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NetTrekker

netTrekker d.i. provides easy access to educator-evaluated websites focusing on K–12 resources that align with Washington State standards. It also links to tools and classroom guides for teachers.

 Corbis

Corbis Images for Education collects over 400,000 digital images from fine art, historical, science, nature, and pop culture collections, including the renowned Bettmann Archive.
Grolier

Grolier Online houses encyclopedias that you and your students can "check out" of the digital library, including a Spanish-language encyclopedia. This site also has a For Educators section.

 SIRS

SIRS is a collection of online databases that specializes in social issues, science, history, the arts, and more. This site also has an Educators' Resources section.
Facts on File

Facts on File News Service is a news digest, featuring U.S. and world news from 1940 to the present. This site includes resources for educators.

 infoSkills

infoSkills links to free information-literacy-skills tools that help students take papers and projects from start to finish.
DLC Library Resource Guide

DLC Library Resource Guide matches subject areas to online resources.

Other Resources

Gateway to Educational Materials gives educators access to high-quality lesson plans, curriculum units, and other web-based resources.

ProQuest & eLibrary are non-DLC resources, available to your school through your local ESD. We link to both to give you easy access. These are good places to do research for assignments and papers.

Librarians' Internet Index is a searchable, annotated directory of resources selected and evaluated by librarians.

For Librarians

Searching with the DLC : View our search screencast to see how it all works.

Best Practices: a "Top 10" list of winning strategies for increasing awareness and use of the DLC Library online resources within your school community.

Library Resources for Student Papers and Class Discussions spotlights some great tools within the DLC Library to use to find information on research and discussion topics.