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World Book Advanced is an online encyclopedia reference database that includes informational content in encyclopedia articles, magazine articles, atlases, and more including multimedia informational content.
Target Audience: Grades 6-12
Content Connections: World Book Advanced supports ALL content areas.
Standards Alignment
Standards correlations are available from For Educators at the bottom of the home screen, on the Educator Tools page.
Encyclopedia Articles that number over 26,000 and are edited to meet the educational level of the targeted age group.
Magazine articles from EBSCO Content Solutions (from the last three years) that are linked to World Book Advanced articles in the Related Information section.
Picture and Illustrations that support World Book Advanced Articles. There are over 10,000 images and animations used to illustrate examples in the article text.
Sounds are included as related audio clips to support information in the encyclopedia.
Video and Animations are also included to support information in encyclopedia articles.
Special Reports are in-depth, feature articles that are related to current events and timely topics.
In the Headlines provides current events news from Reuters News RSS feeds.
My Research users can create a private profile to save their research using a user created password and username.
Primary Sources are included in the form of letters, documents, books, speeches, articles, records, interviews and images.
Citation Builder allows users to keep track of what information they used in an easy-to-use format for citing sources. It uses MLA, APA and Harvard bibliography style formats.
eBook collection of thousands of full-text, English language fiction and nonfiction from different regions of the world, and in multiple languages such as Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese to name a few. eBook content is available through the E-book Center, and available for download to various eReaders and devices, as well as reading within a web browser.
Navigation
On the Main Page:
Search Box is the user's area to input their search keyword(s).
Advanced Search allows a user to customize or limit their search by content or source, Lexile measure, or perform a Boolean Search.
Research Tools offers links to a dictionary, atlas, and other relevant links for students.
Create and Share offers student links to My Research, Citation Builders Pathfinders and Timelines.
In the Headlines offers current events news content from Reuters News RSS feed.
E-books Center links to thousands of full-text eBook content.
Your Most-Viewed Articles has a link to the most-viewed articles
Primary Sources has links to and a search area for primary source documents.
Within an article:
Introduction gives an overview of the topic.
Citation Information links the student to the citation for the current article.
Tools are options for students to gather and use the information that they are currently viewing. Options include:
Print full article
Save article
Save to My Research
E-mail article
Highlight search term
Related information offers links to other encyclopedia articles, questions, books, Back in Time Articles, Special Reports, Web sites, and Magazine Articles that are related to the topic.
Search box is the user's area to input their search keyword(s).
Advanced Search allows a user to customize or limit their search by content or source, Lexile measure, or perform a Boolean Search.
Contributor lists the article's author.
Citation gives the citation for the article in three formats.
Learning Supports & Tools
Lexiles/Reading Levels:
Within an article, the Lexile score is displayed under the "Article Contents" hamburger menu at top right of screen.
Users can also use Advanced Search to narrow their search to a specific Lexile range.
For more information about Lexiles, visit the Lexile Resource Page on this wiki.
Direct Linking: Copy the URL from the browser address bar. *Users may need to authenticate by clicking on the World Book Advanced icon in BCPS One > Digital Content before accessing direct links.
The resources and materials housed on this wiki, unless otherwise noted, are the copyright of Baltimore County Public Schools. BCPS teachers and students are free to access, copy, and use these materials for educational purposes. All requests from non-BPCS employees and students for permission to use, print, embed, or republish should contact Jim Corns, Director of Innovation and Digital Safety.
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