Online Encyclopedias
Discover quick, concise information using these online encyclopedias.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online [Library Access][Home Access]
The Britannica Online Library edition reference center includes content from Encyclopaedia Britannica and Britannica Concise Encyclopedia articles as well as media, Web sites, videos, and more.
Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture [Click Here to Access]
Maintained through the Central Arkansas Library system by the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, this is a free website intended to collect and disseminate information on all aspects of the state’s history and culture and to provide a comprehensive reference work for historians, teachers, students, and individuals for the purpose of promoting the study, understanding, and appreciation of Arkansas’s heritage.
Funk & Wagnall’s New World Encyclopedia [Click Here to Access]
Contains over 25,000 encyclopedic entries.
Grolier Encyclopedias [Click Here to Access]
Provides access to the Encyclopedia Americana and the Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia.
Online Tutors
Get live online homework help, skills building and writing assistance from certified tutors, practice the ACT/SAT or meet with your study group online.
Brainfuse - Help Now [Click Here to Access]
Get live online homework help, skills building and writing assistance from certified tutors, practice the ACT/SAT, or meet with your study group online.
LearningExpress Library (Learn-a-Test) [Click Here to Access]
LearningExpress Library provides a completely interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons, students, and adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results.
Research and Source Materials
Browse and search this virtual reference collection. Comparable access to reliable and timely resources found on the library's reference shelves, considerably less dust.
Gale Discovering Collection [Click Here to Access]
The Discovering Collection is an extensive database of electronic reference sources for literature, history, biography, science, and the social sciences.
Opposing Viewpoints [Click Here to Access]
Opposing Viewpoints in Context is the premier online resource covering today’s hottest social issues, from Offshore Drilling to Climate Change, Health Care to Immigration. Opposing Viewpoints in Context helps students research, analyze and organize a broad variety of data for conducting research, completing writing assignments, preparing for debates, creating presentations and more.
World Data Analyst Online [Library Access] [Home Access]
Combining detailed statistics with powerful tools for analysis and display, this resource features a unique collection of in-depth information about the countries of the world and allows you to create interesting and information comparative charts and tables.
Take Practice Tests
Brainfuse - Help Now [Click Here to Access]
Get live online homework help, skills building and writing assistance from certified tutors, practice the ACT/SAT, or meet with your study group online.
Learn-a-Test [Click Here to Access]
LearningExpress Library provides a completely interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons, students, and adult learners succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results.
Universal Class [Click Here to Access]
Practice and receive instruction on GED and ESL test preparation or just brush up on your general education skills. Access available to over 500 online non-credit Continuing Education Courses. Attend class and do assignments on your schedule. Each course has a real instructor who you may communicate with using email.
