. Play units contain activities, written to the student’s point of view, including materials lists and clear instructions. 42 play scripts are available on Dramatic Learning, covering various grade levels and subjects. Lesson plans are tailored to meet curriculum-based standards and specifically relate to each play unit’s content. These contain both an educator page and a student page. Dramatic Learning content is aligned to your state’s or province’s curriculum standards. Posters and programs to help you bring your play to the stage and attract an audience.
Recommended ages: 8-16
Categories: Children, Film & Stage, For Educators, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to use this resource remotely.
Explora for Everyone is a new interface for the general public that simultaneously searches 20 EBSCO databases for an easy one stop search. Explora offers high-quality content, including magazine and journal articles, primary source documents, newspaper articles and Associated Press videos. It also has several accessibility features such as text-to-speech for HTML articles, full-text translation in more than 30 languages for HTML articles. It is also ideal for young learners as you can also save articles to Google Drive and use their citation tool to help format references/works cited.
Categories: Academic Research, Books & Reading, Business & Finance, Film & Stage, For Educators, Genealogy, & Biography, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
With Explora, you will discover reliable information on thousands of topics covering a wide range of subjects including art and music, literature, language arts, geography, history, social studies, world cultures and languages, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, health and sports. You can: Search for articles, news and more using a single search box; Browse popular topics by category to get research ideas; Hear HTML articles read aloud with EBSCO’s Text-to-Speech feature; Search among 60,000 videos from the Associated Press, the world’s leading news agency; Save articles to Google Drive; Use the citation tool to build your list of references/ works cited; Get research tips on identifying relevant sources, citing them properly and avoiding plagiarism; And more!
Categories: Books & Reading, Film & Stage, Genealogy, & Biography, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Languages, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
The Ocean State Libraries eZone Screening Room provides patron with digital access to stream almost 2,000 documentaries, foreign films, TV series, and classes. Immerse yourself in the Featured Collections or spend some time in the Screening Room.
Categories: Books & Reading, Film & Stage
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Enter your Ocean State Libraries library card number and pin to access this resource remotely.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above. Libby app does not provide access to view titles from the Screening Room. For app-based use that includes these titles and more, see Kanopy.
For more information on how to use this service, visit its dedicated page at rogersfreelibrary.org/e-books-audio-books.
Flipster offers online access to popular digital magazines in the areas of art & design, automotive, business, entertainment, fashion, fitness & health, sports, food & cooking, home & garden and more! The site offers accessibility settings, such as an option to zoom in/out and offline access via the Flipster app.
Categories: Automobiles, Business & Finance, Children, Film & Stage, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Languages, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the Flipster Digital Magazines app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted.
For more information on how to use this service, visit its dedicated page at rogersfreelibrary.org/flipster-magazines.
Enjoy audiobooks, eBooks, comics and manga, music, movies, TV, and more—all with no waiting! With hoopla’s Instant collection, every title you see is available instantly. Just click or tap to borrow and start enjoying immediately. It works on smart devices or in your computer’s browser, so you can start on one device and pick up where you left off on another. You can stream titles or even download them for offline use if you’re going to be away from Wi-Fi.
Categories: Books & Reading, Children, Film & Stage, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Use your RFL issued library card and PIN to log in. You will be required to create a personalized login using your email and a password.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the hoopla Mobile app. Use your RFL issued library card and PIN to log in. You will be required to create a personalized login using your email and a password.
Kanopy is a video streaming database that provides instant access to thousands of critically acclaimed movies, documentaries and kids favorites. They partner directly with studios and work with over 4,000 libraries around the world to bring you access to thoughtful entertainment, offering essential cinema in all academic subject areas, most of which are unavailable elsewhere. Their carefully curated collection of over 30,000 ADA-compliant videos—many with group viewing rights—offers something for everyone in the community.
Categories: Film & Stage, History & Current Events, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Enter your Kanopy login credentials to access this resource remotely.
First Time Users: Ocean State Libraries library card number and email account required to create a Kanopy account & profile.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the Kanopy app. App requires a Kanopy account.
Other watching options: Kanopy is available as an app on Smart TVs, Roku, Apple TV, and Fire Stick. Apps all require Kanopy account.
For more information on how to use this service, visit its dedicated page at rogersfreelibrary.org/kanopy.
Activity Corner offers thousands of fun, cost-effective, hands-on activities with easy instructions, photographs, and more. It includes correlations between the state’s curriculum standards and Activity Corner content. How To… tutorials offer basic steps and techniques for creating polished finished product. Filter by age, time, cost, theme, and more, to pick the perfect craft!
Recommended ages: 3+
Categories: Children, For Educators, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to use this resource remotely.
Advanced offers an integrated search of articles, media, primary sources, eBooks, dictionary, back in time articles, and special reports. Includes advanced lesson plans & correlations to Common Core & state standards. My Research offers individualized accounts, allowing users to compile and organize content that can be accessed from home or school. Links to World Newspapers lead to more than 400 periodicals from around the globe. Citation Builder creates flawless citations in MLA, APA, and Harvard formats. Advanced research tools include dictionaries, atlases, and more.
Recommended ages: 12+
Categories: Encyclopedias, For Educators, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to use this resource remotely.
Banco de Contenidos aulaPlaneta es la base de datos en español de nivel superior, destinada a estudiantes de secundaria hasta adultos. Las opciones de búsqueda intuitivas permiten navegar fácilmente por los más de 170 000 recursos: artículos, imágenes, videos y más. El recurso es perfecto para usar junto con World Book Student y World Book Advanced como un recurso complementario en inglés/español. Diseñado para hispanohablantes, estudiantes bilingües, y participantes de programas ESL/ELL.
Banco de Contenidos aulaPlaneta is the upper-level Spanish language database, intended for high school students through adult learners. Intuitive search options allow easy navigation of the more than 170,000 resources: articles, images, videos, and more. The resource is perfect for use alongside both World Book Student and World Book Advanced as an English/Spanish supplementary resource. Designed for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and ESL/ELL program participants.
Recommended ages: 12+
Categories: Encyclopedias, For Educators, Languages, Teens
En su navegador web: Acceda haciendo clic en el logo de arriba. Accesible siempre que tenga una dirección IP de Rhode Island. Se requiere el número de tarjeta de biblioteca de Ocean State Libraries para usar este recurso de forma remota.
Discover make information more accessible to readers of all levels, and differentiate instruction in any learning environment. Contains videos featuring experts answering questions on high-interest topics. Citation Builder creates flawless citations in MLA, APA, and Harvard formats. Translate articles into 100+ languages or have them read aloud in English. Correlations to Common Core, state, and provincial standards. Rich, interactive Life Skills 101 offers practical tips on such topics as applying for jobs, budgeting, arranging housing, health care issues, social skills, and more. This site is ideal for struggling readers and English Language Learners.
Recommended ages: 12+
Categories: Encyclopedia, For Educators, Languages, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to use this resource remotely.
World Book’s Dramatic Learning expands proven approaches to building reading fluency and content comprehension. Play units contain activities, written to the student’s point of view, including materials lists and clear instructions. 42 play scripts are available on Dramatic Learning, covering various grade levels and subjects. Lesson plans are tailored to meet curriculum-based standards and specifically relate to each play unit’s content. These contain both an educator page and a student page. Dramatic Learning content is aligned to your state’s or province’s curriculum standards. Posters and programs to help you bring your play to the stage and attract an audience.
Recommended ages: 8-16
Categories: Children, Film & Stage, For Educators, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to use this resource remotely.
A highly engaging and visual site designed for easy integration into classroom instruction and library programming. Includes a robust collection of educator resources, including lesson plans, mini- lessons, and printable materials as well as correlations to Common Core & state standards. Contains proprietary stories utilizing small bursts of content will support microlearning. A rich collection of educational, interactive games and topical videos is ideal for use with interactive white boards. The Early Learning Basics section focuses on core foundational skills such as learning letters, numbers, early math concepts, and includes a guided reading program with 48 leveled texts. Easily adaptable with new features and content added regularly based on user feedback.
Recommended ages: 2-8
Categories: Books & Reading, Children, For Educators, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to use this resource remotely.
ERIC, the Education Resource Information Center, provides access to education literature and research. The database provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. Content includes journal articles, research reports, curriculum and teaching guides, conference papers, dissertations and theses, and books dating back to 1966.
Categories: Academic Research, For Educators
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
With Explora, students will discover reliable information on thousands of topics that cover a wide range of subjects and support STEM and STEAM initiatives. Simple search, easy-to-browse categories, topic overviews and more will help in finding primary source documents, informational texts, and curriculum support materials. Explora Educator’s Edition highlights content relevant to teachers, including lessons plans, curriculum standards, and other professional development resources.
Categories: For Educators
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
Explora for Everyone is a new interface for the general public that simultaneously searches 20 EBSCO databases for an easy one stop search. Explora offers high-quality content, including magazine and journal articles, primary source documents, newspaper articles and Associated Press videos. It also has several accessibility features such as text-to-speech for HTML articles, full-text translation in more than 30 languages for HTML articles. It is also ideal for young learners as you can also save articles to Google Drive and use their citation tool to help format references/works cited.
Categories: Academic Research, Books & Reading, Business & Finance, Film & Stage, For Educators, Genealogy, & Biography, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
Supplement elementary and middle school instruction with curriculum-aligned materials in math, reading, writing and social studies.
Categories: Books & Reading, Children, For Educators, Science & Math, Teens, Test Prep
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a LearningExpress account to track your progress.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO LearningExpress app. App requires LearningExpress account.
An ideal learning resource for elementary-aged students, designed to build confidence and encourage creativity. Easy-to-read articles that can be read aloud or translated and a wealth of engaging games, science projects, and activities. Encourage self-direction with our visual navigation in Explore, independent learning with WebQuest, and compare and contrast skills with Compare Animals and Compare Places. Hands-on science projects and experiments cater to many different levels and interests. Correlations to Common Core & state standards provided for teachers. Age-appropriate WebQuests provide exploratory activities on a variety of topics.
Recommended ages: 6-10
Categories: Children, Encyclopedias. For Educators
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to use this resource remotely.
Simplify your search: Find credible sources for both sides of social and political issues. Global warming, the minimum wage, the effects of junk food—there’s no shortage of debatable topics in the national conversation. Finding the most trustworthy information and insights can bolster any side of an issue, but it can also be time consuming. Fortunately, our library subscribes to Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints to help you go into serious search mode.
Categories: Academic Research, For Educators, History & Current Events, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you are using the library’s wi-fi, or have a Rogers Free Library issued library card. (RFL cards start with 22299…)
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World Book’s beloved encyclopedia comes to life in a digital format! A one-stop-shop for cross-curricular learning, with such features as translations to 100+ languages, a Biography Center, current events, research guides, and seamless integrations with Google Classroom and Microsoft OneDrive. The My Research and Citation Builder features assist learners in organizing and analyzing their findings, while teaching important 21st-century research skills.
Recommended ages: 8-16
Categories: Children, Encyclopedias, For Educators, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to use this resource remotely.
TumbleBookLibrary is a curated database of children’s e-books that your family can access from home. There are over 250 animated, talking pictures books! The site also features Spanish and French books, read-along chapter books, non-fiction books, and exciting games and puzzles.
Categories: Books & Reading, Children, For Educators
On your web browser: You can use your computer, tablet, or mobile phone. No downloads needed, just an internet connection and a click on the logo above. This resource does not have a dedicated app.
For more information on how to use this service, visit its dedicated page at rogersfreelibrary.org/tumblebooks.
Ancestry® Library Edition is one of the most important genealogical collections available today. It has unparalleled coverage of the United States and the United Kingdom, including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada, Europe, Australia and other areas of the world! This collection, with thousands of databases and billions of indexed names, is essential to having a broad genealogy collection. It provides access to billions of historical documents, millions of historical photos, plus local narratives, oral histories, indexes and other resources in over 30,000 databases that span from the 1500s to the 2000s.
Categories: Genealogy & Biography
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. For use on Rogers Free Library public computers or while connected to Rogers Free Library Wi-Fi.
For more information on how to use this service, visit its dedicated page at rogersfreelibrary.org/ancestry-com.
Biography Reference Center offers a comprehensive collection of more than 460,000 full text biographies, including the complete full-text run of Biography Today and Biography, as well as thousands of narrative biographies that are not available in other databases. In addition to keyword search, users can browse biographies by reading level indicators (Lexiles), source types, subject occupation, nationality, activity, gender, lifespan and more.
Categories: Academic Research, Genealogy & Biography, History & Current Events, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Bristol Phoenix has partnered with Advantage Archives to provide Bristol residents with the digital archives of all* Bristol Phoenix issues up until 2020. This includes the former titles of the newspaper, when it was called the Bristol Gazette (1833-1834), the Bristol Gazette and Family Companion (1834-1837), The Phoenix (1837-1840), and the Bristol Phenix (1840-1869).
Categories: Genealogy & Biography, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above.
*Please note some issues may still be in the scanning process. Issues from 2021-2022 are not available. For current issues please visit the EastBayRI paid subscription website.
For more information on how to use this service, visit its dedicated page at rogersfreelibrary.org/digitized-bristol-phoenix.
Explora for Everyone is a new interface for the general public that simultaneously searches 20 EBSCO databases for an easy one stop search. Explora offers high-quality content, including magazine and journal articles, primary source documents, newspaper articles and Associated Press videos. It also has several accessibility features such as text-to-speech for HTML articles, full-text translation in more than 30 languages for HTML articles. It is also ideal for young learners as you can also save articles to Google Drive and use their citation tool to help format references/works cited.
Categories: Academic Research, Books & Reading, Business & Finance, Film & Stage, For Educators, Genealogy, & Biography, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
With Explora, you will discover reliable information on thousands of topics covering a wide range of subjects including art and music, literature, language arts, geography, history, social studies, world cultures and languages, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, health and sports. You can: Search for articles, news and more using a single search box; Browse popular topics by category to get research ideas; Hear HTML articles read aloud with EBSCO’s Text-to-Speech feature; Search among 60,000 videos from the Associated Press, the world’s leading news agency; Save articles to Google Drive; Use the citation tool to build your list of references/ works cited; Get research tips on identifying relevant sources, citing them properly and avoiding plagiarism; And more!
Categories: Books & Reading, Film & Stage, Genealogy, & Biography, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Languages, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
History Reference Center offers full text from more than 1,620 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, cover to cover full text for more than 150 leading history periodicals, nearly 57,000 historical documents, more than 78,000 biographies of historical figures, more than 113,000 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video.
History Reference Center also links to EBSCO’s Curriculum Standards Module, a tool that can help teachers in the U.S. and Canada correlate EBSCO content quickly and easily to Common Core, state, or provincial curriculum standards. The module provides browsing of specific benchmarks, many which have recommended search strings for successful content retrieval.
Categories: Academic Research, Genealogy & Biography, History & Current Events
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
A comprehensive database provides users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. Full-text database of more than 35,000 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews; nearly 100,000 articles/essays of literary criticism; more than 252,000 author biographies; also includes over 693,000 book reviews, author interviews and information on classic and contemporary poems , short stories, classic texts and more.
Categories: Academic Research, Books & Reading, Genealogy & Biography, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals with full-text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books and over 164,400 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of over 592,000 photos, maps & flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.
Categories: Academic Research, Business & Finance, Genealogy & Biographies, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Middle Search Plus provides full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies and historical essays. Middle Search Plus also contains 84,774 biographies, 105,786 primary source documents, and a School Image Collection of photos, maps and flags.
Categories: Children, Genealogy & Biography, Newspapers & Magazines, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
The ProQuest platform makes hundreds of full text and A&I (Abstracts & Indexes) collections and hosts multidisciplinary content containing scholarly journals, books, video & audio, dissertations & theses, newspapers and more. The platform povides access to 2 of ProQuest’s largest databases: Coronavirus Research Database and Publicly Available Content Database.
Categories: Genealogy & Biography, Health & Medicine
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above.
ProvLibDigital.org is the online home of the digital collections for the Providence Public Library. More than 14,000 photographs, postcards, manuscripts, and oral histories can be found on state and local history, the American Civil War and slavery, the whaling industry, Rhode Island’s LGBTQ community, and more.
Categories: Genealogy & Biography, History & Current Events
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
TOPICsearch contains full text for over 150,961 articles from 475 diverse sources including international and regional newspapers, EBSCO’s unparalleled collection of periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information. Ideal for student current event research and projects.
Categories: Academic Research, Books & Reading, Business & Finance, Genealogy & Biography, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Use AtoZ databases to find information about businesses–including healthcare professionals, and people in order to create mailing lists and sales leads or to find a job. Business search offers many search options, including searching by business name, keyword and business type, location, ownership status, year of incorporation, and business size.
AtoZ databases also includes a job search tool, powered by Indeed.com, to help patrons with their job searches. The job search gives beneficial tips on different aspects of the job search, including interview prep, cover letter and resume writing.
Categories: Automobiles, Business & Finance, Health & Medicine
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the AtoZ Databases app for iOS. Allow location services while using app, select “Office of Library and Information Services”, and enter your library card number.
Academic Search Elite provides high-quality, scholarly articles about academic subjects for more than 8,300 journals, with full text for more than 4,500 of those titles. PDF back files to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals.
Academic Search Elite also includes more than 75,000 videos from the Associated Press. Updated monthly, this collection of videos from the world’s leading news agency includes footage from 1930 to the present and helps round out student research.
Categories: Academic Research, Business & Finance, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Consumer Health Complete (CHC) is the single most comprehensive resource for consumer-oriented health content. It is designed to support patients’ information needs and foster an overall understanding of health-related topics. CHC provides content covering all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated medicine.
Information provided in this database should not be viewed as a means for self-diagnosis or a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
Categories: Academic Research, Health & Medicine
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Explora for Everyone is a new interface for the general public that simultaneously searches 20 EBSCO databases for an easy one stop search. Explora offers high-quality content, including magazine and journal articles, primary source documents, newspaper articles and Associated Press videos. It also has several accessibility features such as text-to-speech for HTML articles, full-text translation in more than 30 languages for HTML articles. It is also ideal for young learners as you can also save articles to Google Drive and use their citation tool to help format references/works cited.
Categories: Academic Research, Books & Reading, Business & Finance, Film & Stage, For Educators, Genealogy, & Biography, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
With Explora, you will discover reliable information on thousands of topics covering a wide range of subjects including art and music, literature, language arts, geography, history, social studies, world cultures and languages, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, health and sports. You can: Search for articles, news and more using a single search box; Browse popular topics by category to get research ideas; Hear HTML articles read aloud with EBSCO’s Text-to-Speech feature; Search among 60,000 videos from the Associated Press, the world’s leading news agency; Save articles to Google Drive; Use the citation tool to build your list of references/ works cited; Get research tips on identifying relevant sources, citing them properly and avoiding plagiarism; And more!
Categories: Books & Reading, Film & Stage, Genealogy, & Biography, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Languages, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
Flipster offers online access to popular digital magazines in the areas of art & design, automotive, business, entertainment, fashion, fitness & health, sports, food & cooking, home & garden and more! The site offers accessibility settings, such as an option to zoom in/out and offline access via the Flipster app.
Categories: Automobiles, Business & Finance, Children, Film & Stage, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Languages, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the Flipster Digital Magazines app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted.
For more information on how to use this service, visit its dedicated page at rogersfreelibrary.org/flipster-magazines.
Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals with full-text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books and over 164,400 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of over 592,000 photos, maps & flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.
Categories: Academic Research, Business & Finance, Genealogy & Biographies, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
MEDLINE provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) indexing with tree, tree hierarchy, subheadings and explosion capabilities to search citations from over 5,400 current biomedical journals.
Categories: Academic Research, Health & Medicine
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Points of View Reference Center contains resources that present multiple sides of an issue, and provides rich content to help students debate, assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills. Points of View Reference Center covers over 400 topics, each with an overview (background and description), point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument). Each topic features a Guide to Critical Analysis which helps the reader evaluate the controversy and enhances students’ ability to read critically, develop their own perspective on the issues, and write or debate an effective argument on the topic.
Categories: Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
The ProQuest platform makes hundreds of full text and A&I (Abstracts & Indexes) collections and hosts multidisciplinary content containing scholarly journals, books, video & audio, dissertations & theses, newspapers and more. The platform povides access to 2 of ProQuest’s largest databases: Coronavirus Research Database and Publicly Available Content Database.
Categories: Genealogy & Biography, Health & Medicine
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above.
TOPICsearch contains full text for over 150,961 articles from 475 diverse sources including international and regional newspapers, EBSCO’s unparalleled collection of periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information. Ideal for student current event research and projects.
Categories: Academic Research, Books & Reading, Business & Finance, Genealogy & Biography, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Academic Search Elite provides high-quality, scholarly articles about academic subjects for more than 8,300 journals, with full text for more than 4,500 of those titles. PDF back files to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals.
Academic Search Elite also includes more than 75,000 videos from the Associated Press. Updated monthly, this collection of videos from the world’s leading news agency includes footage from 1930 to the present and helps round out student research.
Categories: Academic Research, Business & Finance, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Biography Reference Center offers a comprehensive collection of more than 460,000 full text biographies, including the complete full-text run of Biography Today and Biography, as well as thousands of narrative biographies that are not available in other databases. In addition to keyword search, users can browse biographies by reading level indicators (Lexiles), source types, subject occupation, nationality, activity, gender, lifespan and more.
Categories: Academic Research, Genealogy & Biography, History & Current Events, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Bristol Phoenix has partnered with Advantage Archives to provide Bristol residents with the digital archives of all* Bristol Phoenix issues up until 2020. This includes the former titles of the newspaper, when it was called the Bristol Gazette (1833-1834), the Bristol Gazette and Family Companion (1834-1837), The Phoenix (1837-1840), and the Bristol Phenix (1840-1869).
Categories: Genealogy & Biography, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above.
*Please note some issues may still be in the scanning process. Issues from 2021-2022 are not available. For current issues please visit the EastBayRI paid subscription website.
For more information on how to use this service, visit its dedicated page at rogersfreelibrary.org/digitized-bristol-phoenix.
Explora for Everyone is a new interface for the general public that simultaneously searches 20 EBSCO databases for an easy one stop search. Explora offers high-quality content, including magazine and journal articles, primary source documents, newspaper articles and Associated Press videos. It also has several accessibility features such as text-to-speech for HTML articles, full-text translation in more than 30 languages for HTML articles. It is also ideal for young learners as you can also save articles to Google Drive and use their citation tool to help format references/works cited.
Categories: Academic Research, Books & Reading, Business & Finance, Film & Stage, For Educators, Genealogy, & Biography, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
With Explora, you will discover reliable information on thousands of topics covering a wide range of subjects including art and music, literature, language arts, geography, history, social studies, world cultures and languages, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, health and sports. You can: Search for articles, news and more using a single search box; Browse popular topics by category to get research ideas; Hear HTML articles read aloud with EBSCO’s Text-to-Speech feature; Search among 60,000 videos from the Associated Press, the world’s leading news agency; Save articles to Google Drive; Use the citation tool to build your list of references/ works cited; Get research tips on identifying relevant sources, citing them properly and avoiding plagiarism; And more!
Categories: Books & Reading, Film & Stage, Genealogy, & Biography, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Languages, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
Flipster offers online access to popular digital magazines in the areas of art & design, automotive, business, entertainment, fashion, fitness & health, sports, food & cooking, home & garden and more! The site offers accessibility settings, such as an option to zoom in/out and offline access via the Flipster app.
Categories: Automobiles, Business & Finance, Children, Film & Stage, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Languages, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the Flipster Digital Magazines app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted.
For more information on how to use this service, visit its dedicated page at rogersfreelibrary.org/flipster-magazines.
History Reference Center offers full text from more than 1,620 reference books, encyclopedias and non-fiction books, cover to cover full text for more than 150 leading history periodicals, nearly 57,000 historical documents, more than 78,000 biographies of historical figures, more than 113,000 historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video.
History Reference Center also links to EBSCO’s Curriculum Standards Module, a tool that can help teachers in the U.S. and Canada correlate EBSCO content quickly and easily to Common Core, state, or provincial curriculum standards. The module provides browsing of specific benchmarks, many which have recommended search strings for successful content retrieval.
Categories: Academic Research, Genealogy & Biography, History & Current Events
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Kanopy is a video streaming database that provides instant access to thousands of critically acclaimed movies, documentaries and kids favorites. They partner directly with studios and work with over 4,000 libraries around the world to bring you access to thoughtful entertainment, offering essential cinema in all academic subject areas, most of which are unavailable elsewhere. Their carefully curated collection of over 30,000 ADA-compliant videos—many with group viewing rights—offers something for everyone in the community.
Categories: Film & Stage, History & Current Events, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Enter your Kanopy login credentials to access this resource remotely.
First Time Users: Ocean State Libraries library card number and email account required to create a Kanopy account & profile.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the Kanopy app. App requires a Kanopy account.
Other watching options: Kanopy is available as an app on Smart TVs, Roku, Apple TV, and Fire Stick. Apps all require Kanopy account.
For more information on how to use this service, visit its dedicated page at rogersfreelibrary.org/kanopy.
Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals with full-text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books and over 164,400 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of over 592,000 photos, maps & flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.
Categories: Academic Research, Business & Finance, Genealogy & Biographies, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
RFL is pleased to offer the New York Times online to all our on-site patrons! This offer features direct access to nytimes.com for regular newspaper content and email newsletters as well as access to the New York Times Times Machine, which contains a database of articles from 1851 to right now.
Categories: History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines
On your web browser: Access by using a library computer, or connecting to the library’s Wi-Fi (it’s called Bristol Public). Then head over to www.nytimes.com/register by clicking on the logo above. You will be asked to register using your personal email address, or login to an existing NTY account.
- Those of you wanting to browse current news articles, will continue on the landing page after registration is over. You can now read as many articles as you please!
- But… If you are looking for the NYT archives, you will want to head over to timesmachine.nytimes.com after you perform the steps listed above.
For more instructions, please go to rogersfreelibrary.org/new-york-times.
Simplify your search: Find credible sources for both sides of social and political issues. Global warming, the minimum wage, the effects of junk food—there’s no shortage of debatable topics in the national conversation. Finding the most trustworthy information and insights can bolster any side of an issue, but it can also be time consuming. Fortunately, our library subscribes to Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints to help you go into serious search mode.
Categories: Academic Research, For Educators, History & Current Events, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you are using the library’s wi-fi, or have a Rogers Free Library issued library card. (RFL cards start with 22299…)
Points of View Reference Center contains resources that present multiple sides of an issue, and provides rich content to help students debate, assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills. Points of View Reference Center covers over 400 topics, each with an overview (background and description), point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument). Each topic features a Guide to Critical Analysis which helps the reader evaluate the controversy and enhances students’ ability to read critically, develop their own perspective on the issues, and write or debate an effective argument on the topic.
Categories: Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
ProvLibDigital.org is the online home of the digital collections for the Providence Public Library. More than 14,000 photographs, postcards, manuscripts, and oral histories can be found on state and local history, the American Civil War and slavery, the whaling industry, Rhode Island’s LGBTQ community, and more.
Categories: Genealogy & Biography, History & Current Events
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
World Book Timelines is a collection of 650 unique timelines, spanning the arts, science & technology, society & culture, sports, world history & geography, and more. Create, customize, collaborate, and share your timelines, which is great for visual learners to put events into context and for classroom instruction to introduce a subject. Build Timelines for any purpose, from school research projects to family histories and just for fun!
Recommended ages: 8+
Categories: Children, Encyclopedias, History & Current Events, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to use this resource remotely.
TOPICsearch contains full text for over 150,961 articles from 475 diverse sources including international and regional newspapers, EBSCO’s unparalleled collection of periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information. Ideal for student current event research and projects.
Categories: Academic Research, Books & Reading, Business & Finance, Genealogy & Biography, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Build your math, reading, writing, grammar and public speaking skills. You’ll also find resources in English and Spanish to help you prepare for the U.S. citizenship exam.
Categories: Books & Reading, Languages, Science & Math, Test Prep
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a LearningExpress account to track your progress.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO LearningExpress app. App requires LearningExpress account.
Banco de Contenidos aulaPlaneta es la base de datos en español de nivel superior, destinada a estudiantes de secundaria hasta adultos. Las opciones de búsqueda intuitivas permiten navegar fácilmente por los más de 170 000 recursos: artículos, imágenes, videos y más. El recurso es perfecto para usar junto con World Book Student y World Book Advanced como un recurso complementario en inglés/español. Diseñado para hispanohablantes, estudiantes bilingües, y participantes de programas ESL/ELL.
Banco de Contenidos aulaPlaneta is the upper-level Spanish language database, intended for high school students through adult learners. Intuitive search options allow easy navigation of the more than 170,000 resources: articles, images, videos, and more. The resource is perfect for use alongside both World Book Student and World Book Advanced as an English/Spanish supplementary resource. Designed for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and ESL/ELL program participants.
Recommended ages: 12+
Categories: Encyclopedias, For Educators, Languages, Teens
En su navegador web: Acceda haciendo clic en el logo de arriba. Accesible siempre que tenga una dirección IP de Rhode Island. Se requiere el número de tarjeta de biblioteca de Ocean State Libraries para usar este recurso de forma remota.
Encuentre recursos en español para ayudarlo a mejorar sus habilidades académicas, prepararse para el examen GED®, y convertirse an un ciudadano estadounidense.
Find Spanish-language resources to help you improve your academic skills, prepare for the GED® test, and become a US citizen.
Categories: Books & Reading, Languages, Science & Math, Test Prep
En su navegador web: Acceda haciendo clic en el logo de arriba. Accesible siempre que tenga una dirección IP de Rhode Island. Cree una cuenta de LearningExpress para realizar un seguimiento de su progreso.
En un dispositivo móvil: Acceda haciendo clic en el logo de arriba o descargue la aplicación EBSCO LearningExpress. La aplicación requiere una cuenta de LearningExpress.
Discover make information more accessible to readers of all levels, and differentiate instruction in any learning environment. Contains videos featuring experts answering questions on high-interest topics. Citation Builder creates flawless citations in MLA, APA, and Harvard formats. Translate articles into 100+ languages or have them read aloud in English. Correlations to Common Core, state, and provincial standards. Rich, interactive Life Skills 101 offers practical tips on such topics as applying for jobs, budgeting, arranging housing, health care issues, social skills, and more. This site is ideal for struggling readers and English Language Learners.
Recommended ages: 12+
Categories: Encyclopedia, For Educators, Languages, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to use this resource remotely.
La Enciclopedia Estudiantil de Hallazgos es la base de datos en español dedicada de WorldBook Kids para estudiantes de español y estudiantes ELL. Artículos muy visuales escritos en español a un nivel de lectura más fácil. Fotos, ilustraciones y videos coloridos. Noticias en español de todo el mundo. Actividades prácticas de aprendizaje. Integrado con World Book Kids para que los usuarios puedan alternar entre español e inglés. La función World of Animals brinda a los lectores más jóvenes una herramienta divertida y fácil de usar para aprender sobre sus animales favoritos.
The Hallazgos Student Encyclopedia is WorldBook Kids’ dedicated Spanish-language database for Spanish-learners and ELL students. Highly visual articles written in Spanish at an easier reading level. Colorful photos, illustrations, and videos. Spanish language news from around the world. Hands-on learning activities. Integrated with World Book Kids so users can toggle back and forth between Spanish and English. World of Animals feature provides younger readers with a fun and easy-to-use tool for learning about their favorite animals.
Recommended ages: 6-12
Categories: Children, Encyclopedias, Languages, Newspapers & Magazines
En su navegador web: Acceda haciendo clic en el logo de arriba. Accesible siempre que tenga una dirección IP de Rhode Island. Se requiere el número de tarjeta de biblioteca de Ocean State Libraries para usar este recurso de forma remota.
With Explora, you will discover reliable information on thousands of topics covering a wide range of subjects including art and music, literature, language arts, geography, history, social studies, world cultures and languages, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, health and sports. You can: Search for articles, news and more using a single search box; Browse popular topics by category to get research ideas; Hear HTML articles read aloud with EBSCO’s Text-to-Speech feature; Search among 60,000 videos from the Associated Press, the world’s leading news agency; Save articles to Google Drive; Use the citation tool to build your list of references/ works cited; Get research tips on identifying relevant sources, citing them properly and avoiding plagiarism; And more!
Categories: Books & Reading, Film & Stage, Genealogy, & Biography, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Languages, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
Flipster offers online access to popular digital magazines in the areas of art & design, automotive, business, entertainment, fashion, fitness & health, sports, food & cooking, home & garden and more! The site offers accessibility settings, such as an option to zoom in/out and offline access via the Flipster app.
Categories: Automobiles, Business & Finance, Children, Film & Stage, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Languages, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the Flipster Digital Magazines app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted.
For more information on how to use this service, visit its dedicated page at rogersfreelibrary.org/flipster-magazines.
Build your reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary and math skills; prepare for the GED®, HiSET® and TASC™ tests.
Categories: Books & Reading, Languages, Science & Math, Teens, Test Prep
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a LearningExpress account to track your progress.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO LearningExpress app. App requires LearningExpress account.
Mango Languages is an online language-learning program that can help patrons learn more than 70 languages including Spanish, French, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Mandarin Chinese, Greek, Irish, and Italian. Mango Languages for Libraries offers English as a Second Language courses for non-English speakers, and translation services. A mobile version is available in your app store in order to take language lessons anywhere!
Categories: Languages
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Sign up for a Mango profile to track your progress, or select “Use Mango As A Guest”.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the Mango Languages app. App requires Mango Languages account.
Academic Search Elite provides high-quality, scholarly articles about academic subjects for more than 8,300 journals, with full text for more than 4,500 of those titles. PDF back files to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals.
Academic Search Elite also includes more than 75,000 videos from the Associated Press. Updated monthly, this collection of videos from the world’s leading news agency includes footage from 1930 to the present and helps round out student research.
Categories: Academic Research, Business & Finance, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Bristol Phoenix has partnered with Advantage Archives to provide Bristol residents with the digital archives of all* Bristol Phoenix issues up until 2020. This includes the former titles of the newspaper, when it was called the Bristol Gazette (1833-1834), the Bristol Gazette and Family Companion (1834-1837), The Phoenix (1837-1840), and the Bristol Phenix (1840-1869).
Categories: Genealogy & Biography, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above.
*Please note some issues may still be in the scanning process. Issues from 2021-2022 are not available. For current issues please visit the EastBayRI paid subscription website.
For more information on how to use this service, visit its dedicated page at rogersfreelibrary.org/digitized-bristol-phoenix.
La Enciclopedia Estudiantil de Hallazgos es la base de datos en español dedicada de WorldBook Kids para estudiantes de español y estudiantes ELL. Artículos muy visuales escritos en español a un nivel de lectura más fácil. Fotos, ilustraciones y videos coloridos. Noticias en español de todo el mundo. Actividades prácticas de aprendizaje. Integrado con World Book Kids para que los usuarios puedan alternar entre español e inglés. La función World of Animals brinda a los lectores más jóvenes una herramienta divertida y fácil de usar para aprender sobre sus animales favoritos.
The Hallazgos Student Encyclopedia is WorldBook Kids’ dedicated Spanish-language database for Spanish-learners and ELL students. Highly visual articles written in Spanish at an easier reading level. Colorful photos, illustrations, and videos. Spanish language news from around the world. Hands-on learning activities. Integrated with World Book Kids so users can toggle back and forth between Spanish and English. World of Animals feature provides younger readers with a fun and easy-to-use tool for learning about their favorite animals.
Recommended ages: 6-12
Categories: Children, Encyclopedias, Languages, Newspapers & Magazines
En su navegador web: Acceda haciendo clic en el logo de arriba. Accesible siempre que tenga una dirección IP de Rhode Island. Se requiere el número de tarjeta de biblioteca de Ocean State Libraries para usar este recurso de forma remota.
Explora for Everyone is a new interface for the general public that simultaneously searches 20 EBSCO databases for an easy one stop search. Explora offers high-quality content, including magazine and journal articles, primary source documents, newspaper articles and Associated Press videos. It also has several accessibility features such as text-to-speech for HTML articles, full-text translation in more than 30 languages for HTML articles. It is also ideal for young learners as you can also save articles to Google Drive and use their citation tool to help format references/works cited.
Categories: Academic Research, Books & Reading, Business & Finance, Film & Stage, For Educators, Genealogy, & Biography, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
With Explora, you will discover reliable information on thousands of topics covering a wide range of subjects including art and music, literature, language arts, geography, history, social studies, world cultures and languages, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, health and sports. You can: Search for articles, news and more using a single search box; Browse popular topics by category to get research ideas; Hear HTML articles read aloud with EBSCO’s Text-to-Speech feature; Search among 60,000 videos from the Associated Press, the world’s leading news agency; Save articles to Google Drive; Use the citation tool to build your list of references/ works cited; Get research tips on identifying relevant sources, citing them properly and avoiding plagiarism; And more!
Categories: Books & Reading, Film & Stage, Genealogy, & Biography, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Languages, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
Flipster offers online access to popular digital magazines in the areas of art & design, automotive, business, entertainment, fashion, fitness & health, sports, food & cooking, home & garden and more! The site offers accessibility settings, such as an option to zoom in/out and offline access via the Flipster app.
Categories: Automobiles, Business & Finance, Children, Film & Stage, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Languages, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the Flipster Digital Magazines app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted.
For more information on how to use this service, visit its dedicated page at rogersfreelibrary.org/flipster-magazines.
Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals with full-text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books and over 164,400 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of over 592,000 photos, maps & flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.
Categories: Academic Research, Business & Finance, Genealogy & Biographies, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Middle Search Plus provides full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies and historical essays. Middle Search Plus also contains 84,774 biographies, 105,786 primary source documents, and a School Image Collection of photos, maps and flags.
Categories: Children, Genealogy & Biography, Newspapers & Magazines, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
RFL is pleased to offer the New York Times online to all our on-site patrons! This offer features direct access to nytimes.com for regular newspaper content and email newsletters as well as access to the New York Times Times Machine, which contains a database of articles from 1851 to right now.
Categories: History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines
On your web browser: Access by using a library computer, or connecting to the library’s Wi-Fi (it’s called Bristol Public). Then head over to www.nytimes.com/register by clicking on the logo above. You will be asked to register using your personal email address, or login to an existing NTY account.
- Those of you wanting to browse current news articles, will continue on the landing page after registration is over. You can now read as many articles as you please!
- But… If you are looking for the NYT archives, you will want to head over to timesmachine.nytimes.com after you perform the steps listed above.
For more instructions, please go to rogersfreelibrary.org/new-york-times.
Primary Search, designed specifically for public library children’s rooms, contains full text for more than 70 popular, elementary school magazines. All full text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for nearly 100 magazines. Examples of publications covered in Primary Search include: Appleseeds, Boys’ Life, Cobblestone, Cricket, Highlights for Children, Hopscotch, Jack & Jill, Ladybug, Ranger Rick, Science World, Spider, SuperScience, Time for Kids, Turtle, and many more. This database also provides the American Heritage Children’s Dictionary, 3rd Edition from Houghton Mifflin, and a School Image Collection of photos, maps and flags. Many full text titles are available in native (searchable) PDF, or scanned-in-color. Full text backfiles go as far back as 1990, while indexing and abstract backfiles go as far back as 1985.
Categories: Children, Newspapers & Magazines
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
TOPICsearch contains full text for over 150,961 articles from 475 diverse sources including international and regional newspapers, EBSCO’s unparalleled collection of periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information. Ideal for student current event research and projects.
Categories: Academic Research, Books & Reading, Business & Finance, Genealogy & Biography, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Academic Search Elite provides high-quality, scholarly articles about academic subjects for more than 8,300 journals, with full text for more than 4,500 of those titles. PDF back files to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals.
Academic Search Elite also includes more than 75,000 videos from the Associated Press. Updated monthly, this collection of videos from the world’s leading news agency includes footage from 1930 to the present and helps round out student research.
Categories: Academic Research, Business & Finance, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Build your math, reading, writing, grammar and public speaking skills. You’ll also find resources in English and Spanish to help you prepare for the U.S. citizenship exam.
Categories: Books & Reading, Languages, Science & Math, Test Prep
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a LearningExpress account to track your progress.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO LearningExpress app. App requires LearningExpress account.
Encuentre recursos en español para ayudarlo a mejorar sus habilidades académicas, prepararse para el examen GED®, y convertirse an un ciudadano estadounidense.
Find Spanish-language resources to help you improve your academic skills, prepare for the GED® test, and become a US citizen.
Categories: Books & Reading, Languages, Science & Math, Test Prep
En su navegador web: Acceda haciendo clic en el logo de arriba. Accesible siempre que tenga una dirección IP de Rhode Island. Cree una cuenta de LearningExpress para realizar un seguimiento de su progreso.
En un dispositivo móvil: Acceda haciendo clic en el logo de arriba o descargue la aplicación EBSCO LearningExpress. La aplicación requiere una cuenta de LearningExpress.
Brush up on your reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, math and science skills. Prepare for ACCUPLACER® and ASSET® college placement tests, CLEP® exams, and graduate school admissions exams such as the GMAT®, GRE®, LSAT®, MCAT® and PCAT®. You’ll also find tips for developing organizational strategies, strengthening your information literacy skills and more.
Categories: Books & Reading, Science & Math, Teens, Test Prep
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a LearningExpress account to track your progress.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO LearningExpress app. App requires LearningExpress account.
A highly engaging and visual site designed for easy integration into classroom instruction and library programming. Includes a robust collection of educator resources, including lesson plans, mini- lessons, and printable materials as well as correlations to Common Core & state standards. Contains proprietary stories utilizing small bursts of content will support microlearning. A rich collection of educational, interactive games and topical videos is ideal for use with interactive white boards. The Early Learning Basics section focuses on core foundational skills such as learning letters, numbers, early math concepts, and includes a guided reading program with 48 leveled texts. Easily adaptable with new features and content added regularly based on user feedback.
Recommended ages: 2-8
Categories: Books & Reading, Children, For Educators, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to use this resource remotely.
Explora for Everyone is a new interface for the general public that simultaneously searches 20 EBSCO databases for an easy one stop search. Explora offers high-quality content, including magazine and journal articles, primary source documents, newspaper articles and Associated Press videos. It also has several accessibility features such as text-to-speech for HTML articles, full-text translation in more than 30 languages for HTML articles. It is also ideal for young learners as you can also save articles to Google Drive and use their citation tool to help format references/works cited.
Categories: Academic Research, Books & Reading, Business & Finance, Film & Stage, For Educators, Genealogy, & Biography, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
With Explora, you will discover reliable information on thousands of topics covering a wide range of subjects including art and music, literature, language arts, geography, history, social studies, world cultures and languages, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, health and sports. You can: Search for articles, news and more using a single search box; Browse popular topics by category to get research ideas; Hear HTML articles read aloud with EBSCO’s Text-to-Speech feature; Search among 60,000 videos from the Associated Press, the world’s leading news agency; Save articles to Google Drive; Use the citation tool to build your list of references/ works cited; Get research tips on identifying relevant sources, citing them properly and avoiding plagiarism; And more!
Categories: Books & Reading, Film & Stage, Genealogy, & Biography, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Languages, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
Flipster offers online access to popular digital magazines in the areas of art & design, automotive, business, entertainment, fashion, fitness & health, sports, food & cooking, home & garden and more! The site offers accessibility settings, such as an option to zoom in/out and offline access via the Flipster app.
Categories: Automobiles, Business & Finance, Children, Film & Stage, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Languages, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the Flipster Digital Magazines app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted.
For more information on how to use this service, visit its dedicated page at rogersfreelibrary.org/flipster-magazines.
Supplement elementary and middle school instruction with curriculum-aligned materials in math, reading, writing and social studies.
Categories: Books & Reading, Children, For Educators, Science & Math, Teens, Test Prep
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a LearningExpress account to track your progress.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO LearningExpress app. App requires LearningExpress account.
GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 1,000,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 15,000 records.
Categories: Academic Research, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Build your reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary and math skills; prepare for the GED®, HiSET® and TASC™ tests.
Categories: Books & Reading, Languages, Science & Math, Teens, Test Prep
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a LearningExpress account to track your progress.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO LearningExpress app. App requires LearningExpress account.
Find resources to help you build classroom and homework skills in math, English language arts, social studies, science and technology.
Categories: Books & Reading, Science & Math, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a LearningExpress account to track your progress.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO LearningExpress app. App requires LearningExpress account.
Kanopy is a video streaming database that provides instant access to thousands of critically acclaimed movies, documentaries and kids favorites. They partner directly with studios and work with over 4,000 libraries around the world to bring you access to thoughtful entertainment, offering essential cinema in all academic subject areas, most of which are unavailable elsewhere. Their carefully curated collection of over 30,000 ADA-compliant videos—many with group viewing rights—offers something for everyone in the community.
Categories: Film & Stage, History & Current Events, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Enter your Kanopy login credentials to access this resource remotely.
First Time Users: Ocean State Libraries library card number and email account required to create a Kanopy account & profile.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the Kanopy app. App requires a Kanopy account.
Other watching options: Kanopy is available as an app on Smart TVs, Roku, Apple TV, and Fire Stick. Apps all require Kanopy account.
For more information on how to use this service, visit its dedicated page at rogersfreelibrary.org/kanopy.
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) indexes more than 560 core journals, nearly 50 priority journals, and nearly 125 selective journals; plus books, research reports and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. Coverage in the database extends back as far as the mid-1960s.
Categories: Academic Research, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals with full-text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also contains full text for nearly 500 reference books and over 164,400 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of over 592,000 photos, maps & flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.
Categories: Academic Research, Business & Finance, Genealogy & Biographies, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
TOPICsearch contains full text for over 150,961 articles from 475 diverse sources including international and regional newspapers, EBSCO’s unparalleled collection of periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information. Ideal for student current event research and projects.
Categories: Academic Research, Books & Reading, Business & Finance, Genealogy & Biography, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Udemy is an online learning platform for adults who want to improve work-related skills or further develop a personal interest. Users can search through more than 4,000 continuously updated, on-demand video courses across 75 categories in business, technology, design, and more. All courses are taught by world-class instructors and offer a tailor-made learning experience for those who want to learn new technologies and skills to stay competitive in a changing workforce.
Categories: Business & Finance, Career Training, Science & Math
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Enter your Udemy login credentials to access this resource remotely.
First Time Users: Ocean State Libraries library card number and Google/Microsoft account required to create a Udemy account & profile.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the Udemy Business app. App requires organization name, which is “gale”, and account as created on Udemy Business platform. Once you’ve logged in, click done and sign in, you will be redirected to the home page.
Academic Search Elite provides high-quality, scholarly articles about academic subjects for more than 8,300 journals, with full text for more than 4,500 of those titles. PDF back files to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals.
Academic Search Elite also includes more than 75,000 videos from the Associated Press. Updated monthly, this collection of videos from the world’s leading news agency includes footage from 1930 to the present and helps round out student research.
Categories: Academic Research, Business & Finance, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Activity Corner offers thousands of fun, cost-effective, hands-on activities with easy instructions, photographs, and more. It includes correlations between the state’s curriculum standards and Activity Corner content. How To… tutorials offer basic steps and techniques for creating polished finished product. Filter by age, time, cost, theme, and more, to pick the perfect craft!
Recommended ages: 3+
Categories: Children, For Educators, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to use this resource remotely.
Advanced offers an integrated search of articles, media, primary sources, eBooks, dictionary, back in time articles, and special reports. Includes advanced lesson plans & correlations to Common Core & state standards. My Research offers individualized accounts, allowing users to compile and organize content that can be accessed from home or school. Links to World Newspapers lead to more than 400 periodicals from around the globe. Citation Builder creates flawless citations in MLA, APA, and Harvard formats. Advanced research tools include dictionaries, atlases, and more.
Recommended ages: 12+
Categories: Encyclopedias, For Educators, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to use this resource remotely.
Banco de Contenidos aulaPlaneta es la base de datos en español de nivel superior, destinada a estudiantes de secundaria hasta adultos. Las opciones de búsqueda intuitivas permiten navegar fácilmente por los más de 170 000 recursos: artículos, imágenes, videos y más. El recurso es perfecto para usar junto con World Book Student y World Book Advanced como un recurso complementario en inglés/español. Diseñado para hispanohablantes, estudiantes bilingües, y participantes de programas ESL/ELL.
Banco de Contenidos aulaPlaneta is the upper-level Spanish language database, intended for high school students through adult learners. Intuitive search options allow easy navigation of the more than 170,000 resources: articles, images, videos, and more. The resource is perfect for use alongside both World Book Student and World Book Advanced as an English/Spanish supplementary resource. Designed for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and ESL/ELL program participants.
Recommended ages: 12+
Categories: Encyclopedias, For Educators, Languages, Teens
En su navegador web: Acceda haciendo clic en el logo de arriba. Accesible siempre que tenga una dirección IP de Rhode Island. Se requiere el número de tarjeta de biblioteca de Ocean State Libraries para usar este recurso de forma remota.
Biography Reference Center offers a comprehensive collection of more than 460,000 full text biographies, including the complete full-text run of Biography Today and Biography, as well as thousands of narrative biographies that are not available in other databases. In addition to keyword search, users can browse biographies by reading level indicators (Lexiles), source types, subject occupation, nationality, activity, gender, lifespan and more.
Categories: Academic Research, Genealogy & Biography, History & Current Events, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Brush up on your reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, math and science skills. Prepare for ACCUPLACER® and ASSET® college placement tests, CLEP® exams, and graduate school admissions exams such as the GMAT®, GRE®, LSAT®, MCAT® and PCAT®. You’ll also find tips for developing organizational strategies, strengthening your information literacy skills and more.
Categories: Books & Reading, Science & Math, Teens, Test Prep
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a LearningExpress account to track your progress.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO LearningExpress app. App requires LearningExpress account.
Explore colleges, find scholarships, get help with writing college admissions essays, and prepare for important tests such as the AP®, ACT®, SAT® and more.
Categories: Teens, Test Prep
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a LearningExpress account to track your progress.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO LearningExpress app. App requires LearningExpress account.
Discover make information more accessible to readers of all levels, and differentiate instruction in any learning environment. Contains videos featuring experts answering questions on high-interest topics. Citation Builder creates flawless citations in MLA, APA, and Harvard formats. Translate articles into 100+ languages or have them read aloud in English. Correlations to Common Core, state, and provincial standards. Rich, interactive Life Skills 101 offers practical tips on such topics as applying for jobs, budgeting, arranging housing, health care issues, social skills, and more. This site is ideal for struggling readers and English Language Learners.
Recommended ages: 12+
Categories: Encyclopedia, For Educators, Languages, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to use this resource remotely.
World Book’s Dramatic Learning expands proven approaches to building reading fluency and content comprehension. Play units contain activities, written to the student’s point of view, including materials lists and clear instructions. 42 play scripts are available on Dramatic Learning, covering various grade levels and subjects. Lesson plans are tailored to meet curriculum-based standards and specifically relate to each play unit’s content. These contain both an educator page and a student page. Dramatic Learning content is aligned to your state’s or province’s curriculum standards. Posters and programs to help you bring your play to the stage and attract an audience.
Recommended ages: 8-16
Categories: Children, Film & Stage, For Educators, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to use this resource remotely.
An on-the-go digital library for all ages and reading levels. Find over 3,000 storybooks, picture books, graphic novels, and chapter books alongside well-known classic titles from famous authors. Includes 24/7 unlimited simultaneous access to every title, a personal bookshelf, offline reading, and annotation tools. A free eBooks app available in the Apple and Google Play stores.
Recommended ages: All ages and reading levels
Categories: Books & Reading, Children, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to create an account and use this resource remotely.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the World Book eBook app. App requires World Book eBook account.
With Explora, you will discover reliable information on thousands of topics covering a wide range of subjects including art and music, literature, language arts, geography, history, social studies, world cultures and languages, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, health and sports. You can: Search for articles, news and more using a single search box; Browse popular topics by category to get research ideas; Hear HTML articles read aloud with EBSCO’s Text-to-Speech feature; Search among 60,000 videos from the Associated Press, the world’s leading news agency; Save articles to Google Drive; Use the citation tool to build your list of references/ works cited; Get research tips on identifying relevant sources, citing them properly and avoiding plagiarism; And more!
Categories: Books & Reading, Film & Stage, Genealogy, & Biography, Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Languages, Newspapers & Magazines, Science & Math, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
The Ocean State Libraries eZone Teens digital collection offers serious books, about serious issues, for serious teens. Patrons will have access to read or listed to Teen Book Award winners and nominees. eZone Teen also has access to comics, manga, and graphic novels. It allows young adults to extend beyond the physical walls of the library and offers anytime, anywhere access to ebooks, audiobooks, read-alongs, magazines and more, including Databases and Streaming Media services.
Categories: Books & Reading, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Enter your Ocean State Libraries library card number and pin to access this resource remotely.
For more information on how to use this service, visit its dedicated page at rogersfreelibrary.org/e-books-audio-books.
For students and adults alike, the Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia database indexes over 25,000 records, covering an array of topics. Full text for each record may be easily accessed by double clicking on the topic from the display. The database contains various images, offers brief biographies as well as information in a variety of subject areas. This database is updated annually.
Categories: Children, Encyclopedias, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Supplement elementary and middle school instruction with curriculum-aligned materials in math, reading, writing and social studies.
Categories: Books & Reading, Children, For Educators, Science & Math, Teens, Test Prep
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a LearningExpress account to track your progress.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO LearningExpress app. App requires LearningExpress account.
Build your reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary and math skills; prepare for the GED®, HiSET® and TASC™ tests.
Categories: Books & Reading, Languages, Science & Math, Teens, Test Prep
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a LearningExpress account to track your progress.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO LearningExpress app. App requires LearningExpress account.
Find resources to help you build classroom and homework skills in math, English language arts, social studies, science and technology.
Categories: Books & Reading, Science & Math, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a LearningExpress account to track your progress.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO LearningExpress app. App requires LearningExpress account.
Enjoy audiobooks, eBooks, comics and manga, music, movies, TV, and more—all with no waiting! With hoopla’s Instant collection, every title you see is available instantly. Just click or tap to borrow and start enjoying immediately. It works on smart devices or in your computer’s browser, so you can start on one device and pick up where you left off on another. You can stream titles or even download them for offline use if you’re going to be away from Wi-Fi.
Categories: Books & Reading, Children, Film & Stage, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Use your RFL issued library card and PIN to log in. You will be required to create a personalized login using your email and a password.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the hoopla Mobile app. Use your RFL issued library card and PIN to log in. You will be required to create a personalized login using your email and a password.
A comprehensive database provides users with a broad spectrum of information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. Full-text database of more than 35,000 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews; nearly 100,000 articles/essays of literary criticism; more than 252,000 author biographies; also includes over 693,000 book reviews, author interviews and information on classic and contemporary poems , short stories, classic texts and more.
Categories: Academic Research, Books & Reading, Genealogy & Biography, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Middle Search Plus provides full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies and historical essays. Middle Search Plus also contains 84,774 biographies, 105,786 primary source documents, and a School Image Collection of photos, maps and flags.
Categories: Children, Genealogy & Biography, Newspapers & Magazines, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
Simplify your search: Find credible sources for both sides of social and political issues. Global warming, the minimum wage, the effects of junk food—there’s no shortage of debatable topics in the national conversation. Finding the most trustworthy information and insights can bolster any side of an issue, but it can also be time consuming. Fortunately, our library subscribes to Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints to help you go into serious search mode.
Categories: Academic Research, For Educators, History & Current Events, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you are using the library’s wi-fi, or have a Rogers Free Library issued library card. (RFL cards start with 22299…)
Points of View Reference Center contains resources that present multiple sides of an issue, and provides rich content to help students debate, assess and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills. Points of View Reference Center covers over 400 topics, each with an overview (background and description), point (argument) and counterpoint (opposing argument). Each topic features a Guide to Critical Analysis which helps the reader evaluate the controversy and enhances students’ ability to read critically, develop their own perspective on the issues, and write or debate an effective argument on the topic.
Categories: Health & Medicine, History & Current Events, Teens
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On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO Mobile app. App requires selecting Rogers Free Library and providing your zip code when prompted. MyEBSCO account needed to sync across devices & download e-books.
World Book’s beloved encyclopedia comes to life in a digital format! A one-stop-shop for cross-curricular learning, with such features as translations to 100+ languages, a Biography Center, current events, research guides, and seamless integrations with Google Classroom and Microsoft OneDrive. The My Research and Citation Builder features assist learners in organizing and analyzing their findings, while teaching important 21st-century research skills.
Recommended ages: 8-16
Categories: Children, Encyclopedias, For Educators, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to use this resource remotely.
World Book Timelines is a collection of 650 unique timelines, spanning the arts, science & technology, society & culture, sports, world history & geography, and more. Create, customize, collaborate, and share your timelines, which is great for visual learners to put events into context and for classroom instruction to introduce a subject. Build Timelines for any purpose, from school research projects to family histories and just for fun!
Recommended ages: 8+
Categories: Children, Encyclopedias, History & Current Events, Teens
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Ocean State Libraries library card number required to use this resource remotely.
Tutor.com provides live one-to-one academic tutoring, homework help, and test preparation to kindergarten through 12th grade students, plus early college students and adult learners. Tutors are available 7 days a week from 2pm – 10pm.
Tutor.com also provides users with access to 3 skills centers, for study, test prep, and career resources. The study resource library provides users with access to thousands of lessons, worksheets, study guides, and videos to help with the 4 academic core subjects. The test prep resource library prepares you for the SAT, ACT, standardized tests in all 50 states, graduate school entrance tests, civil service, GED and much more. The career resources library gives users access to local open jobs, resume and cover letter templates, interview guidelines and much more for job seekers.
Categories: Career Training, Children, Teens, Test Prep
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a Tutor.com account to track your progress. Account required to access this resource remotely.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the Tutor.com ToGo app. App requires account as created on Tutor.com platform.
Build your math, reading, writing, grammar and public speaking skills. You’ll also find resources in English and Spanish to help you prepare for the U.S. citizenship exam.
Categories: Books & Reading, Languages, Science & Math, Test Prep
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a LearningExpress account to track your progress.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO LearningExpress app. App requires LearningExpress account.
Explore potential careers (including military service), build workplace skills, and prepare for the ACT® WorkKeys® Assessments, the ASVAB test, the TOEIC® test and career licensure exams.
Categories: Career Training, Test Prep
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a LearningExpress account to track your progress.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO LearningExpress app. App requires LearningExpress account.
Encuentre recursos en español para ayudarlo a mejorar sus habilidades académicas, prepararse para el examen GED®, y convertirse an un ciudadano estadounidense.
Find Spanish-language resources to help you improve your academic skills, prepare for the GED® test, and become a US citizen.
Categories: Books & Reading, Languages, Science & Math, Test Prep
En su navegador web: Acceda haciendo clic en el logo de arriba. Accesible siempre que tenga una dirección IP de Rhode Island. Cree una cuenta de LearningExpress para realizar un seguimiento de su progreso.
En un dispositivo móvil: Acceda haciendo clic en el logo de arriba o descargue la aplicación EBSCO LearningExpress. La aplicación requiere una cuenta de LearningExpress.
Brush up on your reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary, math and science skills. Prepare for ACCUPLACER® and ASSET® college placement tests, CLEP® exams, and graduate school admissions exams such as the GMAT®, GRE®, LSAT®, MCAT® and PCAT®. You’ll also find tips for developing organizational strategies, strengthening your information literacy skills and more.
Categories: Books & Reading, Science & Math, Teens, Test Prep
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a LearningExpress account to track your progress.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO LearningExpress app. App requires LearningExpress account.
Explore colleges, find scholarships, get help with writing college admissions essays, and prepare for important tests such as the AP®, ACT®, SAT® and more.
Categories: Teens, Test Prep
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a LearningExpress account to track your progress.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO LearningExpress app. App requires LearningExpress account.
Supplement elementary and middle school instruction with curriculum-aligned materials in math, reading, writing and social studies.
Categories: Books & Reading, Children, For Educators, Science & Math, Teens, Test Prep
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a LearningExpress account to track your progress.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO LearningExpress app. App requires LearningExpress account.
Build your reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary and math skills; prepare for the GED®, HiSET® and TASC™ tests.
Categories: Books & Reading, Languages, Science & Math, Teens, Test Prep
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a LearningExpress account to track your progress.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the EBSCO LearningExpress app. App requires LearningExpress account.
Tutor.com provides live one-to-one academic tutoring, homework help, and test preparation to kindergarten through 12th grade students, plus early college students and adult learners. Tutors are available 7 days a week from 2pm – 10pm.
Tutor.com also provides users with access to 3 skills centers, for study, test prep, and career resources. The study resource library provides users with access to thousands of lessons, worksheets, study guides, and videos to help with the 4 academic core subjects. The test prep resource library prepares you for the SAT, ACT, standardized tests in all 50 states, graduate school entrance tests, civil service, GED and much more. The career resources library gives users access to local open jobs, resume and cover letter templates, interview guidelines and much more for job seekers.
Categories: Career Training, Children, Teens, Test Prep
On your web browser: Access by clicking the logo above. Accessible as long as you have a Rhode Island IP address. Create a Tutor.com account to track your progress. Account required to access this resource remotely.
On a mobile device: Access by clicking the logo above or download the Tutor.com ToGo app. App requires account as created on Tutor.com platform.
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