 NORTH KINGSTOWN FREE LIBRARY
ONLINE RESEARCH
Elementary & Middle School Students
 MAPS (world & state)
(To get into these resources from home, click on the
name of the database then type in your library card # with no spaces between the
numbers)
World Book Online Reference Center (available from home to all North Kingstown
cardholders)
1. From a
home computer 2. From a
library computer
It's easy to find a world or state map in World
Book Online. Just type the name of the country or state in the search box and click
on the "Go" button. Then click on the name of the country or state, and a
map will appear along with an encyclopedia article. Click on the map to make it
bigger. Another way that you can find a map is by clicking on the yellow
"Atlas" button in the left-hand column of the main screen.
Kids Search (EBSCO) (available
from home to all NK cardholders)
Search for a country or state and then
choose the Maps & Flags filter.
Electric
Library (from home) Electric Library (inside the library)
(available from home to all NK
cardholders)
Follow these steps to get maps from Electric Library:
1. Click on the Electric Library link above.
2. Click on the "Select None" button (this will clear all of
the
checkmarks)
3. Click in the box under "Maps" (this will add a checkmark)
4. Type in the name of the country or state that you are looking for.
5. Click on the links to view the maps (Electric library usually gives
you
many maps to choose from!)
6. Click on the map to make
it bigger.
High school students, use the
adult online research page.
Online
Resources in alphabetical order
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Elementary & Middle School Online Research page
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